Welcome to Jake's Northwest Angle

Established in 1945, Jake's Northwest Angle has been a family tradition for four generations.

Tucked away on the central west side of Lake of the Woods, Jake's Resort is perfectly located to offer you the best of Lake of the Woods. You have always heard of this incredible lake, and the size of it, the islands, the fishing and the rocks! This fabled lake has always attracted fisherman. It is really hard to overstate the fishing opportunities that are available: walleye, musky, smallmouth, northern, and crappie are the species that we target. There is so much shoreline to select from, over 65,000 miles of it and 14,682 islands; you can always find a quiet private bay to fish, even on the windiest of days. Come on up and explore this fantastic lake!

Forgotten by time, the Northwest Angle has always been a getaway to Lake of the Woods. The Voyageurs passed through in the 1700's. Today the Northwest Angle is still your getaway to Lake of the Woods.

Jake’s - What We Are About

In 1917, my Grandfather Jake, homesteaded on the Northwest Angle. In the mid-30's, Jake established the first post office in the area, and was postmaster until he retired in 1967. In 1945, he and his wife, Lucy started our resort, and it has been continually operated by our family ever since. My mom and dad took over operations in 1972. Since 1995, I and my wife Karen have been co-managing the business along with our three sons. Because our resort is also our home, it is a reflection of who we are. The atmosphere at Jakes is very friendly and honest. We make every attempt not to oversell the resort. We want people to be excited upon arrival, not disappointed. We work hard not only for this trip, but for your future trips.

Jakes is continually making improvements to our facilities. We are not a resort that has seen better days. At the same time, we are not expanding. The best way to run a resort is to keep it small and personal, our capacity is 37.

We try hard to establish a relationship with our guests, the vast majority is repeat. We love our home, you will too. After 4 generations we know fishing!

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