Ely Outfitting Company

Great review from Chris... "Always a pleasure to do business with. Highly recommend for complete outfitting to just a night in the bunkhouse. Very nice staff and bunkhouses. Rental equipment is great too."

★★★★★ New Review for Ely Outfitting Company by Chris "Always a pleasure to do business with. Highly recommend for complete outfitting to just a night in the bunkhouse. Very nice staff and bunkhouses. Rental equipment is great too."

We have some news to share about changes to Minnesota Fishing Licenses. As the DNR transitions data to a new electronic licensing system, fishing license sales will be paused and anglers may fish without a license from 12 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, through 11:59 p.m. Monday, June 8. Anglers will begin using the new electronic licensing system on June 9.

You'll find the details from the MN DNR here: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/news/2026/05/26/minnesota-dnrs-new-transformative-electronic-licensing-system-will-launch-june-9

Photo by Joseph Goldstein

Great review from Harley... "Best outfitters for the boundary waters!! I use them every time!"

★★★★★ New Review for Ely Outfitting Company by Harley "Best outfitters for the boundary waters!! I use them every time!"

Great review from rob... "The Northstar B 19, three person canoe, was the perfect answer for three people and gear! Thanks Ely Outiffing!"

★★★★★ New Review for Ely Outfitting Company by rob "The Northstar B 19, three person canoe, was the perfect answer for three people and gear! Thanks Ely Outiffing!"

Great review from Ethan... "Thank you to you people who run Ely outfitting company. A friend and I just had our first trip to the boundary waters and Ely outfitting co. Helped us decide on a route and rented us the necessary gear we didn’t have for our trip. When you go through Ely outfitting co. for your trip it’s not a quick “Here is your stuff now go figure it out” type thing. They sit you down in this awesome planning room with a huge map on the wall where you can talk about your routes, gear and watch any videos that help explain what goes on in the boundary waters. I will definitely be using these guys again for future trips. Special shoutout to Greg and Kristen."

★★★★★ New Review for Ely Outfitting Company by Ethan "Thank you to you people who run Ely outfitting company. A friend and I just had our first trip to the boundary waters and Ely outfitting co. Helped us decide on a route and rented us the necessary gear we didn’t have for our trip. When you go through Ely outfitting co. for your trip it’s not a ...

Great review from Krisa... "Special shout out to Greg (and the man who helped with our fishing gear, forgetting name sorry) who was especially helpful for us. We enjoyed getting our canoe as much as we enjoyed the BWCA!"

★★★★★ New Review for Ely Outfitting Company by Krisa "Special shout out to Greg (and the man who helped with our fishing gear, forgetting name sorry) who was especially helpful for us. We enjoyed getting our canoe as much as we enjoyed the BWCA!"

In a surprise announcement, we learned that telephone reporting for crossing the border to enter Quetico Provincial Park is expected to become available in June. Learn the details from our friends at Paddle and Portage.

No RABC Permit, No Problem: Telephone Reporting Sites Go Live in Quetico in June - Paddle and Portage No RABC Permit, No Problem: Telephone Reporting Sites Go Live in Quetico in June by Joe Friedrichs | May 21, 2026 | News, The Magazine | 0 comments Quetico entrance at Cache Bay. Photo by Joe Friedrichs No RABC Permit, No Problem: Telephone Reporting Sites Go Live in Quetico in June By Joe Friedrich...

Have you seen our new logo? Asia and Jason took advantage of a warm sunny day to put the new logo on our shiny new Northstar Canoes .