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By LakeofthewoodsMN
On the south end... The traditional fall jig bite for walleyes is in full swing. There are various schools located across the south shore. Anglers catching good numbers of walleyes just outside the Lighthouse Gap where the Rainy River enters Lake of the Woods, in front of Zippel Bay and around Long Point. Depths of 22-28', anchored up and jigging with a fathead or frozen shiners has been successful. Anglers going through a lot of fish, sorting through lots of smalls to ultimately get nice eaters. A lot of action. Some anglers still drifting spinners with a minnow or crawler with success. Some good walleye reports also from Four Mile Bay in 10-15'.
On the Rainy River... Intermittent runs of emerald shiners have entered the river as have some walleyes. Mixed reports by anglers, as the big run hasn't happened yet. Typically activity increases as water cools. Current on the river is low. Most anglers are jigging with frozen shiners, although trolling crankbaits or crawler harnesses are still effective. Sturgeon anglers focusing on deeper holes with a sturgeon rig loaded with crawlers and shiners. Pike showing hanging on weed edges.
Up at the NW Angle... Until the US / Canada border opens, guests can travel across the lake staying and fishing in MN waters. There are boat shuttle / passenger services available to the Angle. Check with your favorite NW Angle resort for options.
The foliage is beautiful and the walleye fishing is good. Jigging with a minnow on structure in 10 - 15' and 21 - 27' effective. Gold, orange and glow colors great choices. Water temps in the low 60's. A nice mixed bag of walleyes, saugers, jumbo perch, pike and smallmouth. Muskie anglers reporting nice fish as well.
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By Snogan
Just wondering if anyone else that fishes the Root (especially below Lanesboro) has ever patterned or had any luck targeting sauger/eyes. This is my first year trying for them after hearing whispers for years and I've been surprised with my results. So far I've caught 5 sauger and 4 eyes out of the Root this year, a 17 inch Sauger and a 22 inch eye being my biggest so far. I know the river is a lot better known for trout but if anybody else has had any luck targeting other species I'd love to share reports or tactics.
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By papadarv
Finally got out fishing this season, long weekend on Ottertail, Vacationland resort. Lots of wind Fri & Sun, Sat fairly calm. Marked lots of fish but slow bite with a few walleye & perch. Crallers, raps, suckers, shad. Day 16 - 19 FOW deep side of weeds and 6 - 9 FOW shallow side of weeds after dark. 61 to 62 deg water temp. Lots of bait balls at 17 - 19 and suspended at 20 - 25 ft in 40 - 150 FOW. Much needed fantastic weekend.
Pics, multi helix 9 SI - DI - Sonar, cabin lake view, Son, Grandson. Hard to believe the monster perch hit a 3" Sucker.
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By RedSunset
Is anyone out there getting tired of all these fishing tournaments? Lake Vermilion just came off an August with way too much Bass tournament pressure. Several folks are really concerned about what all that pressure is doing to our fish populations. The week of August, first week of Sept. there was a 3 day B.A.S.S. event. There was pre fishing all week then the 3 day event. It looked like a swarm of locusts out here on the Lake. People who live on the lake and people who came up for vacation to fish bass could hardly find a place to fish. B.A.S.S does not practice true catch and release or Catch Record Release. There practice is to catch hold in live well, parade across a stage, hold the fish in a tank, releasing them somewhere in the lake. The mortality must be quite high. Besides the DNR is not monitoring how the fish are handled or where they are released. Both are regulated in the Tournament guidelines for Lake Vermilion. Also those fish are displaced from their normal habitat. Many residents on Lake Vermilion are complaining. There are just too many fishing tournaments. Too much pre fishing. Too often. Time for the DNR and MN legislators to take a new look at the statutes governing them.
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By jim curlee
28 here this morning.
Ice fishin will be here before you know it. LOL
Might even get here before deer huntin. lol
Jim
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By LakeofthewoodsMN
On the south end... A lot of walleyes caught this week on Lake of the Woods. For many of the AIM tournament anglers, a lot of huge walleyes were caught this week. Charter boats and guides doing a nice job of finding good schools of eater walleyes as well as the slots and trophies. At times, eaters might be in a different location vs the big walleyes. Walleyes are being caught in 14 - 36' of water. Two main patterns, crawler harnesses and crankbaits. Best spinner colors, hammered gold, pink, glow white, glow red or orange. Shiny or brighter colors are good starts for crankbaits. It is important to get cranks down to the fish. In deeper water, downriggers, lead core line, snap weights and a 4-5 ounce bottom bouncer will all do the trick.
On the Rainy River... Walleyes are scattered on flats and along breaks. Trolling crankbaits or crawler harnesses covering water is effective. Anglers reporting a mixed bag of fish. Sturgeon activity has picked up. Target deep holes with sturgeon rigs and crawlers or frozen emerald shiners. Smallmouth bass and pike continue to be active around current breaks, rocky areas and in bays. There are 42 miles of navigable river from Wheeler's Point to Birchdale.
Up at the NW Angle... Until the US / Canada border opens, guests can travel across the lake staying and fishing in MN waters. There are boat shuttle / passenger services available to the Angle. Check with your favorite NW Angle resort for options.
Walleye fishing continues to be very good up at the Angle. Good numbers of fish living around Four Blocks and Little Oak Island. Also good numbers of fish over the mud north and east of Little Oak Island. Watch your electronics, scattered schools in many locations. Spinners with a crawler or trolling crankbaits both are producing. Again, some big pike caught this week by walleye anglers. Some muskie action this week on topwater. Smallmouth bass on rocks in 5-15'.
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By austin123456
Will be up in the sawbill area this weekend any info on any of these lakes spots colors techniques I would appreciate any info
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By Yancimator
After fishing every handful in years in Minnesota for 40 years, I'm FINALLY going to bring my wife up to Vermillion and see it for the first time. I'm chasing smallmouth and pike only (well, I'll gladly wrestle with a fooled Musky but not fishing for them). If the largemouth fishing is better than the smallmouths, we'd probably chase some of them too. Staying at Ludlows on the island. Boy I'd love ANY help with where to start my searching for the smallies and pike and what to key in on that time of year. I'll have basically two days to fish and will have my own bass boat. I am an artificial bait only guy and catch and release. Just looking for a bunch of tugs on the line and hopefully put my wife on some action. Any guidance or direction??
How deep are the smallies and what do they relate to that time of year? Are the pike around visible weeds or submerged cabbage or something? I'm coming in clueless. Sure appreciate ANY help anyone's willing to provide. Thanks!!! Yancey from St. Louis, MO
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By LakeofthewoodsMN
On the south end... The deep summer "Dog Days" patterns for walleyes are in full swing producing excellent fishing. As a rule, the big walleyes are hanging out on the deep mud in 30 - 34' of water. Two main techniques, drifting or trolling spinners with crawlers or leeches at about 1.0 - 1.25 MPH. Hammered gold, hammered silver and glow white are good starting colors. The second technique is trolling crankbaits through various schools of walleyes over the deep mud. Switch colors often but some starters, pink uv firetiger, chrome / blue, firetiger, and gold. Some walleyes are still being caught shallow based on forage opportunities. Different schools taking advantage of current conditions in different areas. Watch electronics and go fishing!
On the Rainy River... Walleyes scattered on flats and in deeper holes. Trolling crankbaits and covering water effective. Sturgeon living in deep holes throughout river. Smallmouth bass and pike active around current breaks, rocky areas and weed edges.
Up at the NW Angle... Until the US / Canada border opens, guests can travel across the lake staying and fishing in MN waters. There are shuttle services available and fishing for multi species has been excellent. Check with your favorite NW Angle resort for options.
Good walleye fishing continues north of Garden Island, around Little Oak Island and areas north and east of Little Oak with deeper mud. Spinners with a crawler or trolling crankbaits both producing good numbers of walleyes. Pike and muskies in deep bays and rocky points. Smallmouth bass in 4 - 14' in rocky areas reacting well to crankbaits.
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By lakesareaoutdoors
Hey guys! Some buddy's and I usually make the trip up to the Sioux Narrows of Lake of the Woods in June. This year with the border being closed, we went up to Lake Vermilion instead. It was our first time being on the lake. We caught quality fish of every species. Video linked below!
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By Dash 1 · Posted
For me it’s been slow. Last Wednesday got 2 small northern and a nice bass for 5 hours fishing. Was using shiners mainly. Very little boat traffic and access has been mostly empty as well when I drive by. -
By bowkill78 · Posted
This is the quietest forum on the planet. I'm going back to Clearwater for one last trip. How has the fall fishing been? -
By muskie-mike · Posted
Beats my banana sized walleyes on leadcore... -
By ozzie · Posted
Hit up the lake Friday afternoon running around we did not get anything but one 22" eye pulling a lindy with a worm. We then pulled out of the lake and Saturday went to Winnie. Stayed dry up there but the fishing success eluded our boats. -
By LakeofthewoodsMN · Posted
On the south end... The traditional fall jig bite for walleyes is in full swing. There are various schools located across the south shore. Anglers catching good numbers of walleyes just outside the Lighthouse Gap where the Rainy River enters Lake of the Woods, in front of Zippel Bay and around Long Point. Depths of 22-28', anchored up and jigging with a fathead or frozen shiners has been successful. Anglers going through a lot of fish, sorting through lots of smalls to ultimately get nice eaters. A lot of action. Some anglers still drifting spinners with a minnow or crawler with success. Some good walleye reports also from Four Mile Bay in 10-15'. On the Rainy River... Intermittent runs of emerald shiners have entered the river as have some walleyes. Mixed reports by anglers, as the big run hasn't happened yet. Typically activity increases as water cools. Current on the river is low. Most anglers are jigging with frozen shiners, although trolling crankbaits or crawler harnesses are still effective. Sturgeon anglers focusing on deeper holes with a sturgeon rig loaded with crawlers and shiners. Pike showing hanging on weed edges. Up at the NW Angle... Until the US / Canada border opens, guests can travel across the lake staying and fishing in MN waters. There are boat shuttle / passenger services available to the Angle. Check with your favorite NW Angle resort for options. The foliage is beautiful and the walleye fishing is good. Jigging with a minnow on structure in 10 - 15' and 21 - 27' effective. Gold, orange and glow colors great choices. Water temps in the low 60's. A nice mixed bag of walleyes, saugers, jumbo perch, pike and smallmouth. Muskie anglers reporting nice fish as well. -
By Muskyhunter73 · Posted
I forgot to add all our fish were on a lindy rig with a medium sized rainbow -
By Wishin4Walleyes · Posted
Thanks for the posts all. I've been monitoring this forum for a bit and it had gotten quiet so made me worried the fall bite was off to a slow start. Glad to hear jig and minnow bite is going as that's by far the most fun way to get em! -
By Rick · Posted
Minnesota joins other states in sampling deer near known PFAS contamination sites Discuss below - to view set the hook here. -
By Rick · Posted
A weekly list of news briefs about fish, wildlife, and habitat management. Discuss below - to view set the hook here. -
By Rick · Posted
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed reports of zebra mussels in Pleasant Lake, near Annandale in Wright County. Discuss below - to view set the hook here.
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