Need Help for Fall Bite!!

[MG - Fishin']

I am looking for some advice for the fall walleye/northern bite. I usually come up in the winter multiple times, but have yet to come up in the fall on open water. I have a small 14' boat with a 25 hp motor on it so I can't venture too far out on the pond if it's windy. Should we stick around the Wheeler's Pt. area and fish there and the river, or would we be better going over on the Warroad side. Any info on areas to fish and what's hot at that time of year would be greatly appreciated. <P>Thanks guys and good luck to all!

[fiskyknut]

MG, when will you be up this way?

[MG - Fishin']

fisky - <P>I'm looking at coming up mid to late September sometime.<BR>Thanks!

[fiskyknut]

MG<BR>You'll have quite a few options during that mid september timeframe. Shiners start to show up around the gaps and in the river, with the Walleyes close behind. Gets better as we get into October but jigging around the gaps or out from Pine and in the river gets fish. Probably most protected and fishable if the wind comes up with a smaller boat over here. Muskeg bay has active fish during this timeframe too....5-mile, the S.tip, Elm, South shore and spots around Springsteel can all be good. Here you could baitfish or pull lures. Pulling lures anywhere from Pine all the way over to the Longpoint area is another option at this time that can get fish too, shallow as 6-8 foot and out deeper. People still get fish on the mainlake reefs and out in the basin too, but you won't want to travel that far. Broad info I know but it's kind of a time of transition up here as the fish are falling into their fall patterns. Any/all of these options can get fish good. Maybe if you're up here for a couple days you could pick the day with favorable wind predictions to fish the westside, and spend the other day near the gaps? Get a taste of a couple of different areas anyways. <P>Something you may want to do is....Go back to the main LOTW forum page, up near the top right corner is the 'show topics from' preference box, this is set at 60 days usually. Click the dropdown and hi-lite 'show topics from last year' or 'show all topics' and hit go.....This will let you then go back to check reports and such from years prior. <P>Regards....fiskyknut<BR>

[MG - Fishin']

Fisky-<P>Thanks so much for all of the info. I've read your post in the past and you're a very knowledgable guy when it comes to LOTW. It's really great that there are guys like you on FM that are willing to share info on your home lake at the drop of a hat. Hopefully all goes well and everything will work out. I absolutely love LOTW and want to make that my home lake one of these years. I have to stick down in the cities in the meantime to keep the cash a flowin' so I can support my hobbies ya know. Anyways, thanks again and take care.<P>MG