L.O.T.W. in October

[lip yanker]

I am going to LOTW from Oct. 4 -12. The area i'll be staying at is in splitrock narrows close to Nestor Falls. Walleye, Smallmouth and Muskie will all be our targets. I know it's getting late in the season come Oct.Anyone have any helpful pointers you might be willing to share?<BR>Anything at all would be appreciated.

[Eastwind]

Some friends and I are going up Oct 3rd through Oct. 7th. We have done this same trip for a few years. I will share what I have learned. Crappies are what we find the most dependably. They can be found on the South end of Hay Island and two different locations in the N.E. end of Miles Bay. sometimes they are still activa at this time in what is refered to as the " Elbow" which is beyond Obabikon Lake. You will see the boats. I cannot help you with my very limited Muskie and Smallie knowledge. We had to put in two or three years of fishing in early October to get on good Walleyes consistantly. The type of structure we find them on in early October is choke points between points or points and islands were the water is likely to be moving some. we have also found them on points off the tips of islands and holes off of the tips of islands. We have found that, in the case of Walleyes, we do better to find our own spots rather than to go to the spots that the resort are sending everyone elso to. The resorts are well meaning but when we have fished the spots that everone knows about we spend our time jockeying for position with one to six other boats only to catch tiny walleyes. Rabbit Narrows, North of Morson would be one example of such a spot. I hope that my limited knowledge is of some help to you on your trip. Good luck, bring warm clothes and have fun.

[rckwll]

lip yanker, We will be in the Miles Bay area from Oct. 3-12. This will be our fourth Oct. trip to that area. Eastwind gave you good advice for crappies and eyes. Both can be very good in Oct. and I've had a few days where two of us boated over 100 eyes in an afternoon. I usually troll 8"-10" Jakes or other large crankbaits in 6'-16' parallel to rocky shore lines for muskie. There's miles of great shore line in Sabaskong Bay which is where you'll be staying. Be sure to pack clothing for temps in the 30s during the day. The average for that week is in the mid 50s during the day and in the 30s at night, but the last two years it's snowed the first weekend in Oct. Last year I trolled half a day in the snow and wind, but that's the exception. If you're up in Miles Bay and see a couple with a white dog in a camp boat, stop over. Hey Eastwind - four weeks from tomorrow and I'll be looking for you at the crappie spots in Miles.

[lip yanker]

Thanks for all the info. guys. I usually go in early July but decided to try for some bigger fish this year. Hopefully we'll get some nice weather when were all there. We'll be in a 16ft., gray and green aluminum boat with pedestal seat and bow mount trolling motor. Just 2 Ohio guys. My buddy Mike and me(Tony). Maybe we'll see you up there.

[PJM]

Eastwind <P>When you go up to Lake of the Woods in October what channel do you use. I know you have a tan Crestliner and I did talk to you last year for a moment. I was just up there on the 7th of and of this month and the Crappies are going good in miles bay......