Lake Vermilion Fishing Q&A

[delcecchi]

Heck, then you could go to Frazier Bay or even Big Bay if you wanted to. That's outside my bailiwick, however.

[SkunkedAgain]

There is decent bass and northern fishing in your bay. Lots of weeds and a beaver dammm across the bay from your dock. Lots of pan fish in Black Bay as well so bring crawlers for those. I've pulled an outcast walleye or two from Black Bay in the fall but it's rare. As said, you'll need to travel out to other parts for the walleye.

Stop in one of the local bait shops to get a hotspots map. I'll be up there this weekend and have a few extras if you need. Look for a red Alumacraft at a dock on the south side of Black Bay and stop by if you see me. I'll grab one for you

[delcecchi]

Lakemaster has a paper map as well. Moosebirds sells them

[guideman]

The lakemaster paper map is the best one available for Vermilion, it may cost a few dollars more, but it's well worth it.

"Ace"

[bubs02]

I found a pedestal seat floating on the water by Moccasin Point, if anyone has lost one for a late model boat contact me so I can return it.

[NitroBoats]

My wife finally got a week off the first full week in Oct. My question is will that be too late for good fishing? Read somewhere where your water temps are already in the low 50s. Any thoughts? Is it worth the trek from Illinois?

Thanks

[redlabguy]

A guy would go broke betting on fishing a couple weeks in advance but I can tell you I will make the trip. I had to go south this week and look forward to getting back in October. Where else would you go for a week of fishing? Water temps aren't that low yet. Fishing has been good all fall and last week I just started to find a few in traditional fall spots. I'll be there even if its snowing.

RLG

[Cliff Wagenbach]

My wife finally got a week off the first full week in Oct. My question is will that be too late for good fishing? Read somewhere where your water temps are already in the low 50s. Any thoughts? Is it worth the trek from Illinois?

Thanks

Late October is probably some of the best walleye fishing of the year!

They will be concentrated in the deeper holes and they will be hungry!

Water temps will probably be in the upper 40's by then.

Wear plenty of warm clothing and you will stay comfortable on most days and you will have a great fishing trip!

Cliff

[NitroBoats]

Anyone remember and old resort that my parents used to go to in the 70s. They think it was in Wakemup Bay. Maybe Wakemup Bay Resort?

Thanks

[jkrash]

Probably was Naughtons Wa-kem-up Bay Resort.

[NitroBoats]

That sounds right. Thanks JK.

[delcecchi]

Yep, went there many times. Liked it so well we bought one of the cabins.

There was another resort that sold out, used to be called Red Loon. Not sure what it was before that. Voss became White Eagle.

[jkrash]

Pretty sure Red Loon was called Chaps Lodge back in the day.

[delcecchi]

Before my time.

[CigarGuy]

Kind of hate to ask this question, but here goes......what is the average first-fishable ice on Vermilion? Be nice to me!!! Just thinking down the road:)

[Casey Sunsdahl]

I always said thanksgiving day.. But I Would add a week to that and you should be pretty close

[Cliff Wagenbach]

Hard to give you a set date of course on that question but I have been able to walk out on Thanksgiving day a few times in the past.

I would say a general safe date would be around Dec., 10.

Cliff

[Vermilion_figure_8]

I would say around the 10th like Cliff said. I caught a Muskie on the 26th last year of november...Open water. It just depends year to year.

Timmy

[CigarGuy]

We usually find fishable water down here near the cities by Dec 10th-depending on year. One thing I'll bet, it will be between Thanksgiving and Dec 10:) Last year was a wierd year, for sure.

[fishinjosh98]

any grouse hunting success?

[Ice Wolf]

Help me out on this. When guys talk about netting whitefish on vermilion are they Whitefish or Cisco? Does Vermilion have both types of these fish?

[shamrock7]

Whitefish No cisco here that I have ever seen

[Ice Wolf]

What confuses me is the DNR test nets state Cisco not whitefish. Cisco/tullibee, Whitefish. It seems when most people talk about these fish they group them as the same species?

[jkrash]

Tulibee aka cisco

white fish

[Ice Wolf]

jkrash are you saying both fish came out of vermilion.Cisco, Whitefish?

Because I think I have seen both types in vermilion.

[jkrash]

Yes

Vermilion has both

[Sorgy]

Jkrash,

Great pictures!

[shamrock7]

Guess I was thinking that cisco were similiar to tulibee but smaller. Guy learns something new all the time.

[Ice Wolf]

Would The east end of Vermilion have a larger population of whitefish than Cisco?

Would the west end of vermilion have a larger population of Cisco than whitefish?

Anyone know?

[Cliff Wagenbach]

Guess I was thinking that cisco were similiar to tulibee but smaller. Guy learns something new all the time.

My belief also as the ciscos that we use for trout are certainly a different strain then a Tulibee! But I guess they are both lumped into the cisco family.

Cliff