Leisure Outdoor Adventures August Report

[Walleye #1]

Sorry it has been over a week since I posted a report.  Between guiding and tournaments things have been super busy for LOA.  The bite on Leech Lake right now is very up and down.  The key is to be versatile and take advantage of the feeding windows to catch walleyes especially.

 

The Main Lake walleye bite has been centered around main a trolling bite.  Long lining #5 or #7 Shad Raps in 9-14ft of water has been the best and most consistent bite whether it is around the Flats around Goose Island or pulling them along the reefs such as Huddles, Variety, Annex and Submarine.  Perch colored patterns, crayfish patterns, or minnow patterns all have produced fish.  The key is to keep changing colors each day to find out what is working best that day, because it is constantly changing by the day or even the hour at times.  Trolling leadcore in the basins such as in Portage Bay or Paris Trench are good locations to fish for suspended fish.

 

In Walker and Agency Bays, working the humps and shoreline breaks in 20-35ft of water is producing walleyes with some days being better than others.  Rigging Chubs, crawlers, and leeches all have worked.  The key is to drive those humps and if you mark fish off the bottom, fish them.  If you don't, move on, but don't be afraid to come back later in the day to check a spot out.  I have had days where they weren't there in the morning, but moved up and fed later in the day, or vice versa.  

 

The musky bite is in full swing also.  Portage Bay and the Main Lake Rocks are great locations.  Bucktails, Bull Dawgs, and twitch style baits are all producing and getting active muskies to show themselves.  This bite should only get better.  

 

Also lots of good fishing is to be had on many of the smaller local lakes right now for crappies, bluegills, and bass.  Be sure not to forget about them, especially on those windy days where Leech can be tough to navigate and fish.

 

Until next week

 

Tight Lines

Jason Freed

Leisure Outdoor Adventures