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Hello everyone.  I am new here and I am looking for advice.  I am planning on bringing my 16 year old son to rainy lake in September for what I hope is a short but successful fishing trip.  When he was younger, he loved to fish but our luck is dismal at best(we fish the Mississippi river in SE Minnesota) and quite frankly he's losing interest and I want to change that.  My dad took me to Canada when I was 13 and 30 years later its still one of the greatest memories I have, so I would like to give that to my son.  Im a horrible fisherman, we don't catch much so Im just wondering what to expect and what would work best.  I have a small boat, 16 foot Sylvan(deep so very stable) and not sure how rough Rainy can be.  Im not expecting to catch trophy fish, but I just want him to catch fish with some bigger ones mixed in.  So, in short, is Rainy a good choice or is it to big to cover enough water to find fish?  Should I go to a smaller lake?  What works best for bait, crank baits, jigs with plastics, live bait, etc?  Any advice would greatly be appreciated.

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Second the guide.  Fishing a lake in the north is totally different from fishing Mississippi or lake Zumbro or other lakes in the southern half of the state. 

Otherwise you should look at the best place to launch your boat to be close to good fishing.  Rainy is a very big lake..

Ask in http://fishingminnesota.com/forums/forum/98-rainy-lake-fishing-reports-hunting-events/

the rainy lake forum. 

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