2021 Lake Vermilion Fishing Reports

[Oaknarrows2018]

Hello,

Any update to water temp? 

Heading up on 6-11, any updates on crappies in the shallows?

Thanks a million,

Oak

[bassbouncer]

1 hour ago, Oaknarrows2018 said:

Hello,

Any update to water temp? 

Heading up on 6-11, any updates on crappies in the shallows?

Thanks a million,

Oak

65 last night in wakemup

[JerkinLips]

Had lots of action Tuesday and Wednesday evening but very little on those mornings or on Thursday.  Almost all of the walleyes were very small 10-12" but did manage to keep one small meal, and caught 3 slotters 22, 23, and 24".  The quality eaters 14-19" are becoming very difficult to find.  15 FOW  with pike suckers, chubs, and rainbows on a plain hook.

[Shulsebus]

What color plastics do you guys use for bass?  I would think a lot of people use senkos? Do you do drop shot and/or rig them wacky style?

[jparrucci]

11 hours ago, Shulsebus said:

What color plastics do you guys use for bass?  I would think a lot of people use senkos? Do you do drop shot and/or rig them wacky style?

Wacky wig watermelon has been my best bet

[PSU]

Any more recent walleye updates? Has the change taken place to leeches/worms yet?

 

Thanks in advance! Looks like some nice weather Thursday-Sunday!

 

[Wheres_Walter]

Yum brand, Green Pumpkin.  And its not even close with any other color.  Wacky.

[Jetsky]

PSU -

 

I fished off dock Sunday evening with slip bobber and minnow.  Caught a few small ones just before sunset.

 

On Monday evening, fished swallow from boat with slip bobbers.  My wife used leech and I used minnow.  She definitely did better.  I finally switched to a leech.  All small ones and just one keeper.   Haven't tried crawlers yet.

[redlabguy]

Andy,

Jetsky is on the right path. Shallow(8’ or less- watch the rocks!) bobber, leech is best right now. I’m still catching a few on minnows, so have them along for the ride. I haven’t been finding any concentrations of fish. More like a few here, none there and a few in the other place. But I did catch and release a 24” this afternoon after catching three eater sized fish and a large smallie.

Dick

[Fish Head]

I miss the reports from Mark B, Cliff, and Casey.  They were all very helpful.  Good luck on the water everyone. 

[Pat McGraw]

Fish Head, I was just thinking the same thing.

[CLOTAGAMES]

On 6/4/2019 at 1:30 PM, PSU said:

Any more recent walleye updates? Has the change taken place to leeches/worms yet?

 

Thanks in advance! Looks like some nice weather Thursday-Sunday!

 

Just got back from week on west end. Leeches out fished minnows 10-1. 14-20 feet water. 

[Wheres_Walter]

Fished walleyes Friday and Saturday night from 8-930.  Lindy with plain hook and white bead was the most productive.  All but one fish were caught on leeches.  12-14 FOW.  Lots of 12-13" fish, and one 24".

 

Fished smallies on sunday morning.  They were up shallow and hit on senkos rigged wacky.   It was a "defend the bed" bite though, not an aggressive feeding bite, so had to be a little patient before setting the hook and even then I missed a lot.    Probably caught a dozen in 2 hours, so it was a ton of fun.

[fishman6909]

Big V gets my attention next week , can anyone tell me the water temp on the west side ?

 

Edited June 13, 2019 by fishman6909

[BrianF]

62/63 degrees this morning. 

[JerkinLips]

Fished Monday-Wednesday this week.  Thanks for the advice on the switch to leeches.  By far the best action I had was on regular (small) leeches, which is all Fuel and Food had.  Had a little action on sucker minnows left from 10 days ago.  Couldn't get a bite on crawlers.  Morning bite 8-11am was much better than evening 6-9pm.  Size of the fish was much better than my previous trip, and included the 25" and 23" pictured.  Fuel and Food was out of leeches on Wednesday so I drove to the Y-store and got some nice large leeches.  Surprisingly I couldn't catch a fish with those leeches.  Must have been a change in the bite.

[redlabguy]

Jerkin,

What depths and bottom structure worked for you?

Thanks in advance,

RLG

[JerkinLips]

10 hours ago, redlabguy said:

Jerkin,

What depths and bottom structure worked for you?

Thanks in advance,

RLG

13-15 FOW on soft bottom next to rocky drop-off.  Not that I know what I'm doing, however.

[CigarGuy]

Got out for a couple hours in Wakemup Bay tonight. Got 3, all too big, 21",22-1/2" and 24", had another get off about half way in. Was fun!  All on bigger leeches, 23' to 27' fow.

[CigarGuy]

Got my personal best tonight for this lake....27.5"!  My son got a 24, we also got a 17, 20.5", 22". Same area as last night. Fun couple of nights on this beautiful lake.

[Raven77]

Nice fish Bill!  I'm going to start following you around 

[BWpineisland]

Had a great couple of days in the middle of the lake. Plenty of 15-18”fish and too many little ones to count. Leeches mostly but fish also were active on smaller rainbows later in the day. 

[CigarGuy]

Got 4 more slot fish tonight from 8 till 9:30. All between 21" and 26-1/4". had a nice one on within a minute of getting out there, but I was waiting for a boat to pass before I grabbed the net and lost it.  Sorry if it sounds like I'm bragging, I'm not, this uncharted territory for me up here . Like I've said before, this lake has humbled me. This is the best wknd fishing in the 6 years we've been up here... gotta enjoy it while it lasts. Heading back to the rat race tomorrow.

[BIGFISH.JZ]

CigarGuy, I couldn't help but notice that the boat you're using appears to have the junk Merc fuel line that has cost boat owners a boat load of money by disintegrating the rubber liner inside and sending it downstream into your filters and carbs. The Merc is the right vintage and the line is the right (wrong) color. If you can find a speck of red or orange printing on it or if it feels soft when you squeeze it, you should cut it into pieces and toss it in the trash. If you are original owner and know 100% that non oxy 91 octane is the only type of gas ever used, maybe it will be fine. I wouldn't risk it though. Check my 'mercury fuel hose causes issues' thread on equipment and expert information forum for pics from this spring.

Edited June 17, 2019 by BIGFISH.JZ

[CigarGuy]

11 hours ago, BIGFISH.JZ said:

CigarGuy, I couldn't help but notice that the boat you're using appears to have the junk Merc fuel line that has cost boat owners a boat load of money by disintegrating the rubber liner inside and sending it downstream into your filters and carbs. The Merc is the right vintage and the line is the right (wrong) color. If you can find a speck of red or orange printing on it or if it feels soft when you squeeze it, you should cut it into pieces and toss it in the trash. If you are original owner and know 100% that non oxy 91 octane is the only type of gas ever used, maybe it will be fine. I wouldn't risk it though. Check my 'mercury fuel hose causes issues' thread on equipment and expert information forum for pics from this spring.

It is grey hose, red print on it. So, replace it?  The line and primer ball is firm, when should I spot squeezing it. So, replace it?  It's a 2010.  Thanks

[delcecchi]

On 6/15/2019 at 10:35 PM, CigarGuy said:

Got my personal best tonight for this lake....27.5"!  My son got a 24, we also got a 17, 20.5", 22". Same area as last night. Fun couple of nights on this beautiful lake.

Ha!  I totally recognize where this pic was taken.   

[Wheres_Walter]

Got out Saturday night with my wife and kids.  Anchored off a point in 10-11 FOW and let everyone pick what they wanted to fish with, as long it was tipped with a leech.  I had a lindy, my wife a bobber and plain hook, my son a chartruese jig, and my daughter a pink jig under a bobber.  Figured one presentation would show itself to be better than the others.  Reality was that everyone caught a few walleye.  mostly 12-14" variety.   In 45 min we had boated a dozen or so.  My wife and son were ready to go back in, so my daughter (who wanted to keep fishing) and I went back out.   Within a few minutes we had a 14" and the 20" shown in the pic.  She said, "ok daddy, now I'm ready to go back in".  Was a great night!

 

I fished smallies on Sunday, and did ok, but I was up early enough to see the sunrise, and boy was I rewarded.

 

 

[CigarGuy]

1 hour ago, delcecchi said:

Ha!  I totally recognize where this pic was taken.   

I tried not to show you! Looks like a million other shore lines on Vermilion

[CigarGuy]

1 hour ago, CigarGuy said:

It is grey hose, red print on it. So, replace it?  The line and primer ball is firm, when should I spot squeezing it. So, replace it?  It's a 2010.  Thanks. Looks like I'm replacing it!

 

[delcecchi]

3 hours ago, CigarGuy said:

I tried not to show you! Looks like a million other shore lines on Vermilion

Not the one of the younger man....  Kid to me. 

 

His background is an island..... right?