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16 minutes ago, tinker said:

Is that rock in the slot limit?

If it doesn't break my 8 pound test line it is legal to keep.

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Can we assume that you practiced CPR, releasing it to swim off and spawn more like it?

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On 7/20/2022 at 12:35 PM, SkunkedAgain said:

Can we assume that you practiced CPR, releasing it to swim off and spawn more like it?

This hog is going on the wall.  I don't want it to make any more hook-stealing beasts.

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Yea, I agree that Daddy Mac’s post was a good report— except( geese I hate to criticize) but,  with LV being so big, it would be nice to at least get some idea of where.  Not  asking anyone to give away a hot spot.  But something general like east end, west end,etc.  Or one step up would be something like -near Head ‘O Lakes, Daisy Bay , Wolf Bay, Big Bay.

 

Just a thought.
 

 

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2 hours ago, StillFishin' said:

Whoops, I missed the “east”.  Sorry about that.

Yeah that was a plus

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Anyone fished with any guides lately? Their reporting has been scarce around here at least. 

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1 hour ago, TrueNorth said:

Anyone fished with any guides lately? Their reporting has been scarce around here at least. 

Saw a report on the Lake Vermilion FB page today thanking Cliff for a guide trip they went on yesterday. Report said they were one fish short of what looks to be a 3 person limit(per picture)  They went on to say they caught a lot of walleye's, must have been smaller

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I went out for 3 hours tonight on the west end and just caught small bass, sunfish, perch and rock bass. I was marking fish all night. I can't buy a walleye the last 3 weeks. Tried bottom bouncers with crawlers, gulp leeches and some other fake stuff, also tried lead core. I can't buy a walleye the last 3 weeks! I hate fishing with crawlers, can't keep the pests off line.

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21 minutes ago, ozzie said:

Sounds like you should give Cliff a call!😂

Nah, anybody can catch walleyes on the east end, it takes a master angler to catch them regularly on the west end. 😂😂😂. I'm trying to take the step to just being an angler😃 Plus, Cliff divorced us here on FM. Sure miss his posts!

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Why is it that the westenders have so much triple catching ‘eyes?  Me included.  If I want to have a good chance of catching ‘eye’s I head east.  

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On 7/26/2022 at 9:45 AM, StillFishin' said:

Why is it that the westenders have so much triple catching ‘eyes?  Me included.  If I want to have a good chance of catching ‘eye’s I head east.  

Too much food (baitfish) in the west end causing competition with your line. On a positive this is why there are bigger fish there. 3 inches larger on average for the same year fish!

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Walleye on the west end aren't as easy as those on the east end. They play hard to get. 

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Have been hitting the reefs on the west end for awhile with not much luck. Yesterday they showed up in the wind, caught 3 over 20" in the middle of the day. It's been an early morning or late evening bite until then. tried the middle of the lake on Monday, caught everything but walleye until dusk. going to go to Big Bay tomorrow  to check out the reefs there, haven't done that yet. Everything seems to bite crawlers immediately, leeches seems to withstand more attach's. Both have worked for hungry walleyes. Using jigs mostly, though. They have been biting very light, just seem to feel something a little extra on the line.

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Someone must have at least seen a fish, like a musky,  in the bay in front of our cabin here on head-o-lakes.    Suddenly a plethora of boats cruising through, casting away.  Not yet to the "take a number" level of a few years ago but a pretty good jump from a couple weeks ago.

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On 7/25/2022 at 11:28 AM, Daddy Mac said:

Finished our trip last week on the east side of the lake. We caught most of our walleyes on Lindy crawlers and spinner rigs near rocks and weed edges. Seemed to turn on better and better as the week went on. Weed edges were shallow 6' to 7', but we also caught fish in big rocks in 10' to 12'. The 10' to 12' FOW we could see them on our sonar. Trolling worked best for us the whole week. Good luck!

Seems like anywhere we saw a lot of weeds or a big boulder there was fish around them. We caught numerous fish near Mattson Bay island, Timber Bay, Ely Island, & even parts of Pike Bay. They weren't huge walleye, but they were steady when we found lots of weeds or rock.

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Good thing DNR is going mostly bucks only in the north....   Apparently all those deer I see along the road aren't enough

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Red, the moose was near birch island. As far as the lead bite goes....I had heard it was lights out a week ago. No doubt from what I've seen that before 9am you can get into a good bite. For me it's been poor after that. I'd be real curious if others are finding that as well. I have tried deeper areas as well and they weren't good after 9am for me either. 

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