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By SkunkedAgain · Posted
I don't have side scan but will go over there today to see if there is a deadhead. -
By MarkB · Posted
My cousin and our good friend just returned from 3.5 fabulous days fishing beautiful Lake Vermilion. Things appear to be 2-3 weeks behind "normal" based upon fall foliage and air temperatures. When we arrived, water temps were 71.5 degrees and when we left yesterday morning they had dropped to 67.5 degrees. Checking my journal, I found that the temps I have listed most over the years for this time of year has been high 50's to low 60's. As a result, our normal live "go to" bait of big pike suckers wasn't the bait of choice for the fish we found. Actually, we caught walleyes on crawlers, leeches, and minnows and the preference varied by the day. We found fish on the mud in the mornings in depths ranging from 21' to 28'. Our best luck was in the rocks during the late afternoon/evening trips in depths ranging from 17'-20'. We caught fish using jigs, 1oz bottom bouncer with a 3' leader, 2 red beads and a white floating jig head, and a plain old lindy rig. We always add colored bead(s) to our colored hook set-ups and sometimes it makes a big difference as to color choice. My favorite is 2 red beads while my cousin prefers a light green and white bead combo. The fishing was phenomenal! We boated 172 walleyes during 3.5 days and numerous "others", such as smallmouth, jumbos, northerns, and, believe it or not, bluegills (4 to be exact). The best walleye was 24" and we boated several between 20.5" to 24". The overwhelming majority of our walleyes ranged in size from 14.5"-17.5". We had to be careful when getting a hit so that we didn't let the fish fool with it too long or we would end up with a gut hooked fish. We had to cut the line on a few so as to not kill them. I found that the floating jig head was the ticket for not gut hooking. We ate fish twice and found a tiny worm in the stomacks of a few that we cleaned. I have no idea what the very tiny worms were. The weather during our visit was, for the most part, ideal. I was amazed that during our numerous outings on the lake, we never saw one loon, juvenile or adult. The eagles were doing their thing and that always makes for interesting viewing. Lastly, the "big one always gets away" rang true for yours truly once again on this trip. I'm not going to bore you with the details of my latest fiasco but suffice it to say, this walleye was a real big one. I put new line on my reel and during the process, I must have inadvertently tightened my drag. The big walleye made a power turn at the boat and pulled the hook because the drag failed. Serves me right for not checking it. Oh well, we'll be back in a couple weeks for round 2. I'm going to check it before I go out next time. Good Fishing, MarkB🙂 Here's a couple pictures from our trip... Greg Sept 2024.jfif Sept 2024 trip.jfif -
By leech~~ · Posted
Never tried hunting them but I drove 95 over to Princeton today and the Sandhills are flying everywhere right now. Flocks in fields! Heard they taste like chicken? -
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By LakeofthewoodsMN · Posted
On the South End... In a nutshell, walleye and sauger fishing has been awesome. If you want to catch fish, the bite is on. Anglers are finding fish ranging from 18 to 29 feet. The cooling water temperatures after a brief fall warm spell are down to about 64 degrees. Again this week, many anglers have reported success jigging with frozen emerald shiners, but fathead minnows are also working well too. Areas from right in front of the Lighthouse Gap where the Rainy River enters Lake of the Woods west to the Morris Point area, Zippel Bay area to Long Point. Some nice schools of fish. Prominent jig colors this week are gold, chartreuse, orange, and pink. Gold combined with a color is often a good choice too. Many of these fish across the south shore are over mud. No structure, just a lot of forage that holds the fish. Get out amongst the fish, anchor up and get your jig on. Some nice perch and occasional pike are being caught mixed in with the walleyes and saugers. Drifting spinners / crawlers or trolling crankbaits is still effective for many anglers. On the Rainy River... The river is producing some nice walleyes, but with the warmer temps, not the big traditional run as of yet. There are definitely some nice fish in the river however and it will only get better as water temps cool and days get shorter. Sturgeon fishing continues good and should pick up as water temps cool. The sturgeon "keep" season goes through September 30th. After that, it is a catch and release season through April 23rd. The season extends through May 15th and then closes through May 30th. The river is relatively small and a nice option for most sized boats. Depending upon the day, Four Mile Bay and even the south shore is accessible depending upon the wind which varies day to day. Up at the NW Angle... Fall up at the Angle is a special time with multi species action. Walleye fishing remains strong, with fish located across different areas with structure as well as flat areas. The deep mud east and northeast of Little Oak Island. Effective methods continue to be a mix of jigging and spinners, with crankbaits also producing good results. Pike and muskies are active in weedy areas over rocks. Jerkbaits and inline spinners are catching some good fish. Smallmouth bass are showing up strong, particularly around scattered rock areas extending from points. Tube jigs, swimbaits and crankbaits working well. -
By Wanderer · Posted
That’s an interesting and accurate way to describe some people. I don’t think I’d want to wrestle him either! -
By Kettle · Posted
I'm a little over 6 ft and he's a little more stable to the ground. Wouldn't want to wrestle him. Saskatchewan is a good trip, we go to an area not typically known for waterfowl but way more birds than MN and less hunters that way -
By Wanderer · Posted
Are you standing on rock - or is your buddy short? 😉 Saskatchewan has always been a place I’d like to go some day. It might be odd, but it’s stuck in my mind since a book I read in grade school. And someday I might get my program together enough to get a sandhill. This October time off is set aside for archery deer in SD. Good luck! -
By CigarGuy · Posted
I was trolling just out from your dock last night and my trolling motor hit something under the water and stopped me in my tracks. I couldn't see what it was. It was out about 75'-100' out from your dock and a little towards the mouth of bay. Your don't want to hit that with your big motor! If you have side imaging, see if you can find it. -
By SkunkedAgain · Posted
I've been catching some nice pike off of my dock this week. The predators are lurking.... -
By smurfy · Posted
🤣 i knew which one you were......just trying to be funny..............goos luck nort of the border!!!!!!!!!
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