North End Sand Help

[Xplorer]

I am planning on coming down with my wife from duluth on sunday and would like to fish the north end sand. She is most comfortable using a lindy rig (tip for others:she doesnt like to set the hook hard enough/at all, so I switched all her rigs and line over to fireline and she misses many fewer fish with the no-stretch )but tends to get frustrated when she hangs up alot.
I figure to go out of Malmo but have never fished the sand before. Will be on the water @8am and fish the day. Anyone care to give me a couple of general areas to start in?
Also, does Memorial Park have grills for use there? I figure we will come in and do lunch there and head back out.
And lastly, how bout a recommendation for a place for dinner either in Malmo or down the east side to big point.
Thanks alot for any help, this will most likely be our last fishing trip together for awhile as she is 8 months pregnant with our first (baby boy ) and its getting uncomfortable for her. Our first fishing trip with "Junior" is already planned for a week in August up on Kab/Namakan , gotta start'em out young ya know!
Thanks again, Chris

[Finlander]

Fish in 16-20 off the 15 foot drop off.
Last sunday off the sand break the walleyes
were hitting jumbo leeches on 8 foot snells with red hooks (#8) and a red bead strung on before the hook! We were also long lining letting the sinker drag. That worked better than keeping the sinker suspended off the bottom.
As for eating go to Carlsona. Yummy!!!

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[Scott]

Last week the bite was a little better for me in front of Carlsona's. Pink hook and a couple of red beads. Don't be afraid to go a little deeper, we caught a few out in 25'. You might also want to give the Carlsona sand bar a shot there were quite a few boats out there and a couple of launch's.

If it's slow down there try the sand break between Ray's and the Wealthwood public access. Usually there's a lot less boats in this area, and the fishing has been good here as well. Try both leeches and crawlers.

As far as food I agree with Finlander, you can't beat Carlsona's.

Good Luck,
Scott

[Xplorer]

Finlander and Scott,
Thanks for the info, thats just what i'm looking for. Would there be a better spot to launch than Malmo, seems those areas are a bit further west on the northend (I'm not real familiar as you can tell)? I guess as long as the wind stays reasonable its only about 8mi from malmo to wealthwood access area. I will be able to give the GPS a good workout. I will be tying up some longer snells this week. We do alot of rigging up on Kab/Namakan but rarely need more than 4' leaders.
Legendelite, yes I gave them a try last summer (not great results but probably gave up too quick) but will tie up a couple. I've been using fireline and Gammi hooks and making sure they are sharp, and she has missed few fish. I think the circle's would be the ticket witha little practice. We used them last summer up in Alaska for halibut and we did great with them.
Xplorer

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[Guest]

The Red Door resort is a little farther north and they do have a protected harbor , the ramp is a little steep but usually isn't a problem unless you have a real big boat and a real small truck or car. You could launch at Fishers resort which is just south of the Malmo landing .They also have a protected harbor . Last weekend the fish were biting very well right out from Fishers as well , alot of boats but the bite was on up and down that shoreline.If the wind comes out of the southwest strong the landing at Malmo can be a bummer when its time to load up. I'd have to second the vote on eating at Carlsona .

[Guest]

Depending on the weather, do not be afraid to go out even deeper. I fished out in front of Barnacles Resort on Sunday and we caught 8 fish in 28 to 30 feet of water between 1:00pm and 4:30pm.

[legendelite]

Xplorer,

Ever thought of switching your wife over to circle hooks? No hook set required. Just a thought.

[Fathead]

Hello Xplorer,

I was out on the sand on Tuesday. I did not fish Malmo, but was out from Wealthwood and east to Bucks resort. We had a South wind of about 20mph blowing in.

The fish seem to have moved out to deeper water now. I spoke to most of the boats around me and they did not have much action less than 19'. I found that to be true for myself. I tried 11 to 17' (for 2.5 hrs)with no success, all of the action was between 23 to 28', with 26 to 27 being the best.

The fish were scattered more on this day than any other in the past week and a half. This may be just a trend for the day, but I suspect that they are dispersing out to the mud and other areas. I managed to catch 9 fish (no slots).

All of the fish I caught were in areas where I marked baitfish and fish. No baitfish were marked in water less than 23'.

[Xplorer]

Thanks everyone, guess I'll have to see what the wind is doing and go from there. Really appreciate the info, its great to get a head start to shorten the learning curve Now I just gotta hope that "mom" is feeling up to it on sunday!!!
Xplorer

[shadrapla]

i went fishng yesterday i fished front of fisher resort i fish at 19 feets i catch 12 walleye and no keeper so i went to carslo' and got skunk so wentt back to spot that where i catch 12 walleye i use yellow hook with beads 7 ft snells