Sept. Kab?

[Mueller]

I have an opportunity to fish the Kab Sept 19-24. What would fishing be like at that time and what patterns would walleye and sm bass be displaying?

Thanks

Mueller

[prov1900]

I have fished Kab on the first and second week of September in the past. Walleye fishing on the west end can be pretty tough. Plan on going east, possibly to Namakan, from what everybody says. Since your in the third week though, the weather patterns may change and my tip of traveling east could be worthless. Smallies and Pike are still active throughout the lake and have done quite well in September. Casting crankbaits, although I think you could catch them any which way. We caught decent saugers on the west end by drift jigging. Follow the posts and they will lead you to the right spot. We fished Kab earlier this year and the fishing was fantastic, so I am anticipating that the fall will be excellent as well. I wish I was going back this fall, but we are going to Lac Seul instead. Kind of feels like I am cheating on the old girl. Love that lake.

[Kab Kid]

I think fall is one of the best times...weather is key, and walleye patterns are what I'm fishing, so I can't help much on the fall bass fishing.

Typically walleyes will school up in deep holes near "gaps" or off island breaks. Fishing in 20-35' and vertical jigging. You will likely try a few spots with very little, and all of a sudden one area is productive...

It will either be excellent, or slow...generally not a medium with the fall bite. Crappie fishing is also happening around that time-frame, and if you've never caught a Kab/Nam crappie they are nice big slabs...

good luck!

[lundrunner]

Kab Kid,

Any suggestions on where to start looking for the fall crappies? Presentations? I would love to catch me one of them big "slabs"

Thanks

[Kab Kid]

well typically the bite begins mid to late Sept. and theeast end of Kab or west end of Nam is the best...Ash river & sullivans bay, or into Lost bay...

[Big Jeff]

hey boys I too am heading up 15-19 of Sept. THis will be my first fall fishing trip to the great waters of Kab and NAm. I have been many times in winter and summer but never enjoyed the fall up there. This summer the smallies where biting on crappy jigs just off the rocks, I am thinking for the fall they will have moved out or deep, and I always look to the bays for pike. What colors work well in the fall, I have had good luck on the standard rapalas, black and silver and blue and silver. Also I am still looking for a new style of trolling. I havn't found anyhthing good for getting down in the 20 - 40 range, or at least one I like, any tips? I fished some in mid Oct. I have found good size pike in the bays and smallies off rock points, top water has worked well in morning and evening. Good luck

[botto_82]

I've had pretty good luck at the mouth of the Ash River (where it comes into Kab) fishing in 40'-45' of water using a down-rigger and Raps. For crappie I go up in Lost Bay and fish the bay going into the group campsite.