The guides have been catching fish down-rigging in 34 feet of water. They’ve also had luck pulling spinners with crawlers and minnows by Little Oak, Hay Island, Four Block and other spots in Little Traverse Bay in 14 to 18 feet of water. Jigging closer to the Resort along the Border in 30 to 32 feet of water has started to improve with a mixed bag of sauger and walleye being caught.
June 3rd Fishing Report
Walleyes hanging out near rock edges in and avg. of 20 ft. right now. Jigs and a minnow or 2-3 ounce sinker and spinners are working well. Gold, Pinks and Yellows are the go to colors at the moment. We’ve had quite a bit of rain, but the weather looks to be turning around next week with warmer temps in the mid to high 70’s. Happy Fishing!
January 8th, 2016
Ice fishing is in full swing, most fish houses are out and reports are coming back positive. Ice trails marked for ATV/snowmobiles and other resorts are shuttling people to fish houses with light ice rigs. On the south shore, most fishing in 16-23′. As usual, gold and glow colors are hot colors starting out. A mix of walleyes, sauger and jumbo perch. Numerous limits. Some reports of trophy walleyes over 28″ in the mix. Ice depths vary, thus, stay on the marked resort trails. Do not venture out on your own unless you have checked the ice. Despite the date, this is still “early ice”. Safety first. Work through resorts / resort marked trails for safety.
The Rainy River is iced over in most areas and open in others. Most areas not yet fishable with thin ice. For safety, work through resorts.
Up at the NW Angle, most fish houses are out and good fishing reported thus far. There is a staked trail from Young’s Bay to Flag Island and to Oak Island. Stay on staked trail as other areas can be inconsistent ice. Snowmobile/ATV travel only so far. Stay posted to Lake of the Woods Tourism or your favorite resort’s Facebook/Twitter pages for updates.
September 21st, 2015
Fishing remains excellent. Walleyes are being caught trolling with crankbaits, pulling spinners and jigging. Fish being caught this week in 28-30′ in front of Pine Island, off of Long Point and south of Garden Island. Use gold, pink and glow colors most productive. Trollers are targeting areas in 28-32′. Trollers pulling in lots of trophy walleyes. On the Rainy River, sturgeon active in numerous holes from Baudette to Clementson. Anchor still fish the bottom using a 3 oz no-roll sinker, 5/0 circle hook and gob of crawlers. Many saugers being caught by sturgeon anglers. Most anglers targeting walleyes evenings. Try 18-20 feet using gold or chartreuse colors with minnows. Up at the NW Angle, walleyes active between Garden Island and Little Oak Island. Try 16-24′ over rocky areas and 26-30′ off reefs and island points. Anglers boating into Ontario waters are finding walleyes in 22-30′ in neck down areas and off of points. Muskies still being found shallow. Crappie bite best around structure jigging with a minnow 24-28 feet.