Message from Wayne and Lydia at NCL

[mikeuwl]

Well not quite the fishing report I was hoping to hear but hopefully things pick up again. But just getting out on the water will be good enough for me either way.
Russ-I am staying at Blyth's. Have you gone up yet or when is your trip?

[Doc Spoon]

We were also there last week. In years past, 24-28" walleyes were very common in 20-25' of water. This year.......we lost patience after a dozen or so 12-13" were caught. The bigger fish all seem to be suspended and feeding quite nicely on baitfish just like shmcbroom mentioned. Trolling didn't produce anything but frustration for us.

Early ice out didn't seem to be a real good thing for the fish "catching" activity. My friend has a Cabin on the lake and it has been pretty slow all summer!

The big weed bed was thicker, but still not real productive. Tunnel Bay was packed with baitfish and suspended fish below them. I would suggest dynamite could be your best bet for dredging those fish up!

They should be some real hogs next year though!

[Russ]

mikeuwl---send my an e-mail. My e-mail address is: minker@butler-bremer.com and we'll talk fishing. I don't mind telling people where to fish on Canyon or what I have had luck using.

Russ

[McDonald Anglers]

We fished Canyon Lake last week and stayed with our wonderful hosts, Wayne and Lydia. We always have a great time! The Smoked Trout Chowder was sensational! The whole camp meal was great for that matter!
Fishing wasn't the same as last year...but we always caught between 15 to 23 walleye every night. I would recommend slip bobbers in 11' to 12' foot of water. We did better with leeches, but minnows worked also. They really start biting in the evening between 8:30pm to 9:45pm. Daytime fishing was tough. We had many musky follows and only caught one, but the follows were very exciting. Most of our fish were caught up Outlet Bay. Trolling Lindy Rigs can also be very productive in the evening. The key is the 11' to 12' foot depth for walleyes. We rarely caught anything any deeper. As for big fish, we caught one 27" 7lb walleye our first afternoon around 3:00pm. Most of our other walleye were 14" to 20" and caught in the evening. This was my 3rd time at Canyon and my father's 4th time, so we know the lake fairly well. Good luck to all...it's a great lake, but you have to work at it some time.