Kevin Nelson
09-11-2010, 10:39 AM
Weather has been fall like - often highs are in the 60 degree range and lows pushing into the 40's. With this same pattern predicted for the coming weeks... our swimming season may be over until next summer. Both Lake of the Woods and Kakagi (Crow) Lake have surface temperatures in the mid 60 degrees and expecting them to decline further in the weeks ahead.
The fall fishing patterns are starting to emerge on the lakes, but don't overlook the late summer spots yet.
Crappie action is starting to come alive. One Crappie near 15" from Hay Island and a couple limits of 12-13" from near the falls. Jig and minnow about 1' off the bottom.
Walleye - slow in Whitefish bay and Cedartree. Plenty of small Eye's around the falls. Best bites were Sabaskong and Miles bay where several 4-6 pound Walleye were found along with good numbers of smaller Walleye. Live bait bottom bouncing rigs with worms and minnows were working best, jig and minnow also working.
Northern Pike are still biting well in Whitefish bay and Cedartree, fast action on the smaller pike (20-30 per day) and most days include a couple pike in the 36-39" range. A few accidental Northern Pike found by the walleye and crappie anglers. Casting spoons, spinners and crankbaits was most common technique.
Bass - many 2-3 pound Smallies were found on South Narrows, some nice bass on Cedartree and 4 pound smallie from Lake of the Woods. Live bait working the best.
Lake Trout - we are back to the battle of "trolling vs jigging" and which method catches the most big fish. The trolling groups are heavily out numbering the jigging groups the past couple weeks and spending more hours on the water.... so I don't think it is a fair comparison! Best day = "trolling" with 9 Lake Trout boated. Best fish = "trolling" several over 10 pounds and 2 Lake Trout near 20 pounds! The "trolling" groups lost a couple big fish, but those can't be counted.
Only a couple weeks remain for the Lake Trout season. Some of our best Lake Trout Jigging fishermen will be headed our way late next week.
These are some very quiet weeks on the lakes, fall colors should be starting soon.
Regards,
The fall fishing patterns are starting to emerge on the lakes, but don't overlook the late summer spots yet.
Crappie action is starting to come alive. One Crappie near 15" from Hay Island and a couple limits of 12-13" from near the falls. Jig and minnow about 1' off the bottom.
Walleye - slow in Whitefish bay and Cedartree. Plenty of small Eye's around the falls. Best bites were Sabaskong and Miles bay where several 4-6 pound Walleye were found along with good numbers of smaller Walleye. Live bait bottom bouncing rigs with worms and minnows were working best, jig and minnow also working.
Northern Pike are still biting well in Whitefish bay and Cedartree, fast action on the smaller pike (20-30 per day) and most days include a couple pike in the 36-39" range. A few accidental Northern Pike found by the walleye and crappie anglers. Casting spoons, spinners and crankbaits was most common technique.
Bass - many 2-3 pound Smallies were found on South Narrows, some nice bass on Cedartree and 4 pound smallie from Lake of the Woods. Live bait working the best.
Lake Trout - we are back to the battle of "trolling vs jigging" and which method catches the most big fish. The trolling groups are heavily out numbering the jigging groups the past couple weeks and spending more hours on the water.... so I don't think it is a fair comparison! Best day = "trolling" with 9 Lake Trout boated. Best fish = "trolling" several over 10 pounds and 2 Lake Trout near 20 pounds! The "trolling" groups lost a couple big fish, but those can't be counted.
Only a couple weeks remain for the Lake Trout season. Some of our best Lake Trout Jigging fishermen will be headed our way late next week.
These are some very quiet weeks on the lakes, fall colors should be starting soon.
Regards,