Walleye: the deep mud on the south end; spinners with pink or firetiger blades; crankbaits in blue/chrome, firetiger, gold or pink UV firetiger, rotating colors through the day. Water now in the mid-60s, and the jig bite is not far off. Crappie: tucked among the islands out of the Northwest Angle; big black crappies, a fall treat. Muskie: the Northwest Angle; activity picking up as the water cools. Conditions summarized from the Sep 1 Lake of the Woods Tourism report — read it at the source link.
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Ballard's Resort posted a new Lake of the Woods fishing report (Aug 30). Fresh first-hand walleye intel — read it at the source link.
Open on the live map →Walleye: the deep mud of Big Traverse Bay; big schools are roaming the basin — pull a crawler harness slowly behind a bottom bouncer, or troll crankbaits to cover water; find them on electronics and get the presentation down to their level. Muskie: the island shorelines at the Northwest Angle; casting a mix of spinners, topwater and hardbaits, with good numbers of fish showing. Conditions summarized from the Aug 25 Lake of the Woods Tourism report — read it at the source link.
Open on the live map →Walleye: the Twin Islands, a classic spring-and-fall spot, while the deep mud keeps producing on spinners; a Lindy jig with a frozen shiner, sweetened with a piece of worm; walleyes to 26 inches with keeper saugers mixed in, water 69.5 degrees and the fall bite just beginning. Sauger: the Twin Islands; a jig and frozen shiner. Conditions summarized from the Aug 23 Curt Quesnell, NCOR Guide Service report — watch it at the source link.
Open on the live map →Ballard's Resort posted a new Lake of the Woods fishing report (Aug 22). Fresh first-hand walleye intel — read it at the source link.
Open on the live map →Tournament results — AIM Weekend Walleye Series Minnesota State Championship on Lake of the Woods, Aug 21: winning bag 54.29 lb (Scott Hansen and Taylor Patnode). Cut to one day when Saturday blew out with four-foot waves in the Gap. Second place went to Ryan Klein and Michael Juelson at 52.35 lb. The winners' two biggest walleyes measured 31 inches; AIM scores by length, so the weights are conversions. Full standings at the source link.
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