Walleye: 15–18 ft over the basin, with a second band at 28–34 ft; pulling leadcore at 2.0–2.5 mph, the most consistent bite of the week; speed mattered more than any recent year, and 22–24 ft produced less. Water 69–72 degrees. Walleye: 8–16 ft on sand breaklines with rock on them; a jig and crawler; once the pattern was dialed every rock spot gave up a handful, mostly 10–13 inch fish with some 15–18s and a 25.5. Smallmouth: 8–16 ft on the same sand-and-rock breaks; a jig and crawler, with a lot of nice smallmouth (and rock bass) mixed in with the walleyes. Conditions summarized from the Aug 31 Fishing with Z report — read it at the source link.
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Vermilion Lake fishing reports
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Walleye: 17–30 ft in the east-end basins, best lately at 25–31 ft; trolling leadcore with #5 Flicker Shads and Shad Raps in purple, pink and gold at about 2.5 mph; some fish are still shallower, so do not forget those depths. Walleye: 12–20 ft on the rocks; jigging a small tungsten jig with a crawler or a leech; this is the bite that should take over in September. Walleye: 20–30 ft on the west end, leadcore over the basins plus jigs on the deeper rocks in 15–30 ft; #7 Flicker Shads and Shad Raps at 2.5 mph, or a jig and leech or crawler; keep bouncing around if you are not marking fish. Conditions summarized from the Aug 28 Patriot Guide Service report — watch it at the source link.
Open on the live map →Walleye: 17–31 ft in the east-end mud basins; leadcore trolling at 2.5 mph with #5 Flicker Shads or Shad Raps; or work the rock piles in 10–20 ft — jig and crawler or leech for fish on top, Lindy rigs or pulled spinners for fish on the bottom. Walleye: 17–27 ft in the west-end basins; leadcore at 2.5 mph mixing #5 and #7 baits; or a jig and crawler or jig and leech on the deeper rocks in 17–30 ft — steady limits all week, and the bite should hold. Conditions summarized from the Aug 25 Patriot Guide Service report — read it at the source link.
Open on the live map →Fishing with Z posted a new Vermilion fishing report (Aug 24). Fresh first-hand intel — read it at the source link.
Open on the live map →Fishing with Z posted a new Vermilion fishing report (Jul 27). Fresh first-hand intel — read it at the source link.
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