Lake of the Woods is heavily populated with walleye, which is the prime fish sought by anglers. Blackhawk Island is located in Ontario waters at the western shore of Lake of the Woods. Starting with the mid-May opener, expect to find easy-to-catch walleyes in the confines of the Rainy River or along the channel that empties into Lake of the Woods.Early June marks the onset of shoreline activity in the main lake and is one of the most productive times of the year for walleye.
2. Lake of the Woods Muskie Fishing Tackle & Equipment List We want you to have the most enjoyable fishing trip possible while staying here at Witch Bay Canadian Camps. FIL was out last night and the report was he caught 1 22" eye deep water trolling. Reeds are another great indicator of sand. Or maybe even Emily Meats. Me and my buddy are here in emily MN for the next couple days, we both love fishing and wanted to take a shot in the dark at finding someone that could get us out on the water fishing. IE a bright colored spinner bait etc... Top water can still work too. Location… Location… Location… Put yourself at the mouth of the Rainy River and take advantage of the post spawn walleye run. I did not spend as much time walleye fishing as I normally do on LOTW, but the fish I did catch were very solid fish with the bigger ones coming from the Whitefish Bay area. Copyright © 2020 MidwestHuntFish.com All Rights Reserved. Fishing Lake of the Woods for muskies in late Oct or Nov would be awesome. Might help if you posted this in the Brainerd or Grand Rapids area forums as they are both near the Emily/Fifty Lakes area. Will be Sabaskong near Nestor Falls. A great month to give chase…Make your reservations early! In the Metro, we have a lot of milfoil, that hides most of the shallow rocks present in our lakes. Firetiger would be my choice of color.Thanks Widetrack, the trip has already been booked by friends for Sept so I'm tied up with the dates. September 5, 2017 — 12:52pm Used your suggestions and caught 12 this morning. Lake of the Woods is a beautiful and unique lake. My best advise would be to wait for mid October to roll around, my next best advise would be trying to find the cleanest water the area offers. As far as the fishing, the group caught a lot of fish during the trip including walleye, SMB, LMB, crappie, perch, pike, sauger and also a few run-ins with some muskie as well. This may sound vague, so I’ll do my best to simplify my approach to find muskies in shallow water. Falling temperatures during the month of October put walleyes on the move—and that means trophy time, right at our doorstep! Go gettem! !
The lake's fish species include walleye, northern pike, muskie, smallmouth bass, lake trout and yellow perch. Weather was very poor and we were the only fishing boat I saw that day on Lake of The Woods, Darcy impressed me with his knowledge of the fishery, willingness to share and most importantly his keen dedication to fish hard all day long. Owned and operated by long time area residents.
Just finished up baseball season and got back to the lake. Hope you find someone with a couple open seats to go fishing. is pretty simple…anywhere shallow. Lake of the Woods, Ontario brings out the best in muskie fishing Muskie fishing is its own kind of addiction, and most who are afflicted relapse happily, cast after cast. Early June marks the onset of shoreline activity in the main lake and is one of the most productive times of the year for walleye. Finding sand can take a little more time on the water but once you find these areas you find the Muskies.Generally any bay or more importantly the space between 2 rocky points (cups) have sand somewhere. Midwest Hunting and Fishing magazine is a bi-monthly magazine providing relevant and timely content to our readers throughout the Midwest through our high-quality print and digital magazine.
Email me a I don't want to bust your bubble, but Sept is far and away the toughest musky bite of the year.
This first cold front cools the water from the top down, making everything 6 ft. and less, the most comfortable water on the lake if you’re a Muskie. Live bait fishing with j… Warm weather makes BIG FISH bite!September is a transition period. part is a theory of mine, based on the fact that Muskies are cool water fish, meaning they thrive in water temps less than 72º. etc. Lake of the Woods Crappie Fishing Fall crappie on Lake of the Woods - fast action, nice fish. Thanks man.A good friend of mine is one of the best guides on Sabaskon Bay. Walleyes are coming out of the river and heading back to the main lake. My nephew caught a 40 inch Muskie out of crescent, which is the biggest I’ve ever seen come out of there. Was up last year early Aug, will be going the middle of Sept this year.
The key is to work these areas targeting those points of interest with your casts.Now that you have found the areas where shallow Muskies live, the trick like always is to catch them. Our fish houses are among the best on the lake!
Lake of the Woods, Ontario brings out the best in muskie fishing Muskie fishing is its own kind of addiction, and most who are afflicted relapse happily, cast after cast. South End. June. Also is gonna be bow opener here so I might just take a raincheck on the LOTW trip. Lake of the Woods offers excellent fishing, hunting and sightseeing.
On northern lakes the clouds of young of the year perch are easy to see on your side imaging , and also around the boat on a calm day.