Zach

South End: Right now the east side of the lake is having a better bite.  There are still some pike in the Warroad river.  As waters warm- look toward places like south tip and elm point starting to heat up on the West side.  We’ve been out of Warroad and are seeing tons of fish,…

It has been one of the latest, and fastest, thaws in quite sometime. Most of the NW Angle is open, but yesterday the wind pushed the ice back into Young’s Bay. Bobby’s Bay, by Oak island, still has ice and most places in the area will not be able to get to their docks yet….

On the south shore, anglers are still having their best luck out deep in 30+ feet of water. Getting away from crowds has been the ticket for good consistent action. Bright spoons tipped with a fathead, and a bobber rod, with a full minnow close by has been the way to go. Use electronics to…

On the west side of the lake, anglers are having their best luck out in 22-25’ of water, and also seeing good success in 5-10’ for pike.On the east side of the lake, seeing better numbers from 28-32’ of water, and better average size up shallower in 17-22’ of water, especially during morning and evening….

Fishing last week was a little up and down with the weather changes that we had going on.  That said, in the last couple of days we have had more consistent reports.  Stoney Point and 16 Mile are two places we have had success lately.  Anytime you can get away from the crowds of people…

Anglers had great reports throughout the lake through the first couple weeks of ice fishing, with the best luck in the mornings and evenings in 15-20’ of water, and pushing out to 28’+ during the day. Aggressive rattle baits worked well, as well as spoons tipped with a minnow head. We just got hit with…

On the south shore the fish have transitioned to 12-17′ of water, focusing on the areas between Willow Creek and Rocky Point.  Best choice is to pull spinners with a bottom bouncer and a night crawler. Trolling with a crank bait such as a Rapala, deep-diving, will allow you to search for schools of fish on…

We hope everyone had another safe and successful week of fishing! Along the south shore, most anglers have transitioned into pulling spinners and crawlers, or minnows, out in the mud from 28-33′ of water, with some people starting to use downriggers as well. Some people are anchoring and jigging frozen shiners when they get on…

It was another great week for fishing! On the south shore, most anglers are fishing on top of, or around, structure anywhere from 10-18′. In the morning, as well as in the evening, anglers are using jigs and frozen shiners. Look to move out to the mud for the mid-day bite. (Pulling spinners with crawlers/leeches.)…

We hope everyone had a safe and successful opener! The weather was great and so was the fishing! Most anglers had their best luck jigging minnows on top of mid-lake structure and along the first shoreline breaks anywhere from 6-20′. Some People also had luck pulling spinners with crawlers. The water was warmer than normal…