01-04-21 Lake of the Woods Fishing Report On the south shore, anglers have been having good luck in the mornings and evenings on top of structure in 15-18′ of water, and sliding out to the deeper mud in 20-27′ of water during the day. Reports from the Baudette side seem to consist of a lot of saugers and smaller walleyes, with some…
12-29-20 Lake of the Woods Fishing Report The West side of the lake is healing up with the colder temperatures recently. Trucks are starting to go out of Swift Ditch and getting out to 5-Mile Reef, and the fishing has been pretty good for most people. Getting on the edge of structure in 20-27′ and off on your own has been the…
12-21-20 Lake of the Woods Fishing Report Overall this weekend was a little bit slower for most anglers, although there were some reports of decent fishing. The best reports came North of Pine Island out in 20-24′ off of the first break-line along the Canadian border. With the colder temperatures approaching, we are hoping the West side of the lake heals up…
12-17-20 Lake of the Woods Fishing Report Walleye fishing has been good in 20′ out past Pine Island. Use jigging spoons with a shiner or shiner head. Fat heads on a dead stick have been productive – especially on colder days. Anglers are still fishing pike in 10′ to 12′ off of Springsteel, in Zipple Bay, and out of Swift Ditch.
11-23-20 Woods Watch Ice Fishing is on the way! The three attached pictures are from noon today.Picture 1: Out of Warroad, showing no open water. Picture 2: Update at Long Point. Picture 3: Update of Zipple Bay, towards Morris Point.
09-29-20 Woods Watch The leaves are falling and there are plenty of grouse this year. Be sure to get out and enjoy!
09-15-2020 Lake of the Woods Fishing Report With the cooling water, nice walleye are starting to show up out of Warroad. Despite the wind we’ve had this week fishermen are finding fish in 18-22′ straight out from Warroad, and East of the DNR Reef. Use Your electronics to find them, and jig with a frozen shiner to bring them in!
08-26-20 Lake of the Woods Fishing Report Fishing at the Northwest Angle, the last few days, has been awesome. Tons of eater size walleyes are being pulled up. Most fish were in 24-26 feet in the mud. Spinners and crawlers have proven most effective, but if the wind is blowing, jigging in the rocks seems to be the best technique.
08-21-20 Woods Watch Fall hunting season in Minnesota is fast approaching. The opening dates are Bear(9/1), Goose(9/5), Grouse(9/19), and of course Whitetail Archery Season(9/19). Reports on all of these animals in the area have been substantial in regards of population. We still have bear bait on hand and ready for pick up. The majority of the Waterfowl product…
07-09-20 Woods Watch The Woods Watch: 7/9/2020 With roughly 5 to 6 weeks left of antler growth, in typical fashion, bachelor groups of bucks are being spotted on a regular basis. Fawns continue to venture out with the does more and more. Now is a great time to keep putting minerals out to help improve antler growth as well…
