Walleyes are scattered all over the lake. Though there are still a few big walleyes that can be found in shallow, most action is coming from the breaks and rock piles outside of the spawning grounds. Look for the Cranberry and Lost Bay area to produce walleyes in 12-22 feet of water and the Blueberry and Shelland Island area in 20-45 feet of water. On the Canadian side look to the Seine, Swell, Redgut, and Cormorant for a majority of aggressive walleye. A jig and a minnow has been effective, but pulling spinners and crawlers or lindy’s and crawlers has started to work real well in the last couple days. The Smallmouth are up in shallow doing their thing. Fishing them with top waters is definitely recommended as they really are exploding on surface lures. Big Pike are lurking up in weed pockets. Fishing them where the wind has been blowing baitfish up into the weed pockets has been working well. Crappies are few and far between. Water temps have stabilized and increased over the last few days and they are now done spawning.
On the Rainy River, the water level has started to decrease. Walleyes are now loaded up in 10-16 feet of water and are really aggressive. Drifting with a jig and a minnow or pitching X-Raps on the shorelines is working really well. There are some real nice smallmouth biting in the shallows on X-Raps and you may just want to tie a leader on as there are also nice Pike patrolling the same areas.
The fishing is great now and will only get better!! Rainy Lake...BIG FISH/Small Crowds! Come up for a Canadian experience, without the hassle of going to Canada!Bill Landmarkwww.rainylakeonestop.com218-286-5700
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
June 14th, 2008 Fishing Report
Fishing remains to be good here in borderland. Walleyes are in a transitional phase from the shallower spawning grounds and are starting to show up on windblown points, shorelines, and shallow rockpiles. Still look for the walleyes to be hanging in relatively shallow water, usually 18 feet or less. Saginaw and Hitchcock Bay remain the best places on the American side to find decent numbers of walleye. Redgut Bay, Cormorant, and the Seine continue to produce walleyes on the Canadian side. Pitching ¼ oz jigs with a minnow or a plastic such as the Gulp thumpin’ grub has been a good tactic as has trolling spinners or drifting lindy rigs. The smallmouth are starting to show up in shallow and with some more stable weather they should be spawning. Right now assorted plastics such as senkos and tubes are working well. Crappies can still be caught, but they are few and far between now. Big northern are aggressively hitting raps off deeper rockpiles and points.
Water levels on the Rainy River are about 14 feet high and are showing no signs of cresting. This has made the walleyes on the river a hard target closer to the dam, but they are still biting well further downstream around Birchdale, Clementson, and Baudette. A 3/8-1/2 oz jig has still been the best bet to catch a few walleyes for a fish fry. Smallies are hitting tubes and twister tails along the rocky shorelines and northern pike are hitting off the deeper breaks.
The fishing is great now and will only get better!! Rainy Lake...BIG FISH/Small Crowds! Come up for a Canadian experience, without the hassle of going to Canada!
Bill Landmark
www.rainylakeonestop.com
218-286-5700
Water levels on the Rainy River are about 14 feet high and are showing no signs of cresting. This has made the walleyes on the river a hard target closer to the dam, but they are still biting well further downstream around Birchdale, Clementson, and Baudette. A 3/8-1/2 oz jig has still been the best bet to catch a few walleyes for a fish fry. Smallies are hitting tubes and twister tails along the rocky shorelines and northern pike are hitting off the deeper breaks.
The fishing is great now and will only get better!! Rainy Lake...BIG FISH/Small Crowds! Come up for a Canadian experience, without the hassle of going to Canada!
Bill Landmark
www.rainylakeonestop.com
218-286-5700
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
June 4th, 2008 Fishing Report
The season so far has been a wet one and cooler than last year. Water levels on the Rainy Lake are about 16" above the normal, while water levels on the Rainy river are excessively high, almost 12 feet above the average for this time of year.
On the bright side fishing remains hot! You know fishing is good when all the customers come in with a smile on their face every morning!!
Bays on Rainy Lake are loaded with large post spawn pike and walleyes just waiting to be caught. On the American Side, Saginaw, Hitchcock, and Black Bay are the best spots to fish for 'eyes. While Redgut, Swell, Bleak, and Cormorant are good bets on the Canadian Side. Trolling raps has remained effective with Shad Raps and Husky Jerks in gold, perch, blue, and chartreuse being the most effective raps. Crappies in Black Bay have become scarce, they are pulling out of the feeding grounds and are in transition to spawning rocks. Pike are tearing up the tackle and reports of many fish over 35" has been common. Bucktails have been the most effecive bait for hungry post-spawn pike. Smallies have really picked up in action. They are in staging mode for spawning and can be found in 8-12 feet of water and shallower on sunny days. X-Raps have been the ticket for producing large smallies pouncing on an easy meal.
On the Rainy River, slack water is producing walleyes in 6-10 feet on a jig and minnow combination. Smallies are up in 6' of water feeding on anything that comes near. A 1/4 oz jig with a white twister tail has been turning the most fish. Look for hungry pike off of the deeper drop offs using #9 Shad Raps or #12 Husky Jerks in the clown pattern.
The fishing is great now and will only get better!! Rainy Lake...BIG FISH/Small Crowds!
Take Care and Good Luck Fishing!
Bill Landmark
www.rainylakeonestop.com
218-286-5700
On the bright side fishing remains hot! You know fishing is good when all the customers come in with a smile on their face every morning!!
Bays on Rainy Lake are loaded with large post spawn pike and walleyes just waiting to be caught. On the American Side, Saginaw, Hitchcock, and Black Bay are the best spots to fish for 'eyes. While Redgut, Swell, Bleak, and Cormorant are good bets on the Canadian Side. Trolling raps has remained effective with Shad Raps and Husky Jerks in gold, perch, blue, and chartreuse being the most effective raps. Crappies in Black Bay have become scarce, they are pulling out of the feeding grounds and are in transition to spawning rocks. Pike are tearing up the tackle and reports of many fish over 35" has been common. Bucktails have been the most effecive bait for hungry post-spawn pike. Smallies have really picked up in action. They are in staging mode for spawning and can be found in 8-12 feet of water and shallower on sunny days. X-Raps have been the ticket for producing large smallies pouncing on an easy meal.
On the Rainy River, slack water is producing walleyes in 6-10 feet on a jig and minnow combination. Smallies are up in 6' of water feeding on anything that comes near. A 1/4 oz jig with a white twister tail has been turning the most fish. Look for hungry pike off of the deeper drop offs using #9 Shad Raps or #12 Husky Jerks in the clown pattern.
The fishing is great now and will only get better!! Rainy Lake...BIG FISH/Small Crowds!
Take Care and Good Luck Fishing!
Bill Landmark
www.rainylakeonestop.com
218-286-5700
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