On the south end… Fishing remains excellent with a nice mix of eaters, slots and trophy walleyes. Two great ways to catch walleyes this time of year, crawler harnesses and crankbaits. Walleyes are hanging out on the deep mud in 30 – 36′ of water. Cover water by drifting or trolling. Crawler harnesses (snelled spinners) in hammered gold, pink, glow or orange with a 1-2 ounce weight. The second technique is trolling crankbaits through various schools of walleyes over the deep mud. Get lures down with lead core line, a 4 ounce bottom bouncer, snap weights, 3 way rig or downriggers. Switch colors often but some starters, pink uv firetiger, chrome / blue, firetiger, and gold.
On the Rainy River… Walleyes are scattered on flats and in deeper holes. Trolling crankbaits this time of year to cover water is effective. Mix of walleyes and saugers. Sturgeon anglers targeting deep holes with sturgeon rigs and crawlers or frozen emerald shiners. Smallmouth bass and pike active around current breaks, rocky areas and weed edges.
Up at the NW Angle… Until the US / Canada border opens, guests can travel across the lake staying and fishing in MN waters. There are shuttle / passenger services available to the Angle via boat. Check with your favorite NW Angle resort for options.
Strong walleye bite with lots of eater fish on the mud adjacent to reefs and islands throughout the Angle. Much like the south end, spinners with a crawler or trolling crankbaits both are producing good numbers of fish. Pike and muskies being caught casting bays and trolling rocky point areas. Smallies in their summer pattern, 4 – 15′ in rocky areas.
Last modified: 08/13/2020
