Another great week of fishing in the books! Many anglers in the Midwest have been experiencing the negative fishing effects of the “dog days of summer.” That is not the case here! The lake has been providing great fishing all summer long. With the warm water temperatures the fish are hanging deep and they are spread out. Without a doubt the downrigging bite has been the most productive. If you want to experience a 150 to 200 plus fish day; downrigging on Lake of the Woods certainly has that potential this time of year. We’ve had some charters do well bait fishing as of late too. Spinners and night crawlers in 30+ feet have been productive. The action is slower, but Walleye limits can certainly be filled that way. As soon as we start to see cooler, fall like, temperatures you can expect the live bait bite to pick up steam in September.

We are continuing to see great numbers of eater Walleye from 15 to 19 inches. Some days our boats are getting into a pile of fish in the protected slot from 19.5 to 28 inches. Other days it may only be a couple. With the Walleye being spread out, it has been hit or miss for those slot fish. As always, there’s a chance to hook up with a trophy Walleye at any moment on Lake of the Woods. The Sauger action has been good as of late. Most guests have been getting their limit of Saugers to take home as well. The Sauger population in the lake has experienced some strong year classes in recent years, thus some sorting is necessary to find quality keepers.

Temperatures for the upcoming week appear to start out warm and then cool down towards the end of the week. The tail end of the 10 day forecast shows day time highs settling in the upper 60’s. September is almost here. (Check out our great fall rates starting September 1st) Some of the best fishing of the year is yet to come!

Here are just a few pictures from the week...

Fish On!