Lake of the Woods, Lake of the Woods County (all postings)

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The 2012 walleye opener was nothing short of amazing! With a nice walleye chop, limits were caught within a few hours, trophies were pulled in, and the sun was shining! The south end of the lake did a great job producing some nice sized walleye in roughly 20-30 feet of water. As always, brightly colored jigs such as chartreuse, pink, orange, and the lucky gold, were on fire for the opener. For bait, we used a mix of live and frozen shiners and did well with either one. As the week moves along we can expect some nice weather with highs in the 70’s. The water temp is at the mid 50’s level and has great clarity.

The report at the NW Angle is also positive. Fishing was excellent! Everyone seemed to catch their limit and they saw some nice slot size fish as well. A few groups even found themselves boating some nice smallmouth bass. All in all, a very successful opener on either end of the lake!

)pener 2012 Fishing Report: Saturday it was windy, warm, and the fish were biting like crazy! We had five launches go out and every one of them limited out by 3 o'clock that afternoon! Jigging shiners in 24-27' feet of water was quite productive, and they were also biting very well pulling cranks on the north side of Pine Island in 8-12' of water. Wiggles' official fishing report: "Go fishing, you will catch fish." Hope all of you fishing Opener this year had the same luck as we did at the Wigwam!!

Thank you to the Mark Thompson group out of Moorhead, MN for fishing with us!

The MN Fishing opener was on fire at Lake of the Woods. Check out the video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtF6sZkGlRc

We are up at LOTW Morson Canada, chasing the crappies, northerns and perch, Perch we have using the northland fireballs tipped with a minnow, a few crappies as well. the water temps currently are 42.6 degrees so it is warming up some, I suspect this upcoming week it will warm up nicely. our crappies have been in the 14" range and the perch have been around the 13" range. no wind today should be awesome

Here's the latest report from Jeff Zbasnik: Just got back from Rainy River. It was fantastic!! Three of us went for 5 days and averaged over 50 walleye per day. lots of 4-6 pound fish, 13.8 was the biggest. We used every color jig tipped with a rainbow minnow. We also used both Gulp and the new Impulse by Northland – the 4” emerald shiners. We fished from Clemenson to Birchdale anywhere from 2-8 feet of water. Was nasty weather but the adrenalin kept us warm!!!

Good evening from the Wigwam Resort! Those of you who got out on the lake today, all that I have to say to you is "LUCKY DUCK!!". It was such a gorgeous day today and they hammered the fish! Official fishing report straight from Tom's mouth. Walleye fishing is still very good out in front of Morris Gap, and the Lighthouse Gap. Trolling cranks on the north side of Pine Island in 12-15 feet of water produced a lot of walleye today. Also, east of Frontier on the river, between Frontier and Clementson, in front of Pinewood is producing. Sturgeon are still being caught in Front of Wheeler's and near the #10 buoy. Bait for walleye? Jigging a minnow, frozen shiner and trolling cranks seem to be doing really well! Good luck fishermen and women!!

Wow!!! what a great weekend,(extended) watching the ice move off the lake in Sabaskong, Miles bay areas on LOTW. The water temps ranged in the high 30's to low 40's the past few days we were up. The fish we caught were in 24 to 40 fow columns. We found some dandy perch in the deep holes along with some nice walleyes. released some mid 30"s northerns as well. the Northland fireballs (my favorite) in gold produced very well, we also added some Pro_Cure panfish gel to our minnows this really made the Perch and walleyes go nuts. I can't wait to get back up in a week and hoping the water temps warm up.

The water is down 2-3 feet so be carefull going over some of the reefs you thought were safe last fall.

Good Morning from the Wigwam Resort! The wind is going to pick up today, and we are supposed to get some rain, but hopefully that doesn't stop the bite! Yesterday they were catching them in about 20' in front of Morris Gap, and in about 25' on the line in front the Light House Gap. Any 15-20' holes you can anchor in the river, you should have luck! Gold, pink and white, and chartreuse seem to be the jigs of choice! We've had a few big fish, and yesterday 13 year old Michael Petron caught a 32' monster right out in front of Wigwam Resort! This fish was a beast, with an 18' girth! I've included a picture. Let's all hope that Michael won't have to fish the rest of his life to catch another beauty like that! Congrat's kid!

We have some informative and fun fishing videos for everyone to enjoy from our first weekend of open water fishing! The second day we went out we had the privilege of fishing with one of fishings finest, Mr. Gary Roach. It was a great day and many fish were caught. I will post the links for the three videos below!

March 24th Video: http://youtu.be/ga-N_4XE6-s

March 23rd (Gary Roach) Video: http://youtu.be/iCqVfvqMh6M

March 21st Video: http://youtu.be/rNo_xBcZGNg

Thank you for watching, and stay posted for more updated fishing reports from the Wigwam Resort here on beautiful Lake of the Woods!

Good morning fishermen from the Wigwam Resort! We have been having some outstanding fishing being reported from our customers. A lot of 26-29 inch walleye are being pulled from our beautiful lake and river! I did hear from a few groups yesterday that the sauger bite had picked up significantly! Of course, we can't forget the sturgeon! If you're up for a fun fight, get out on the Rainy with some strong test and patience, and you will have a blast! Fat-head minnows and brightly colored jigs seem to be the ticket for walleye and sauger. I heard orange was the color of choice yesterday for quite a few boats. The river and lake have been quite busy, and our landings up and down the river are seeing quite a bit of action. The trucks and boat trailers have been parked up and down the sides of the road from Wigwam to Log Cabin Bait! We've never seen anything quite like this, but we are enjoying the enthusiasm from all of the fishermen! We look forward to seeing everyone out on Lake of the Woods, and wish you good luck in your fishing adventures! Stay safe everyone!

Anyone know how the ice is doing in Morson Canada? we are heading up in a couple of days. thanks in advance

As we enter April we are still seeing great walleye action and big fish being pulled. Jigging with a minnow seems to be the best technique for walleyes. Brightly colored jigs such as orange, chartreuse, and pink tend to have the best luck. Four mile bay at approx 14-18 feet of water and the lighthouse gap at approx 16-22 feet of water are some great locations to hit. Some lake spots are beginning to heat up as well. Walleye season open to April 15th. Sturgeon action is doing great! Four mile bay and the Rainy River are producing strong numbers and nice sized fish. Night crawlers seem to be the snack of choice for these dinosaurs lately! Right now we are in the catch and release season. The "keep one" season starts on April 24th! Remember, Northern Pike are open all year long on Lake of the Woods. With the bays being open, those big pike are ready. Bays off of the river, 4 Mile Bay, Bostic Creek and Zippel Bay are prime spots.

Fishing is incredible, get up here! What a couple of weeks it has been! The last report written included ice fishing reports and in the few days following the 70-80 degree temperatures opened up the Rainy River for our spring season. Fishing has been phenomenal both in the river and in four mile bay to the gap! The water clarity is good and the bite is active all day long. Best depths are 12 - 25 feet. Anchored jigging is the suggested technique. The deeper depths seem to be having more luck with sturgeon, so keep that in mind if it’s a dinosaur you are after. Facebook fans, "like us" at www.facebook.com/walleyecapital to stay in the loop!

Public access between Wheeler's Point and Borderview has been wide open for two days and docks are in. Walleye season is open until April 15th. Sturgeon catch and release season is open. Northern fishing is open year round on Lake of the Woods. Here is a 2 page info sheet from MN DNR on the Rainy River Spring fishery. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/areas/fisheries/baudette/lowregs.html

Fish are biting up and down the river and with little to no runoff, the water is clear. Great time to get the rust off!

What a gorgeous weekend we've experienced and we're told to expect more of the spring like temps! The high temperatures have rocketed us into spring fishing early this year! Ice fishing is wrapped up and the Rainy River is open. We should be able to put in at the Wheeler's Point access by tomorrow! Fishing has been good. Walleye season remains open until April 15th. A great opportunity to catch a trophy. Northern season is open year round on Lake of the Woods. Ice out fishing is some of the best trophy fishing the lake has. Back bays off of the river, 4 Mile Bay and Zippel Bay are also trophy northern hangouts. As ice recedes, the NW Angle has incredible shallow water opportunities as well. Sturgeon season is upon us! Catch and release season is open (no sturgeon tag needed) and the season in which you can purchase a sturgeon tag and harvest a sturgeon is April 24th through May 7th, 2012. The Rainy River and 4 Mile Bay are strong sturgeon fisheries. Strong tackle, a sinker with a hook set about 18" with a glob of night crawlers is all it takes. World class fishing is happening right now at Lake of the Woods, don't miss out!