T_boy
08-18-2010, 02:29 PM
Leech Lake: There's been a nice evening walleye bite on Sucker Bay and Walker Bay and on reefs such as Submarine and North Bar using Lindy Rigs and a leech at 11 to 14 feet. Walleyes are also taking spinners with nightcrawlers on the main rock humps. Bass are in the bulrushes and hitting five-eighths- or seven-eighths-ounce Jungle Jigs with a Power Craw. Muskies are hitting bucktails, Cowgirls or topwater lures on Portage Bay, Walker Bay, Pelican Reef and Submarine Reef.
Ely area: Anglers are heading to Shagawa Lake for good walleye action on leeches or nightcrawlers at 20 to 25 feet in wind-blown portions of the lake. Fall and White Iron lakes are also producing walleyes. Bass and northerns are biting on most area lakes.
Duluth area: Spoons are the bait of choice for lake trout, king salmon, coho salmon and chinook salmon on Lake Superior. King salmon and lake trout are 70 to 100 feet deep. Chinooks and cohos are in 20 to 40 feet. Anglers are catching a few walleyes on Island Lake in 15 to 20 feet of water using crankbaits. Fish Lake is good for crappies, with a jig and crappie minnow at 12 to 15 feet.
Kabetogama/Namakan/Ash River: Ac-cording to www.kabfishingreport.com, the best spots for walleyes are reefs and rock piles, near reef edges and drop-offs at 15 to 30 feet. Northerns are hitting artificial baits and mid-depth crankbaits outside the weed edges.
Battle Lake area: The best lakes for walleyes have been West Battle, Ottertail and Clitherall, using Rapalas at 6-12 feet during evenings. During daytime, anglers are jigging with nightcrawlers or leeches at 8 to 17 feet or using Lindy Rigs with bottom bouncers at 20 to 30 feet. Northerns are taking crankbaits or spoons along weed lines on South Turtle, West Battle and Ottertail at 16-23 feet.
Lake Waconia: Walleye action has slowed, so anglers are turning to bass and sunfish. Bass are hitting Scum Frogs, Moss Mouse lures or Texas-rigged worms on weed edges at 10 to 15 feet. The most productive reefs for sunfish are North and Kegs, using a slip bobber, small jig and wax worm at 6 to 15 feet.
Ely area: Anglers are heading to Shagawa Lake for good walleye action on leeches or nightcrawlers at 20 to 25 feet in wind-blown portions of the lake. Fall and White Iron lakes are also producing walleyes. Bass and northerns are biting on most area lakes.
Duluth area: Spoons are the bait of choice for lake trout, king salmon, coho salmon and chinook salmon on Lake Superior. King salmon and lake trout are 70 to 100 feet deep. Chinooks and cohos are in 20 to 40 feet. Anglers are catching a few walleyes on Island Lake in 15 to 20 feet of water using crankbaits. Fish Lake is good for crappies, with a jig and crappie minnow at 12 to 15 feet.
Kabetogama/Namakan/Ash River: Ac-cording to www.kabfishingreport.com, the best spots for walleyes are reefs and rock piles, near reef edges and drop-offs at 15 to 30 feet. Northerns are hitting artificial baits and mid-depth crankbaits outside the weed edges.
Battle Lake area: The best lakes for walleyes have been West Battle, Ottertail and Clitherall, using Rapalas at 6-12 feet during evenings. During daytime, anglers are jigging with nightcrawlers or leeches at 8 to 17 feet or using Lindy Rigs with bottom bouncers at 20 to 30 feet. Northerns are taking crankbaits or spoons along weed lines on South Turtle, West Battle and Ottertail at 16-23 feet.
Lake Waconia: Walleye action has slowed, so anglers are turning to bass and sunfish. Bass are hitting Scum Frogs, Moss Mouse lures or Texas-rigged worms on weed edges at 10 to 15 feet. The most productive reefs for sunfish are North and Kegs, using a slip bobber, small jig and wax worm at 6 to 15 feet.