Best "dog day's" lake

[pikerliker]

I usually take my oldest son and a friend fishing/camping in northern MN while his brother and sister are at camp (he doesn't like camp). We like to fish walleye's but the time we go is usually July, sometimes August which isn't the best time to catch the eye's. Do you guys have any advice on the best "dog day's" walleye lakes? I'm looking anywhere from Alexandria north to the border. Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks ~piker

[GrizzlyAdams]

I would vote Rainy lake. Some of their best walleye fishing is in july and august. Should be able to catch large numbers of them out on the reefs. Plus the scenery is second to none IMO.

[Seabass77]

Another vote for Rainy.

[tacklejunkie]

LOTW.

May,June, July, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov.

Been up in every one of those months and still do well. Jig and a minnow, you can't go wrong

[tacklejunkie]

Oh, and Superior/St Louis Bay

[swamptiger]

Winni is usually pretty good in the summer too.

[james_walleye]

We go to winnie every year the first week of August and we hammer the fish.

[chem13]

LOTW is always a good option IMO.

[Borch]

Rainy(spinners or livebait)

LOTW (cranks on downriggers)

Mille Lacs(flats are usually heating up spinner or cranks on leadcore)

[MattL]

I would vote for Mille Lacs. In July you can usually do well on the flats with lindy rigs using leeches or crawlers. Late July through August the fishing gets tough unless you are familiar with deep water trolling (leadcore or snap weights), then you can have some fantastic fishing off of the traditional structure. Lots of eaters and even more large fish within the protected slot.

[JBone]

MN River at Night

[pikerliker]

Hey james we have decided to try Winnie for our "dog days" lake. We are going the last weekend in July. How do you fish the lake at this time? Do you use Lindy rigs, trolling, etc? Also I don't need specific spots just types of structure, weeds, etc that you focus on.

Thanks ~piker

[james_walleye]

We pull cranks in anywhere from 8 feet over the weeds to 13-14 feet over flats. Most of the time I'm in that 10-12 foot range on flats. We leave the last Saturday in July and typically here in another week or so you will start seeing reports of people catching fish on shad raps.

[LightningBG]

Minnetonka is good for sightseeing.

[reinhard1]

i have seen some of those sights. too much traffic for me though. good luck.

[Kettle]

Mille Lacs, I've had some great times out on the flats in July

Kettle