Lake of the Woods Fishing Reports, NW Angle, Sunset Lodge

[prov1900]

Once again, great pics! Those crappies look amazing!

[Sunset Lodge]

Here is our weekly fishing report:

http://www.sunsetlodgeresort.com/fishing-reports

 

Up at the NW Angle, we had another nice week weather-wise. Our water temperature dropped a little and is at 64 degrees. Walleyes were found in deep holes, gaps and off deep points (about 32 feet). They are starting to come into Johnson's Pass which is a fall migration area.

 

On the Minnesota side, Lake Trails at the south end of Oak Island was the best this week. Also, the deep hole off of Big Island.

 

On the Ontario side, we were fishing walleyes and crappies in the same area as last week, to the east about 14 miles from Sunset Lodge. My crappie tip of the week is to use a 2 inch long Rapala with a 3 way swivel and drop sinker. We were trolling at 1/2 mph.

 

Muskie Tip by Forrest Huset: It's time to switch over to trolling for the rest of the season!
 

Biggest fish reported: 30" walleye that was wrapped up for mounting, 15.5" crappie, 12" perch, 46" muskie and a 19" smallmouth bass!

 

Eagles are really grouping up for their fall migration, we saw quite a few while out fishing this week.

 

Duck opener was Saturday! There are lots of local ducks back in the rice and in beaver ponds.

 

Until next week, good fishing!

Dan Schmidt

[Sunset Lodge]

Here is our weekly fishing report:

http://www.sunsetlodgeresort.com/fishing-reports

 

Up at the NW Angle, we have the best walleye fishing of the year right now! Our water temperature has dropped to 60 degrees. The emerald shiners running. This is our fall pattern, deep holes near funnels going back into bays. All of our groups got their limits in no time at all!

 

On the Minnesota side,the best spots were down at Northwest Point by Garden Island and Little Oak Island.

 

On the Ontario side, Johnson's Passage in a deep hole - that whole area is loaded with fish, you just can't beat it. All you can catch!

 

Forrest Huset said as far as muskies go - he is trolling 12-16 feet for them and having good luck! Walleyes are in the deeper holes that have current around them now.

 

Biggest fish reported: 26" walleye with most over 20", several 22's, 23's; 15" crappie; 12" perch; 50" muskie; a 19" smallmouth bass and 3, 18 inchers! If you're fishing the mud and you come in shallower you'll catch smallmouth bass.

Eagles are really grouping up for their fall migration, we saw quite a few while out fishing this week.

 

We watched an eagle dive down to catch a fish - he was able to grab it before it swam away. Fun to watch!

 

If you are able to sneak away and visit us this fall, give us a call at 218-223-8211.

 

Until next week, good fishing!

Dan Schmidt

[Sunset Lodge]

Here is our weekly fishing report:

http://www.sunsetlodgeresort.com/fishing-reports

 

Up at the NW Angle, fishing has been EXCELLENT. Our water temperature was at 64 degrees at the beginning of the week and is down to 54 degrees today. We are continuing to fish our fall pattern: Deep holes near funnels going back into bays. As usual, all of our groups are catching their limits. Catching lots of walleyes, muskies, perch & crappies. Duck hunting is in full swing. Fishing is fantastic.

 

Forrest Huset said they are still trolling for muskies at 12-16" with big baits.

 

Tip of the Week by Todd Sparrow: "My friend noticed he would catch a fish each time he set his rod down so he started “dead sticking” and it worked amazingly well.  He would set his rod carefully to keep the jig & minnow 6”-12” off the bottom and wait for a hit.  After an hour of keeping his secret to himself he told me what he was doing and we both had success by simply setting the jig just off the bottom and letting it sit. The strikes were much more aggressive doing this as compared to the conventional jigging action. Once it was hit so hard he nearly lost his rod! We looked like we were setting mouse traps as we carefully set the rod and adjusted the line depth but it worked surprisingly well! We tried this technique in other areas with success as well but it was particularly effective in the calm bay we fished that morning." If you get a chance, give that a try and let me know how it works for you!

 

We are open until October 25th and have some availability remaining.

 

Until next week, good fishing!

Dan Schmidt

[Sunset Lodge]

Here is our weekly fishing report:

http://www.sunsetlodgeresort.com/fishing-reports

 

Up at the NW Angle, fishing continued to be good this week! The emerald shiners have moved through so the walleyes are now scattered. They are not in your typical spots and you're not going to get 80 in one spot anymore, but it's still good walleye fishing!

 

On the Minnesota side, at about the last hour of daylight get shallow - 13-14 feet. This produced limits around Oak Island. Duck hunting was good; our groups got their limits of ducks AND fish!

 

On the Ontario side, we were fishing Johnson's Passage, even though the crappies were very spot specific, we were able to get our limits all week. Our biggest crappie was a 16 incher that will be going on the wall!

 

Muskie Report by Forrest Huset: "We're trolling a lot of neckdown areas with current going thru them and walls that have steep breaks leading to deep water. Still 12-16 feet."

 

Until next week, good fishing!

Dan Schmidt

[prov1900]

Great pics once again. Your reports and pictures always fire me up to get out and fish. Thanks for all your posts this year. Look forward to seeing how your ice season shakes out. Best of luck for the rest of open water season. Who knows, you might have a longer one with the way the weather is! I know mine has increased by at least another 10 days. I'll take it!