Sioux Narrows

[Pherris]

I am heading up to Sioux Narrows next weekend to fish for LM/SM Bass. I have never fished on Lake of the Woods and am wondering if anyone had any advice. Lures,line,areas, and such. Thanks for any information!!

[Hemlock]

Pherris,

That is my neck of the woods! First things first, buy a map. Unless you know the lake well, use a map and learn to trust it. The charts are available at gas and bait places in Sioux Narrows. 6213 is Whitefish Bay, I believe. And as you probably know, the water is very low.

Smallies in the fall are not something I know. I hammer them in the summer casting or trolling shartruse mepps spinners along varying shoreline (they all are) in around 6-12' feet of water. Good luck, and enjoy.

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Hemlock
"Throw'm back"

[fishanytime]

I don't usually fish smallies but have caught them in the fall jigging or trolling in 25 feet of water off of rocky points, good sized smallies.

[Hemlock]

Pherris,

How did you do in Sioux Narrows? Were the smallies "on"?

Just heard today that the bridge is closed to 15 tonnes (metric, no idea what the conversion is). Was told that no loaded semi's could pass over it and that a temp bridge would be in place by Jan.04. Crazy, and sad. That bridge is/was so beutiful.
Guess I won't see it again, as I won't be up till January.

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Hemlock
"Throw'm back"

[Pherris]

Hey Hemlock,
The bridge is having some trouble. Apparently a truck with heavy equipment called the city and asked them to come out and look to see if he would be safe crossing and the guy who is charge told him he would be fine and as the story goes the truck pulled onto the bridge it settled 6" and now has to be rebuild. It can not be restored because they can not get the timber and it it only open to one lane of traffic controlled by a stop light. Anyway the smallies were on we did well fished all top-water around reefs seemed to be the most productive also locating them on the graph suspended and casting over them. Trip went pretty well but my motor went kaput the last night so Sunday we fished from shore and actually caught fish as well. Beautiful part of the world. Take care