Is it true fishing is slowest in years up near Lac Seul?

[csuram]

friend of mine is saying that all the locals are saying the fishing in the Lac seul Sioux Lookout Area is the "slowest it has been in years" is this true?? I am going up to moosehorn the end of july...could the fishing get better? Also with the warm weather what does that do for the fishing for pike,eyes,smallies, and ski's..please let me know

[Abrams]

With warmer water temps I would fish deeper than normal. I've fish as deep as 60' for walleyes in August up there. Use a 1 ounce jig head/minnow.

[CH47]

Csuram,

My 2 cents,

We were up in the 2nd week of June and We didn't catch as many fish as last year during the same week. Several factors contributed to this. One is that we had two newbies in our boat and I spent a lot of time trying to make sure they caught as many fish as possible so I didn't fish as much. So when we hit a pocket of fish I spent much of my time netting and removing hooks etc. Didn't do much for the total fish count but it was just as much fun watching their faces as they caught fish after fish.

Probably the biggest factor was because of the early spring this year the fish were already moving to their summer patterns and our usual spots weren't producing as much but the guys running the boats didn't want to try too many new spots. So we spent a lot of time pounding spots for little gain.

Moral of this story is don't worry, the fish are there and biting, you just have to be willing to try different techniques and spots. Besides, even if you don't catch as many fish it still beats being at work right?

Regards and good luck,

CH47

[Boomer]

I was fishing Lac Seul between June 15-22nd; since it was my first time fishing that area I can't comment on how it compares to years past, but I can say it was the best fishing that I've ever had. We caught most of our fish in 12-16 feet of water either by jigging, trolling crank baits or spinners. We caught our biggest northerns and walleyes trolling, but jigging was good for getting higher numbers of fish.

I guess I wouldn't worry too much about catching fish. I think you can catch them on colored hooks if that's all you have!

Have fun - I know I'll be going back next year!!!

[BobT]

I too was up there during the 2nd week in June. We were actually on Lost Lake which is just south of Lac Seul near Hudson. We struggled for the first few hours to locate them. Then we realized the water surface temp was about 10 degrees warmer than usual for this time of year and we started searching deeper. We found them 8' - 10' instead of the usual 4' - 6' as in the past. Once we located them, it was fishing as usual.

We also noticed the average size was up a little from previous years.

Bob

[PRO-V]

We were there June 17-23. Fished Lost Lake and Lac Seul and it was fishing as usual up there. Caught them in 8' the first day and by the following Friday they were at 27'-29'. You gotta remember they aren't going to be on the same spot and same depth every year. Our gig is to give no spot more than ten minutes without connecting with numbers or size. After a few trips you develop a bunch of spots and keep finding a few more every year.

[ozzie]

Just returned last night (6/24-6/28)from Hudson area and we had to search but then we pounded them once we found them. Had alot of fish between 20-26 inches ( walleyes) and the northern fishing was amazing......5 gators between 40-42 inches all very fat fish. We did catch alot more of the small walleyes between 5-12 inches then I can ever remember....Found the walleyes anywhere from 3-25 feet.

[Butternut Point]

Hey Ozzie, Sounds like a heck of a trip for the northerns. If you don't mind me askin, how deep were those guys? How'd you get 'em? Were the mayflies in a big hatch?

Thanks for your help Bud!

[ozzie]

caught the therns in the weeds..one on a jig fishing for walleyes and the rest casting various lures and retrieving......all fish released to fight another day.....the mayfly hatch was going big in most areas but where the best walleye fishing was we didn't notice them as much......

[Butternut Point]

Thanks Ozzie! I'm heading to the area next week, just wondering where to start. Weeds it is!

[ozzie]

Good Luck...Hopefully the pigs will still be biting for you....we did have one that straightened the clip of a 50# leader that the guy says was alot bigger than his 40 incher he caught earlier......