Lake of the Woods Fishing Report | Monday, June 10, 2019

South End

• Summer limits of walleyes and saugers with mixed in big fish.  
• Plenty of fish to eat and take home. 
• Most walleyes are coming from 24-32′. 
• Various techniques working as the water warms, including anchored up and jigging.
• Drifting with spinners and pulling crankbaits.  
• Fish found from Pine Island to Knight and Bridges Islands, north of Garden Island, Zippel Bay, and Long Point.  
• Walleyes found shallow when the wind is right or bait prevalent. 
• Strong performing colors have been: gold, pink, glow and orange     

Rainy River

• River offering a mixed bag. 
• Walleyes and saugers caught in go-to areas– holes, current breaks and sand riffs. 
• Trolling shad raps an excellent technique to find fish. 
• Smallmouth bass relating to rocks, bridges. 
• Pike in/adjacent to bays and current breaks.
• Use spinner baits, especially around weeds.  
• Sturgeon season opens July 1st for the catch season again.

NW Angle 

• Walleye fishing strong on both sides of the border. 
• Anglers in MN finding walleyes in 18-26′ with several shallow bites popping up. 
• Spinners with minnow or crawler heating up. 
• In Ontario, walleyes in 22 – 26′ with most anglers jigging with minnows. 
• Parakeet, pink-white and orange are great colors.
• Saugers, pike, perch and bass also in the mix. 
• June 15th LOTW Muskies season opens for both MN and Ontario. 

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