Lake of the Woods Fishing Report

Walleyes and saugers being caught around the entire lake with the mayfly hatch 2 weeks early this year. Some areas holding keepers (under 19.5″) with some slots mixed in (19.5″ [...]

Walleyes and saugers spread out all over the lake. Lots of keepers along Pine Island and south shore over to Long Point. Many slot fish being caught off Knight, Bridges, Garden, and Starren [...]

Some great fishing going on right now in various places on the lake and many depths! Most anglers still using a jig and a minnow but trending towards pulling spinners and crawlers. Pulling [...]

Strong walleye fishing continues around the lake! Most anglers still using a jig and a minnow but some reports long lining cranks in the shallows with good success catching walleyes with some [...]

Great fishing continues with good numbers of walleyes and saugers being caught from Rocky Point, Long Point, Zippel Bay, Pine Island, Knight Island and in the basin!  A jig and a frozen shiner is [...]

The MN Fishing Opener was a success with strong numbers of walleyes and saugers caught. A jig and a frozen shiner was the ticket while anchored up. Lots of fish stacked in shallows. Lots of big [...]

On the home stretch to Minnesota Fishing Opener May 12th. Ice continues to break up, float around and melt on the lake. Much like 2014 with a late ice off walleyes were stacked in shallows and [...]

Starting with lake… ice continues to melt in a big way. Travel on the lake is very unsafe at this time. Pike season is open all year as border waters.  Big pike are close to coming into [...]

Starting with lake… ice took a beating by Mother Nature this weekend.  Large cracks on the lake with thin and soft ice near shore. Lots of ice on the lake once out. Safety first. Ice roads [...]

The walleye/sauger season closed April 14th with a bang.  Strong numbers of big walleyes caught on the Rainy River this past week.  Rainy River setting up very nicely for MN Fishing Opener May [...]