Lake of the Woods Fishing Report

South End Walleye season is closed until the MN Fishing Opener, May 11th.  The target now is pike and sturgeon.  Pike are staging for the spawn and are open all year long.  Back bays are just [...]

South End Good walleye and pike reports for the first week of April.  Most have put away their ice fishing gear and are focused on the open water and the great bite on the Rainy River.  Back bays [...]

South End Good walleye and pike reports for the last week of March.  The last day to leave fish houses on the lake overnight unattended was March 31.  Some anglers still ice fishing with [...]

South end  Good walleye reports for those still ice fishing in 15-31′.  Gold, glow red and glow colors best.  Mix up presentations, try rattle baits, minnow baits.  Deadsticking plain hook [...]

South end Good reports for those still ice fishing in 24-31′.  Gold, glow red and glow colors best.  Try downsizing presentation.  Deadsticking plain hook with live minnow consistent.  [...]

South end Great reports continue to come in for walleyes and saugers. Many of the resorts have moved closer and are within 5 -6 miles of shore.  Lots of snow on the lake, best to stay on resort [...]

South End Great reports continue to come in for walleyes and saugers. Fish being caught in a variety of depths from 24-34′ of water.  Morning/evening bite in 15-20′.  Some suspended [...]

South End Most reports from anglers showing very good ice fishing.  A healthy mix of walleyes and saugers.  Most fishing continues in 30-34′ of water.  Morning/evening bite in [...]

On the south end… Nice mix of walleyes and saugers with some big walleyes as well. Most fishing in 30-34′ of water. Try and get away from traffic. Some good reports in 15-20′ [...]

On the south end… Overall, really good ice fishing for mid-February with a nice mix of walleyes and saugers.  Most fishing 12-15 miles out, 30-32′ of water the norm.  Other nice pods [...]