With the changing of the weather comes a bit of a change in the fishing too. Our fall fishing patterns will soon be here and weather can play a big part in what the bite is doing. If you are a walleye fisherman, you should know that a good stiff wind will move those walleyes into current areas and deeper holes making them very easy to hone in on. Minnows will soon be the main bait of choice for those hungry "eyes".
There will also be a movement in the crappies and they might surprise you as you pull into your favorite walleye hole only to catch some slabs.
The lakers will also start to school up as they start getting ready to come back up to the shallows to spawn.
Fall is also one of the best times of the year for "trophy" pike fishing. They will seem to frequent the edges of the deeper holes where the walleyes and crappies are gathering.
Fall, it is one of the most productive times of the year for fishing, the fish are at peak weights and almost always hungry, make sure you get out to enjoy it.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
The Last 1/3rd
Hey, we are now moving into the last 1/3rd of the open water fishing season. If you have not been out there, now's the time!
The walleyes are still on the reefs out on Lake of the Woods and still going strong. Lots of great eating sized fish being caught. I do have a couple of the "local" guides telling me of bigger fish starting to show up in the weeds now too. We have been selling record amounts of crawlers this year and lots of leeches too, but all the local guides stick with a jig tipped with a minnow.
I have had some real good lake trout fishermen in town this week and they had their best luck jigging in the 110 - 130 ft range. They did best on pink and glow colors.
Our pike had moved back into the weeds. The deepest weeds you can find will hold the better sized fish.
The night troll for musky has started. Not many "BIG" fish being caught right now, but lots in the mid 30 to mid 40 inch range being boated.
Congrats to our daughter Randi Rae and her new husband Matt, they were married last saturday and the wedding was as perfect as a wedding can be. We wish them both all the best!
The walleyes are still on the reefs out on Lake of the Woods and still going strong. Lots of great eating sized fish being caught. I do have a couple of the "local" guides telling me of bigger fish starting to show up in the weeds now too. We have been selling record amounts of crawlers this year and lots of leeches too, but all the local guides stick with a jig tipped with a minnow.
I have had some real good lake trout fishermen in town this week and they had their best luck jigging in the 110 - 130 ft range. They did best on pink and glow colors.
Our pike had moved back into the weeds. The deepest weeds you can find will hold the better sized fish.
The night troll for musky has started. Not many "BIG" fish being caught right now, but lots in the mid 30 to mid 40 inch range being boated.
Congrats to our daughter Randi Rae and her new husband Matt, they were married last saturday and the wedding was as perfect as a wedding can be. We wish them both all the best!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Go Fishing
Hey, sorry about the delay on an up-date about the fishing.
Here we go. The walleyes are on the mid lake humps and it's been a very good bite. Lots of nice eaters and lots of slot fish being released. Eight to twenty two feet of water seems to be the best. All our local guides are jig and minnow guys, but I am selling record amounts of crawlers and leeches to the tourists. I am thinking that those walleyes are just hungry!!!!!
The northern pike fishing is still going strong. They have moved a little deeper though. Most of the fishermen are now targeting the pike in the twelve to eighteen foot range. Jigging with a large minnow is best, but trolling crank baits is working good too.
The lake trout are in the eighty to one hundred and ten foot range. Seems that one day they like it vertical and the next you had better be trolling. I am also still hearing of some great catches of jumbo perch being caught.
We are still seeing lots of you forgetting to bring your Ontario Outdoors Card. You need to bring it with or you will be doing the paperwork for another one and spending another $9.68 canadian.
Starting sometime in september, we will be one of two stores in Northwestern Ontario to bring in a terminal to introduce the automated license system. At this time, we are limited on what we know about it and how it will work. We will keep you updated about it as we learn more on how the system will work.
Other than that, you should GO FISHING!!!!!
Here we go. The walleyes are on the mid lake humps and it's been a very good bite. Lots of nice eaters and lots of slot fish being released. Eight to twenty two feet of water seems to be the best. All our local guides are jig and minnow guys, but I am selling record amounts of crawlers and leeches to the tourists. I am thinking that those walleyes are just hungry!!!!!
The northern pike fishing is still going strong. They have moved a little deeper though. Most of the fishermen are now targeting the pike in the twelve to eighteen foot range. Jigging with a large minnow is best, but trolling crank baits is working good too.
The lake trout are in the eighty to one hundred and ten foot range. Seems that one day they like it vertical and the next you had better be trolling. I am also still hearing of some great catches of jumbo perch being caught.
We are still seeing lots of you forgetting to bring your Ontario Outdoors Card. You need to bring it with or you will be doing the paperwork for another one and spending another $9.68 canadian.
Starting sometime in september, we will be one of two stores in Northwestern Ontario to bring in a terminal to introduce the automated license system. At this time, we are limited on what we know about it and how it will work. We will keep you updated about it as we learn more on how the system will work.
Other than that, you should GO FISHING!!!!!
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