The walleye bite continues to be excellent with most fish being caught on main lake humps from ten to twenty five feet in depth.  Jigging with minnows and leeches has proven a good tactic and the trollers are also having good success with spinner rigs and crawlers.

The lake trout bite has been very reliable as of late. Jig fisherman are having good success in 85 to 105 feet of  water. Proven lures lately have been the buzz bomb, heddon sonar, and the river2sea diver vib 65.  Down rigger fisherman are also getting in on the action trolling in over 100 feet of water and looking for suspended fish from 80 to 95 feet. Spoons and spinners tipped with a medium large minnow seem to be the ticket.

Musky fisherman on Lake of the Woods are seeing numerous fish through out the day but getting them to hit has been a little more difficult. They are finding them on both the rock piles and saddles and a few are having some success in the slop on top water. The key seems to go back to the spotted fish later in the day and try downsizing to lures like the Mepps Muskie Killer. Crow Lake has been producing but many of the anglers are having better luck trolling in the evening along the deeper side of main lake reefs and the steeper walls with breaks. Lures proving successfull are the XRMAG-30 Series and also the Depth Raider Series.

With the warm weather we have been having the top water smallmouth bite has been excellent. Heddon Torpedoe and the Rapala Skitter Pop are both excellent choices right now. For bait fisherman both leeches and crawlers are the ticket for some easy action.

One Week In

Well, we are one week into the 2012 musky season and all is normal out on the lakes.
The best daily catch I was told about, was from three fellas that were out on opening
day and had boated a total of 23 muskies! The best fish out of the batch, was a 53"
hog!!! I seen pictures of it (along with a few of the others they caught) and she was
a true sow. Most others have been seeing good numbers of fish, but did not have the
"magic" to make many of the fish open their mouths.
Our walleye bite has been nothing shot of fantastic! Loads of good eating sized fish
and I do not think I have ever been told as many times about the number of big fish
being released.
The guides that stop/shop in our store are telling me that they have never seen the fishing
any better.
There you have it.
Now is the time to get out there.

It's Happening

Ok, here is the scoop.
The fishing in our area has been nothing short of Fantastic!
99.9% of the guys coming in are have a great bite, no matter
the species. Crappies are the only fish that are coming a little
tough.
For the most part, the weather has been very good too. Our
lake levels were low coming into the season, but with the last
couple of rains it is now within reason.
We have been busy at our little store, and I am so glad we have
our youngest daughter Emily here to help. She has been a wizzard
on the keyboard when it comes to issueing licenses on the new
computer system.
If you have any questions, please email us and we will try to
give you the best answers we can.

Summer Patterns

Pushing through week two of the walleye season finds the fish in a summer patten.
Most of the fishermen have been having very good success on the mid-lake reefs.
A jig and minnow is the bait of choice for all the local guides.
There are however, a fair number of walleyes in the weeds. It is just a little harder
to fish the weeds for most anglers.
The lake trout are moving down in most lakes. The 60 - 80 foot range has been the best
range of water. Most anglers are jigging Vibe 65, Vibe 80 and Heddon sonars.
The crappies tried to get a spawn in, but every time they moved in to get the job done
the weather would turn and it would push them back out.
The northern fishing has been the best it has been in years. Hardly a day goes by that I
do not hear of a fish being caught in the mid to high 40 inch range caught.
All in all, it has been a great start!!!!
Hope you all had a great spring and are getting to do some open water fishing.
If you have not been up to see us yet, please make sure you do.

The Opener

Saturday was the opening of our walleye season and they had the "feed bag" on!!!
Sounded like everyone had a good bite.
The majority of the fish came out of the 6 to 12 foot range in the sandy bays. Some
of the fishermen fished the current in the channels in 15 to 25 feet and did well too.
The lake trout are still up. The best bite has been trolling. Rapala DT's and flutter
spoons pulled at 3/4 to 1-1/4 mph was really good yesterday. Crow Lake Specials
with a cisco was also working.
The crappies were just getting into the weeds (mainly big males) and the cold windy
weather kicked them off some, but they will move back in today.
Lots of Northerns too. They are in the bays chasing the shiner minnows. They are
eating anything you throw that looks like a minnow.
If you have any question about our store, our area or our fishing, please feel free to
email or call us and we will do our best to make sure your time is a good time.

Are You Ready???

All the lakes in the area have been ice-free for a couple of weeks now and the fisherman
are starting to trickle through.
So far we have mainly had trout fisherman in, only a couple of groups of pike and crappie
fisherman.
For the most part, all have had good fishing!
Our water temps are still a little cool for the crappies, the ones that they are catching are
still in the fall/winter holes.
The trout on most of the lakes have had the "feed bag" on for the last week or better.
The troll has been good on Whitefish Bay in the 20 - 40 foot range, most are using crank baits and
minnow immitations. I have had a few groups doing well jigging with tubes too.
The water temps on Crow lake are in the mid-40's and the trout are EVERYWHERE!
Trolling in the 20 - 40 foot range has been producing the biggest fish, while jigging in the 50 - 80
foot depths is producing the better numbers of eating sized fish.
If you have yet to get your trip planned, you had better get at it!!!
If you need any questions answered, feel free to email or give us a call.
We are hoping to see you all soon,
Phillip

ICE IS OUT!!!!

With the lack of winter and the warm weather we have had, our ice is out !
We have been out on Sabaskong bay for over a week now in the boat and
boat travel has been possible on the trout lakes since Friday. One of the earliest
ice-outs that most here can remember.
The walleye fishing has been great. The ones I have talked to that have been out
for trout are catching a few, but those trout seem to bite much better about 5-7
days after the ice is gone.
If one were to say, WHAT A STRANGE YEAR, I think it would be an understatement???
In light of it all, I am guessing it has sent you all into summer mode. Time to get ready for
your trip to Nestor Falls to do some fishing, EH!!!
We will be waiting for you.

It Is Done

Well, our hard water fishing season has come to an end. The last ice fishing was awesome to say least.
Cindy and I fished a tournament last saturday and we managed to bring home a nice chunk of cash. The
temps were in the mid 70's and we look like we had been on vacation in the south.
We are already starting to gear up for the summer, lots of new "stuff" out there this year.
Looking forward to seeing all you fair weather fishermen this summer and we are waiting to meet some
new folks too.
Until then, be safe!

Fantastic Weather

Here we are, middle of March and the temps are hitting 65 degrees!!!
Our weather patterns have been way warmer than normal for the last several weeks, as it has been in most places.
Then snow is all but gone off the ice and travel is great.
Now until the end of the hard water season is the best time to out. All fish species seem to really get active
and put the feed bag on.
This is it, not much time left of the ice fishing season.
Get out there and HAVE SOME FUN!!!

Great Weekend!!!

The Angler's Pro Shop would like to thank the organizers, volunteers and all those who participated in the
30th Annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival. It was a great success!!!!!

Nestor Falls Winter Carnival

On March 2nd - 4th, Nestor Falls will be hosting their 30th Annual Winter Carnival.
There will be lots to do over the three day festival. Fish Derby, Lots Of Games, Live Band and Food.
It is always a great time. Lots of prizes available to be won.
We would really like to see you all come and enjoy in the fun.

Hard Water Fishing

Hello!
Our hard water fishing is about half over and the best is yet to come. Fishing has been very good
all in all this winter and the weather has made it very nice to be out there on the ice.
Seem our trout fishing has been the best it has been in years. Tubes, spoons and hair jigs are the ticket
to the best of the catches. Most of the fish are coming out of 25 - 50 feet of water. Almost all the trout
waters have been producing good numbers of fish.
The perch bite is still on over on Sabaskong. The better numbers of bigger fish are in the 22 - 30 foot
range. If you are catching, but they are a smaller run of fish, go a bit bigger with your bait.
Lots of nice sized eating walleyes are being caught too. The bite is best during the last hour of daylight in
the evening.
Our crappie bite has been O.K.. The schools are really moving around and it is hard to stay on them. Some
days it is a full time task just to drill enough holes to be on fish all day. Move, move, move!!!
Lake travel has never been better either. There is about 2 - 6 inches of snow on the ice and it is fairly
smooth.
In short, there is not much time left to get out and enjoy one of the greatest sports around,
HARD WATER FISHING!!! Get going and get out there.

Burrrr, we got good ice now!!!

We are well on our way to having some of the best lake traveling conditions ever. Plenty of good ice and enough snow for snomobiles and not to to much for your ATV's.
The trout fishing has been real good. All the trout lakes seem to be producing too. Lot of good sized eating fish and lots of fish being released that are 8 lbs and up. The biggest trout I have been told of, was a 44" that
was caught on Whitefish Bay. Yes, it was released.
There also seems to be no shortage of walleyes this winter over on Sabaskong Bay. The bite seems to be a little deeper this winter (25 - 35 ft), but very good.
The perch bite has not let off either. Most days it does not take many holes and you will find one that has perch as fast as you get your bait down. Mmmmm, good eating and fun to catch.
Our crappies have been moving like crazy, it has been hard to stay on a school. Seems you no sooner find them and they are gone. I am not much for waiting for them, so the spots I have been fishing look like Swiss Cheese for holes.
All in all, our weather has been way warmer than normal. We are having a bit of a "deep freeze" the last couple of days, but other than that, VERY NICE!
Hope To See You Soon!!!

Winter Has Come

Well, we are finally having some winter weather here. This will really help to put some ice on the trout lakes.
As of last weekend, the fisherman had been going just about anywhere they wanted. Crow, Whitefish Bay and
the rest of the trout lakes had healed over and made access to the back lakes possible.
Trout fishing has been good for most. I have had reports of many good sized fish being returned to the lake to fight another day. There has also been lots of good eating sized trout "put on deck" too.
Over on Sabaskong Bay, the travel is great. The crappies are tightly schooled and will bite when you get on them. It might take some moving around to get on an active bunch of fish, but the average size this winter makes it all worth the effort.
There are also pails of big perch being caught. I hit a hole last sunday that you could pull them out of as fast as you could get it down. Lots of 9 - 13 inchers too!!!
There is a good early morning and evening walleye bite going on. It seems to be best in 20 to 26 feet of water. Cindy put on a CLINIC for Thatcher and I the other evening. She was greasing them out about as fast as she could get it down.
All in all, the fishing has been very good so far this winter and the best ice fishing is yet to come. Yee Haw!!!
We hope you are all having a good start to the NEW YEAR and we are looking forward to seeing you soon.
Take Care and God Bless,
Phil, Cindy and Family