In July, you can always expect great fishing in the Northwest Angle on Lake of
the Woods. Walleye and Musky are the more popular species targeted by anglers, but this week was a
great time for everything that swims in the lake! We had a cold front push through that dropped the
water temperature by as much as 6 degrees. While that put the fishing in
jeopardy for a couple days, it didn’t stop anyone from having a great week overall.
The southern portion of the Northwest Angle slowed down early last week with
the cold front for Walleye, but it is starting to pick up. Gold jigs with a
minnow have been productive, but nightcrawlers seem to be working best. Each
reef has the potential to put out over a dozen Walleyes in a short time frame.
Anglers can expect to catch jumbo Perch along with the Walleye on the reefs in
25-30 feet of water on a jig and minnow.
Lake of the Woods Musky fishing continues to be excellent. Fish are being caught on shorelines with reeds and on the main lake rocks. Large bucktails are starting to work more and more. Twitch baits and crankbaits are also working very well in bright colors. A 49 inch musky was the largest fish boated in camp last week and many larger fish were reported. A 46 inch fish along with several over 40 inches were also boated by a youngin by the name of Cole. Cole and his father Jim are from Northern Illinois and showed their crew how to put big fish in the boat! The larger Pike are also showing up on the classic rock musky spots. Several Pike over 40 inches have been caught this past week on both bucktails and twitch baits.
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