High winds, rain, and a winter storm have really mixed things up here in the Northwest Angle of Lake of the Woods. Water temperatures were dropping two weeks ago only to come back up last week. The water is cooling quickly once again and the fishing has picked up since last week. With the nice weather coming through later in the week, we can bet there will be some great fishing ahead of us. Water temperatures were back up to the high 50’s last week and are now back down into the lower 50’s and upper 40’s.
Walleyes have gone from scattered to really tight schools with the cooling water temperatures. Throughout the season, most have preferred to jig for Walleye rather than troll. While trolling is very convenient and a successful tactic to catch trophy Walleye throughout lake of the woods, especially while fishing mud flats and around reefs, jigging is always a sure way to catch numbers of quality fish with some big fish thrown in the mix. Jigging typically works best in water as deep as 45 feet up to 20 feet. Heaiver jigs work best during wind or in current areas while lighter jigs are preferred during calm days. Natural colors such as white and gold were very popular this year with the standard chartreuse and orange also being very productive. Tipped with a minnow, leech, or crawler and you are surely going to catch a limit of Walleye in no time. Berkley Gulp products are also a very good choice. Big Smallmouth Bass are being caught along with the Walleyes. These fish have some fight to them, so hang on!
Muskies and Pike are starting to roam and are being caught in random areas
throughout the lake. If the area looks good, more than likely there is going to
be a spot with a couple active fish. Jerkbaits and large crankbaits ripped erratically
with long pauses in between are enticing aggressive strikes near the boat,
before the figure 8. Rocky areas adjacent to deep water with small or large
weedy bays are great areas to target as the water temperatures plummet. Areas
with gravel and sand should start to show more fish in the upcoming weeks. The
trolling bite should also pick up, especially if the water temperature gets
down into the lower 40’s.
The open water season on Lake of the Woods will be coming to a close shortly. Big fish are being
caught and the fishing pressure is almost nonexistent. With over 14,000 islands
and endless miles of shoreline, there are thousands of spots each and every
angler can roam. This season was nothing short of fantastic. We enjoyed fishing with each and every one of you and looking forward to next season. Thank you for visiting our Lake of the Woods fishing report
out of Flag Island Resort in the beautiful Northwest Angle.
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