Fishing on Lake of the Woods- LOW Tourism

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Frying pans are full with limits of eater sized fish and consistent numbers of trophy walleyes this week. 22-25 or 28-32 feet of water is the spot to be. Jig with a glow red or gold Gemini, Buckshot, Stop Sign or your favorite jigging spoon tipped with a minnow head or tail.  In the dead stick hole, pink, gold and glow jigs tipped with live minnow 6" off bottom.  Big pike still being caught in shallower depths.

Up to 22" of ice on the lake, with 12-15 inches of snow. Resorts with plowed roads are letting out full size vehicles and trucks, and up to 21' wheeled houses. Use resorts as guides and stay on plowed paths as fluctuating weather causes shifts in the ice. All snowmobile trails staked, groomed and ready.

On the Rainy River, there is now up to a foot of ice in fishing areas. Houses are doing well in 18-21 feet of water using gold and glow colored jigs tipped with minnows. Afternoons and evenings producing the most active bite.

The NW Angle has been HOT in 19-23 feet of water using bright colors such as gold, pink, and chartreuse. Lots of perch mixed in with walleye and sauger limits. Crappie anglers doing very well with fish up to 15".  Up to 20 inches of ice in most areas.  For info on lodging and ice fishing, www.LakeoftheWoodsMN.com.