Fishing on Lake of the Woods- LOW Tourism

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Mixed methods bringing in limits this week. Charters still heading north to Garden Island and Crow Duck. A mix of down rigging and pulling spinners is working best. Archie's Reef also doing well down rigging in 34 feet. Hot rigs are fire tiger, UV pink, and sunset frenzy. Spinner fishing doing well in depths of 15-20. Also try just outside Lighthouse Gap using spinners tipped with crawlers or leeches and hammered gold spinners. Some reports in front of Graceton reef 22 ft and 5-6 miles straight out from Zippel Bay Gap jigging with frozen shiners.

On the Rainy River, sturgeon season keep one open until September 30. Anglers finding them in 20' using crawlers. Smallmouth bass reports heading east towards Birchdale along shorelines.

Up at the NW Angle, Little Oak and Four Blocks producing numbers of walleyes 25-30 feet using hammered gold on crawler or minnow harnesses. Muskie hunters doing well evening hours with brighter nights on small cowgirls. Target shorelines and weedbeds for best results.  Info on lodging and guides at www.LakeoftheWoodsMN.com.