DULUTH 7/17

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DULUTH - Marine General, 1501 London Road, on the edge of Lake Superior, www.marinegeneral.com (218-724-8833)

The biggest news is that after the storms moved through last week, the water turned over and we have 42 to 45 degree water temps on the surface and the guys have been out fishing right outside the harbor.  The coho are in about 20 feet and the lake trout are about 60 feet down.  We have a good mud line to fish out there.  Orange, chartreuse, purples and pinks are all working well.  The walleyes have really turned on, on the south shore and in the lower basin of the St. Louis River.  Raps and stick baits or spoons have been working.  It depends on the day what the fish are hungry for, so come prepared and bring both to try.


DULUTH - Fisherman's Corner, Scott, 7 miles north of Miller Mall on Hwy 53, www.fishycorner.com (218-729-5369)
   
Fish Lake, working the mid lake structure and the flats, has been good for walleyes still.  Leeches and a slip bobber setup or using lindy rigs with a slow troll has been the best. Also try Island Lake in a little deeper water, about 17 to 22 feet.  Minnows are still working here.  On Boulder Lake, same tactics have been in play all summer, fish in 5 to 8 over the humps using spinners and crawlers.  The northerns are also biting well on Fish Lake.  The smallie action on the St. Louis River has been awesome.  Fish are being caught in the 20 inch plus range.  On Lake Superior right out of the entry way, guys are getting some walleyes.  The salmon have seemed to mostly move up the shore past Two Harbors.  The lake trout are being caught in 80 to 120 feet and we?ve been using dark spoons.  And the catfish bite up on the Cloquet River has been going great too.