LOTW Report 9/12/2010

[Border View Lodge]

It’s been a wet and windy week. The lake has been stirred up pretty good at times. Considering that, fishing has still been good.  As long as our guides have been able to get on the lake and stay out, coolers full of Walleye have been coming in. Water temperatures continue to drop. The temperature off the end of the dock is 59 degrees today. We’ve seen some light frosts already. The ten day forecast does not show an Indian Summer in our future either. The ten day shows mostly sunny days with day time highs in the upper 50’s to low 60’s. The cool weather may get those shiners going sooner than later. Schools of tiny sized shiners are showing up in the Rainy River already.

The best fishing is still out on the lake. No doubt about it. Our boats have been fishing several areas, with the biggest determining factor being the weather. The last few days have brought steady west southwest winds, so our guides have been fishing in somewhat calmer water off of Zipple Bay and Long Point. The larger schools of fish are still out on the deep mud flats in 28-32’ of water. But that is beginning to change a bit as the water cools. Our guides have found good fishing this past week in water as shallow as 18-24’. Downrigging continues to be productive, but the live bait bite is beginning to come back around with the cooling water.

The river fishing on the Rainy River is still somewhat slow, but there have been various good reports. The Sturgeon and Pike action seems to be good. Most of the Pike are running small in the 20-28” range, but some big fish are being caught as well. Casting or trolling has been productive. The Walleye & Sauger action is slower, but on occasion fishermen are doing well. Mornings and evening seem to be the best for Walleye with a jig and a minnow.

Fish On!



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