Fishing on Lake of the Woods- LOW Tourism

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Summer fishing is good on all ends of the lake using various technique with trophies, slot fish and eater fish alike! Many charter boats have started down rigging with good results. Trolling with a crank bait in 30-33 feet in the mud basin north of Long Point, near Garden and Knight Island, or 10-15 miles north of Pine Island has been effective. Drifting with hammered gold spinners baited with crawlers is good starting at the edges of reefs and working your way out 19-26 feet from Long Point to Rocky Point, to Stony Point, and near the gaps. Bottom bouncers with 2-2.5 oz of weight have been working in 30-32 feet over mud flats. Anchoring with a 3/8 oz jig and frozen shiner has been good in 30-34 feet of water near the Canadian line north of Pine Island or by Zippel Bay.

Up at the NW Angle, Johnston Passage, Skeet, Little Oak, and Fourblocks are the hot spots. Drift with spinners, jumping from reef to reef in 10-12 feet or 18-22 for best results. Deeper areas better for jigging with a minnow in 29-33. Crappies and perch showing up in the mix. Muskie fishing is showing best in the evening hours near Falcon Island. Use double cowgirls and Danny bait.  For more info, www.lakeofthewoodsMN.com