LW Fishing Report 9-11-12

[Lee Borgersen]

LOW Fishing Report 9-11-12

Sounds like a broken record, but the record you want in your collection. Another GREAT week of fishing at Lake of the Woods. Walleyes are being caught from Stony Point, down to Long Point, all the way over to the Lighthouse Gap, basically the entire lake has schools of fish. Deep mud and rock reefs are both holding fish. Crankbaits are still producing, as is pulling spinners and jigging. As the water cools into the mid 60's, we anticipate the live bait bite to be stronger than crankbaits, but not yet. Fish are starting to move shallower. Colors, gold, pink, white, chartreuse. For crankbaits, don't overlook the chrome finishes. Water depths, 25 - 35 feet of water.

Up at the NW Angle. Walleye fishing was excellent this last week. With the high winds, walleyes were stacked in predictable locations, however, the "spot on the spot" was more crucial than it has been all year. Walleyes were schooled up in bunches in single spots throughout an entire area. Rather than pulling up to a reef or main lake point and catching fish throughout the area, fish were schooled up tight in current breaks, sharp turns, or steep drop-offs and breaks adjacent to deeper water. Depth was not a factor throughout the lake, but more-so depending on the area or spot you were fishing. Jigging 1/8th ounce jigs with Berkley Gulp minnow imitators proved to be one of the best ways to catch Walleye on Lake of the Woods during a cold front. The larger Walleyes are feeding with a twenty-eight inch+ fish being caught.

With the Fall-like weather, the Muskies are moving shallow onto spots adjacent to late-fall locations. Classic Muskie spots near steep shorelines produced well for our guests with large bucktails being the go-to lure of choice. This was the best week of the year for trophy Muskie on Lake of the Woods. A fifty-three inch Muskie was caught along with several in the upper and mid forty inch range. While the figure eight was a tremendous fish catching technique all summer long, fish were crushing lure out from the boat this last week. If you are looking to make a trip up to the Northwest Angle, do not overlook the potential of the month of September.