Winnie fishing report 7/11/2016

[Four Seasons Resort]

The walleye fishing was good to very good this past week.
We experienced a smaller than normal mayfly hatch. Most of the structure in the south half of the lake were unaffected by the bugs. This made for some good fishing for walleyes.
The fish have started to relate to the weeds as well as the main lake structure. Spinners and crawlers seem to be the ticket in the weeds from 9-14' of water. This program produces a better ratio of keepers to slot fish. The “crankbait bite” has been hit and miss, but this will get better as the young of the year perch move onto the flat areas of the lake.
Northern fishing continues to be very good. Trolling, casting, and live bait are working right now. The fish are running on the small side, but are very abundant. Fish the shoreline drops, the deep weeds, or the shallow weeds, and you will catch pike.
Perch fishing is kind of strange right now. We are seeing a bunch of 5-6" perch biting on everything from leeches to crankbaits. The larger perch have been tough to come by. Some of our guests fished up the river this past week and had some dandy perch. There was no mother lode by any means but the caught enough for a meal.
This week is our slow week of the summer. We intend to get a lot of work done around the resort. If you want to come up this week for a few days, give us a call. - Joe Thompson, Four Seasons Resort 218-665-2231