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Lake of the Woods (US)
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Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
33°
HotbaitVMC Bucktail Jig 3/8 oz / Pink Fire UV
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VMC Neon Moon Eye Jig 1/2 oz / Glow
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VMC Neon Moon Eye Jig 1/4 oz / Assorted - UV
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VMC Bucktail Jig 3/8 oz / Chartreuse White
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VMC Moon Tail Jig 3/8 oz / Purple Albino
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VMC Moon Tail Jig 3/8 oz / Pink Fire UV
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$5.99
Bullet Weights Pyramid Sinker - EOL 3 oz
Out of Stock
Bullet Weights Pyramid Sinker - EOL 2 oz
Out of Stock
Species
SturgeonSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
River Channels
Water Temperature
33°
Fished the Rainy River from Birchdale to Frontier. Fish the upstream part of a deeper hole or the edges of the bottom side of the holes. 14-18ft was best. Heavy rods, reels and line are better for everything. Easier to fish the large weights, easier to reel in these big fish and easier on the fish. Flat no roll weight in 3-4oz keeps the bait in place. Put that above a heavy swivel and tie on a piece of the same kind of line or other heavy line, 6-12" below the swivel with the circle hook on a snell knot. Glob on a few or more crawlers and maybe a frozen shiner or 2 and get it to the bottom. With a circle hook you don't set the hook, just reel slowly until you feel some pressure and give a little pressure back. You can also skip the swivel and add a large bead above the hook. Some people even will add a small spinner or rattle when it's extremely muddy.
HotbaitBullet Weights No Roll Sinker - EOL 3 oz
Out of Stock
Bullet Weights No Roll Sinker - EOL 4 oz
Out of Stock
Austin Williams
Bronze Ambassador
4/8/23
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
River Channels
Water Temperature
34°
Fishing on the rainy river was a little slow with the cold water temps, but we were able to put some nice walleyes in the boat along with a bonus sturgeon. We focused on the edge of the channel breaks pitching our jigs into shallow water and popping it off the edge. We would do a slow controlled drift with the trolling motor. Plastics performed better than live bait. Pink and orange were the best colors for us. 1/2 oz or 3/8 oz jigs worked best to keep the bait in the strike zone.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
40°
Rainy River was a blast for 2 day trip. Trolling swimbaits upstream, and pitching plastics to shoreline breaks with jigs worked best. Natural colors worked best for us as we had mostly cloudy conditions. 3/8oz jigs worked better the first day with there being more wind. 1/4oz worked better the second day. Bigger fish definitely preferred a long pause on the bottom with a higher, longer pendulum swing.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Baitfish
Species
Lake WhitefishSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Water Temperature
32°
Found some basin Ciscos since the walleyes refused to cooperate. These things fight hard, but smell terrible
Species
Northern PikeSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Reeds
The bays on the south shore of Lake Of The Woods are a Pike anglers dream right after ice-out. Pike move into the bays to spawn and Pike fishing is open year-round on Lake Of The Woods. My go to lure is spinnerbaits in a variety of sizes and colors. Be ready to try different colors and sizes to see what lure is working the day you're out. Be ready to try other techniques like inline spinners, spoons, live or dead bait under a float or swimbaits. Large pike are plentiful, use heavy line, gear and leaders to ensure you land personal best pike!
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Winter fishing Lake of the Woods is a great destination walleye Hot Spot all winter long. Drill out your area and drop your Glow Spoon down to the bottom and bounce it on the bottom a few times and pull it up about 2 feet and start jigging. Watch your electronics for fish coming in when they come in keep jigging, you can slow down but don't stop, if they don't hit it reel up slow playing keep away. Good Luck!
Lindy Glow Spoon - EOL 1/8 oz / Red Scale
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Lindy Glow Spoon - EOL 1/8 oz / Rainbow
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Berkley Fireline - EOL 10lb / Crystal
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Berkley Trilene XL - EOL 4lb / Clear
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Pflueger President Micro Spinning Reel - EOL 20
Out of Stock
Plano EDGE 3600 Box 3600
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Rapala Hook File 4"
Out of Stock
Frabill Ice Safety Kit - EOL 3-Piece
Out of Stock
Species
Northern PikeSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Inline Spinners
Structure
Reeds
