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Spring (Pre-Spawn)
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Spoons
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Summer
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Football Jigs
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Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
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Grass Jigs
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Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
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Lily Pads
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WalleyeSeason
Ice
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Ice Fishing Spoons
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Humps
Fish humps in walker bay. The walleyes bite in low light. Try fishing 25 to 35 feet.
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WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Reef
Sand 10’
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WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Trolling 0-9'
Structure
Baitfish
Excellent fall walleye fishing is happening right now on Leech Lake. During the daytime hours, look to mid-depth flats holding large schools of baitfish to concentrate feeding walleyes. Key depths are 10-14'. Your sonar unit is key - if you're not seeing baitfish, you won't find walleyes. Slow troll large minnows on 1/16 oz jigs rigged on Seaguar InvizX coupled to Seaguar Smackdown braided main line. Speed 0.5-0.7 mph; you want to jig to tickle the bottom occasionally but not drag. Snap-jigging with 1/4 oz jigs and fluke-style soft plastics is also productive in these same areas. Expect a good mix of "overs" and eaters. After dark long-line troll Shallow Shad Raps (#7, purpledescent and firetiger), Scatter Minnows (purpledescent, perch), X-raps, or Rogues in 4-10 feet of water, Clean-bottom shallow flats are producing, as are weed edges and rocks. Water temp are falling through the low 50s - now's the time to tap into Leech's fall bounty!
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Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
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Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Blade Baits
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Matted Grass
Spring time it's very important to cover lots of water. Looking for warm water and healthy weeds and bait fish. Leech is a very big lake, so picking a bay and sticking to the bay will help. Find the key areas, reeds, sand and weeds mixed, or hard banks. I like to cover water with a swim jig or a buzz bait. When you locate some fish, I will slow down and throw a senko or some kind of worm. The key is to always be looking for fish and really pay attention to where you find them. Leech patterns very well
