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Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
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10/21/21
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Reef
Sand 10’
Species
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!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Species
MuskieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spoons
Structure
Dam
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
64°
Had a really fun day out here. Bass move Shallow in the fall and they are big. Find Reed points and stopping points and they are typically there. TIGHT LINES!
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Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Great with a light color paddle tail.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
65°
Bass will kill a Frog in the fall up here. Found they work best when you get a mix of rice and reeds. And typically the bass are right there as well. The products I have listed are the best for a Frog setup I have ever found. And I've tried a TON. Trust me on this one. TIGHT LINES!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Water temps were still hovering between 58-60 & the fall bite has not really got hot yet on Leech. Deeper Reeds & Rice with other weeds mixed in seemed to the most consistent producing areas. Flipping bite was pretty consistent but for me, the hollow body frogs produced better than average bites, but the bites were tough to get at times.
