Sunset Country Fishing...

After a couple of weeks on the road it was nice to get back to fishing some familiar waters over the past week.  Walleye season opened on Saturday and I got out with my girlfriend August, her younger brother and nephew.  Though the fishing wasn't fast and furious, we did manage to catch enough for a good fish fry on Saturday evening, despite steady rain throughout the day.  Walleye fishing improved on Sunday with some more stable weather and I anticipate the bite will get really good in the coming days with some more heat and sun.  The best walleye bait during the tough coldfront bite on the weekend was an 1/8 ounce Northland Stand-Up Fire-Ball Jig tipped with a minnow - this is probably my favourite jig when walleyes are shallow.  Best colour was PARROT. 

Bass fishing has been excellent as fish begin to pile into the shallows.  I actually saw a couple of beds being made late this afternoon in some shallow back bays so they are starting to get things going.  The highlight so far was a 5 pound plus largemouth that fell for a baby #8 X-Rap.  We also caught some other nice largemouths on some Northland Slurpie Dip-Sticks.  Smallmouths have been all over any kind of suspending jerkbait you want to throw...we've mainly been using X-Raps and Clackin' Minnows.   

 

Walleye photo:  Dennis Favreau holds a nice Lake of the Woods walleye while Chris Toon fights another in the background.

Pike Photo:  A large pike ate my Fire-Ball Jig and minnow combo on the weekend. 

Crappies started to flock the shallows over the past couple days - they were still skittish though and required some finesse to trick into biting.  Caught them on Northland Bug-A-Boo Jigs fished below a slip bobber. 

Fishing should continue to get really hot for bass, walleyes and crappies in the coming days as the water warms up.  If you have interest in booking a guide trip, please contact me through the form on this website.  Tight lines!  -Gussy