Buck’s Big Fish Report

Photo by Misty Schliep Jory Schliep caught this huge lake trout when he was fishing on the Knott Enuff, Tim and Misty Schliep’s boat. He was fishing with his sister, Mikala, and friend, Ashley Green. Everyone was cheering when he got this one in!

Buck’s Fisherman’s Picnic Big Fish Contest

At press time, the following anglers were “on the board” at Buck’s Hardware Hank, in the running for prizes— and bragging rights—in Buck’s Fishing Contest.

Photo by Misty Schliep Mikala Schliep had an even better day of fishing on Sunday, July 26, at Isle Royale, with Tim Schliep and Kelly Schliep on the Knott Enuff. She was happy she caught a trout bigger than her brother’s. At press time she has the lead in the Buck’s Big Fish Contest.

Photo courtesy of the family Jeremy Dockan of Pasadena, Texas caught this beautiful lake trout near Isle Royale. Jeremy comes to Grand Marais to visit his grandparents, Gladys and George Dockan, every summer. He is the son of Steve and Belinda Dockan. Brian Olson of Devil’s Track Lake was the guide on this most prosperous fishing trip!

Where are the fish biting?

According to Tyson Cronberg at the Beaver House, walleyes have been biting on Cascade, Devil Track, Elbow, Pike Lake and Saganaga. John at Buck’s Hardware reports that walleyes are biting at 8 – 10-feet at Northern Light Lake by anglers trolling minnows and rapalas along the weed line. On Devil Fish Lake, they have been caught trolling at 18-feet using a Lindy Rig and leeches. On Two Island, fish have responded to jig and minnows at 20-feet. They have also been biting on Gunflint Lake in 30-feet of water using a slip bobber and leeches.

Photo by Sara Silence Courtney Koeneke, 9, of Antioch, Illinois was in third place in Buck’s Big Fish Contest for a few days with the nice 13-inch small mouth bass she caught at Pike Lake. Courtney was fishing with friends at Evangelical Free Church Vacation Bible School.

Both the Beaver House and Buck’s have heard good reports of walleye fishing on Crescent Lake, in 25-feet of water using leeches or minnows.

Lake Trout have been caught at Tuscarora, Trout (in 40 – 50-feet of water off the bottom, using jig and minnows), Clearwater and South Lake.

There are also reports of good trout fishing on Gunflint and Saganaga, with Buck’s reporting the best fishing at Gunflint in 60-feet of water with spoons suspended at 40 – 45-feet.

The Beaver House has heard that Lake Superior trout have been caught at depths of 70 – 120-feet.

Anglers have reported to the Beaver House that a few salmon are starting to bite. Tyson said the water is warming up in spots to the 50-degree range. Buck’s fishermen report finding salmon in 90 – 100-feet of water trolling spoon. Salmon are in the 3-6 pound range.

Tyson said brook trout are biting on Brule, Cascade, Temperance, and Kadunce Rivers and rainbow can be found on Mayhew, Trestle Pine, Ram, Dislocation and Leo Lakes. Buck’s reports that Trout Lake has been good for rainbow at 12 – 15-feet of water using night crawlers.

Anglers have been catching brown trout at Chester Lake in 12-feet of water using night crawlers.