Cook County News Herald

Buck’s Big Fish Report

Where are the fish biting?



Photo courtesy of the family Eric Ford of Grand Marais with the 10 pound lake trout caught on Lake Superior on May 29.

Photo courtesy of the family Eric Ford of Grand Marais with the 10 pound lake trout caught on Lake Superior on May 29.

According to the anglers visiting Buck’s Hardware Hank in Grand Marais, the brookies in Carrot Lake are biting in 10′-12′ of water on crawlers. They are being caught off the bottom during the day and with flies in the evening.

Several area lakes have been giving up walleyes. They are being caught in Devil Fish Lake at 20′ of water by trolling slow with spinners in the evening. In Pike Lake they have been found at 23′ of water with jig and minnow. Poplar Lake fishermen have also had luck with a jig and minnow, but at 25′. On Lake Saganaga, fish deep around the islands—35′ to 40’— with a jig and minnow.

The walleyes on Crescent Lake in Lutsen have been caught at 12′ to 15′ with slip bobber and leech. Walleyes on Tom Lake are being caught at 15′ with jig and minnow in the evening.

Only the walleyes on Devil Track have been biting something different— anglers report success with Rapalas and slow trolling.

Lake Trout have been caught in Gunflint Lake in 50′ of water on spoons.


Photo courtesy of Hungry Jack Lodge This 30 inch, 10-pound walleye was caught and released by Todd Peterson of Hungry Jack Lake/Edina. Todd was fishing in an undisclosed spot on Hungry Jack Lake. He was bobber fishing with a large sucker minnow around 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 13.

Photo courtesy of Hungry Jack Lodge This 30 inch, 10-pound walleye was caught and released by Todd Peterson of Hungry Jack Lake/Edina. Todd was fishing in an undisclosed spot on Hungry Jack Lake. He was bobber fishing with a large sucker minnow around 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 13.

Photo courtesy of Tofte Charters Chris Duffy from Hastings, MN, shows off the 36.5 inch, 14.5 pound lake trout caught in Lake Superior on June 11 with Captain Darren Peck of Tofte Charters.

Photo courtesy of Tofte Charters Chris Duffy from Hastings, MN, shows off the 36.5 inch, 14.5 pound lake trout caught in Lake Superior on June 11 with Captain Darren Peck of Tofte Charters.

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