Where are the fish biting?

Photo by Joe Carlson Mitchel Black of Waterloo, Iowa, had the misfortune of burning his hand cooking hotdogs over a campfire, but he had great luck fishing! He is pictured here with one of the fish he caught with Joe Carlson of Joe’s Inland Fishing. Mitchel caught 14, 16, 17, 22 and 24-inch walleyes and several small mouth bass, ranging from 14 – 17 inches.

Tyson at the

Beaver House reports that walleye are biting Beaver Flick lures on Flour, Crescent, Two Island Lakes and on Lake Saganaga.

He says lake trout are biting on Saganaga, Gunflint, Trout, Duncan, Bearskin, Greenwood and Clearwater Lakes.

Rainbow Trout have been caught at Leo, Kimball, Mink, Birch, Birch, Esther and Trestle Pine Lakes. Tyson says anglers have good luck

with bass on Two Island, Devil Track, Seagull, Sag, Northern Light and

Greenwood Lakes. One fisherman

reported a very nice bass—19- inches caught on a Beaver Flick.

John at Buck’s Hardware says fishermen have reported that walleyes are biting on Lake Saganaga in 25 feet of water using a jig and minnow; on Poplar Lake in 20 feet of water drifting a Lindy Rig with leeches; on Loon Lake in 25 feet with a jig and minnow; on Devil Track Lake by trolling “raps” slow and on Two Island Lake in15 feet of water with jig and minnow. Buck’s also reports that lake trout are being caught in Greenwood Lake in 55-60 feet of water jigging with spoons. They are also being found in 150 – 180 feet of water on Lake Superior.

Photo by Nancy H. Tom B. from Prior Lake caught his first lake trout at Seagull Lake on August 8. The trout gave a good fight! Tom used a Crocodile spoon in 40 feet of water. The trout added to a great Boundary Waters trip with his Aunt Katie, Uncle John, and cousins Eileen, Shannon and Sarah. Friends Nancy and Tom from Grand Marais joined in on the fun.

However, the big lake is too cold for salmon!

A few anglers have had luck catching rainbow trout at Kimball Lake in 15 feet of water using crawlers.

And Carrot Lake is the place to fish for brook trout, in 12 feet of water using crawlers.

Photo courtesy of Tofte Charters Ross Kellermeier of Edina MN had an awesome day of fishing with Captain Daren Peck aboard Tofte Charters on August 17, bringing in the 17-pound lake trout. The trout was released.