Warm weather has brought the fishermen out in force and John at Buck’s Hardware said there have been reports of good walleye fishing on South Fowl Lake in 6 – 8 feet water using jig and minnow by the river.
Fishermen stopping by Buck’s Hardware have been catching lake trout on Gunflint Lake in 25 feet of water, down 10 feet using ciscoes; on Kemo Lake in 30 feet of water down 15 feet with minnows; and on Trout Lake in 35 feet of water 15 – 20’ feet down using minnows and jig.
At Holiday, anglers have reported success on Lake Saganaga in 38 feet of water using whole ciscoes. According to Tim at Holiday, Sag has great fishing—good travel, no slush and lots of ice.
The Trail Center Winter Fishing Contest continued this week with one lucky fisherman bringing in three entries. On March 5, Tim Macki brought in a 17¾ inch rainbow, a 17½ inch rainbow and a 14-inch brook trout. On March 6, Larry Sheils entered an 18¾ inch splake. And the last entry for the week was Nick Pitman with a 27-inch eelpout.
Bruce Zimpel caught this 7-pound rainbow trout on March 1 while shore fishing on Lake Superior’s North Shore.
The contest continues until March 31, so keep fishing!
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