Where are the fish biting?

Tyson from Beaver House said area lakes and streams have been producing nice catches of fish.

“Brook trout fishing has really picked up in the streams. Lots of brookies are being caught on night crawlers and spinners.

“Nice catches of walleye have been reported from Two Island, Elbow, Devil Track, Northern Light and Ballclub lakes. Fishermen are using minnows, jigs, crawlers or Beaver Flicks to catch walleyes.”

Meanwhile, said Tyson, “Fishermen have been catching rainbow trout from Mink and Kimball lakes and Trout Lake has been giving up some lake trout. All in all, it’s been a good week of fishing from everything that I have been told.”

Forrest Parson from Hungry Jack said some big walleyes were being caught right off the lodge dock. One walleye taken with a sucker minnow was 28 inches and a 31-inch northern was pulled in from the dock, also caught with a sucker minnow.

“Leo Lake is producing rainbow trout,” added Forrest.

Methods used to catch rainbow are trolling or still fishing with a crawler and a slip sinker — or using no weight at all with the crawler.

Captain Kelly Shepard of North Shore Outdoors Lake Superior Charters reports that lake trout are being caught in 180 feet of water. As far salmon, he hasn’t been able to find them yet.

Inland, said Shepard, “The walleyes are biting everywhere.” Use leeches or a jig and bobber, and fish late afternoon and evening to get the best results, Shepard said.