For those who love walleye, the lakes that have been giving them up are Seagull Lake in 8 – 10 feet of water with jig and leech; Saganaga also in 8 – 10 feet with jig and leech or minnow; Elbow in 6 – 8 feet of water with jig and minnow or with bobber and leech; and Birch Lake in 10 – 12 feet of water using jig and minnow or leech.
Anglers have reported that “a lot” of lake trout are biting on Saganaga and Seagull Lake in 30 feet of water, using jig and minnow or Cisco. Lake trout are also being caught on Gunflint Lake in 30 feet of water using jig and minnow or Cisco and on Daniels Lake in 25 – 30 feet of water using jig and minnow or Cisco.
Fishermen have told John at Buck’s Hardware that rainbow trout are being caught at some small local lakes—Leo Lake off the bottom in 15 feet of water using crawlers or by fly fishing; Ram in 20 feet of water with a crawler off the bottom; and on Trestle Pine Lake in 12 – 15 feet of water with crawlers.
Scott Sandbo and his son Everett of the Twin Cities show off the Chinook salmon they caught on a charter with Captain David Williams of Fishin’ Chics & Dad Charters of Grand Marais. Scott and Everett are the son and grandson of Mark and Jeanne Sandbo of Grand Marais.
Brook trout are biting crawlers off the bottom on Bath or Shoe Lake.
Crawlers are the bait of choice for small mouth bass. They have been biting on Seagull Lake in 15 feet of water; on Hungry Jack Lake in 18 – 20 feet; and Saganaga in 18 – 20 feet.
It’s always fun catching northern pike and there have been some good battles on Hungry Jack Lake in 12 feet of water using sucker minnows in the weed beds; on Northern Light in 8 feet of water using sucker minnows or Dare Devil spoons and on Swamp Lake with trolling spoons.
Good luck fishermen—and remember to share photos of your catch with the Cook County News-Herald.
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