Where are the fish biting?

Fishing has slowed a bit on Lake Superior, but anglers are still finding success on inland lakes.

 

Anglers have been sharing their successes with Tyson at the Beaver House, with reports of a 30-inch walleye caught on Gunflint Lake. Other lakes giving up walleye are Seagull and Saganaga, Ball Club, and Devil Track lakes. Jon at Buck’s Hardware said he has also heard good walleye reports from Brule, Cascade, Two Island, and Devil Fish lakes. Jon said walleye action is picking up with both minnows and crawlers, by jigging or slow drifts around rock piles. Jon said recommended depths are 15 – 23 feet or deeper in Sag and Seagull.

Elbow has been the place for northerns this week, with Tyson reporting a 14-pound northern caught. Jon recommends suckers in 12 to 18 feet around the weeds in Hungry Jack Lake. Devil Track is also a good bet trolling with rapalas or spoons.

Jon reports that he hasn’t heard much about lake trout. The only lakes where he has heard success are Greenwood Lake in 50 to 60 feet using spoons and jigs tipped with a minnow or on Saganaga at 45 to 55 feet with Ciscoes. Tyson said there has been at least one very happy angler on Trout Lake, who caught an 8-pound lake trout in 45 feet of water.

Cathi Williams of Grand Marais shows off the nice 11 pound lake trout she caught early in the morning on Wednesday, September 1, aboard the Fishin’ Chicks. The couple was “playing hooky” from their business, Beartrack Outfitters, and have a great dinner to show for it!

Brook trout are biting on Carrot and Shoe Lakes and rainbows are biting on Esther, Trestle Pine, Birch, Ram, Muckwa, and Chester. Small mouth bass continue to bite “all over” said Tyson.

Both Jon and Tyson report that Lake Superior fishing has slowed. Jon said the Big Lake temperatures have been inconsistent, so the fishing has been as well. If you want lake trout or salmon from Lake Superior, you will have to work for them.

But as they say—a bad day of fishing beats a good day at work every time. Good luck, everyone!

Vince Ekroot of Little Vince’s Guide Service shows off a recent catch—a 5-pound, 21-inch rainbow trout. Vince said it was caught on a night crawler at three feet off the bottom in deep water. That is all he will share—he said, “That’s a lot of info from a fishing guide.”

Jamye Wohlwend from Kansas City, Missouri caught this impressive 17-inch smallmouth bass in eight feet of water while jigging for walleye with Joe Carlson of Joe’s Inland Fishing Service.