The Ekroot family had a great day of fishing on Lake Saganaga, bringing in a nice mix of fish from the big lake. Robyn’s daughter, Eva, 4, was one of the most successful anglers of the day. She caught and reeled in—all by herself—this 4-pound and 3½-pound lake trout.
If you didn’t hit the water and want to know how the fishing was on “the Opener,” Jon at Buck’s Hardware and Tyson at the Beaver House are happy to share what they heard from anglers who did venture out. Both report that walleye fishing was slow.
Jon said he had heard that Seagull Lake, up the Trail, had reports that the lake trout were shallow—in 12 feet or less. They were being caught by trolling with “just about anything”—Rapalas, spoons, or live rigs. He said trolling also brought in some northerns on sucker minnows.
Lake Saganaga also was pretty good for lakers, but also was the better choice for walleyes. The walleyes were a little deeper, hanging out near rock piles under 12 feet. Jigs and minnows were the most successful bait.
Walleye action was also spotty on Hungry Jack Lake, but northerns were biting for fishermen trolling in the shallows.
Loon Lake was a good spot for both lake trout and northerns on spoons and Rapalas. Trout Lake gave up some lakers and Jon said the key was fishing deep, with jigs and Swedish pimples tipped with chubs. According to Tyson, Northern Light River is another good spot to fish for northern pike on spin float crawler harnesses.
Not to be outdone by his sister and niece, Jordan Ekroot, brought in a 9-pound northern pike, also caught near Jocks on Saganaga.
Tyson said a few fishermen got nice splake and the steelhead are running in Cascade and Brule Rivers. Brook trout are also biting in streams.
And an old standby—Two Island Lake—was the place to fish for bass on opener.
Robyn Ekroot shows off the 12-pound, 31-inch walleye she caught and released on Sag near Jocks Narrow.
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