Where are the fish biting?

Jon at Buck’s Hardware Hank has this week’s report:

Walleyes have generally gone to an evening bite into the night while success during the day has taken a hit. Brule Lake reported action in 8 to 15 feet slow drifting or trolling with a leech on a live rig. Some action was found around 25 feet jigging with minnows.

Two Island Lake was giving a few up in the 6-to-12-foot range. Jigging and slow drifting here seemed to be the most effective. In Devilfish Lake trolling was the preferred method with leeches and crankbaits in 8 to 15 feet of water and at Gunflint Lake jigging with minnows and leeches in 12 to 18 feet. Lake trout were also being caught in Gunflint down pretty deep in the 50- to-60-foot range with jigs and spoons tipped with minnows.

I understand Saganaga was also giving up a few lakers in 70 to 80 feet of water with the fish suspending in 20 to 30 feet. Trolling with spoons was effective.

For you northern lovers, trolling with spoons and spinners as well as bobber fishing with a sucker minnow or two seems to be the way to go. Northern Light Lake and Brule Lake offered up some nice ones.

Tyson at the Beaver House reports walleye fishing action on Devil Track in the evening using slip bobber and Beaver Flicks, float rigs with leech. Also well fishing in the evening on Elbow, Crescent, Sea Gull, Sag, Two Island and Pike lakes.

Rainbow trout have been good on Mink and Kimball lakes. Smallmouth bass are biting well on all area lakes. Brook trout have been taken on all area streams on single hook spinners and Beaver Flicks.

Lake trout and coho salmon on Lake Superior have just started to bite.