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Fishing Report 10.13.2022 On the south end…  Walleyes are being found in various schools along the south shore with some very good fall fishing taking place.  A mixed bag of walleyes saugers pike jumbo perch and an occa

Sportsman’s Lodge 12/12/2018     Fishing & Ice Conditions Update Great fishing continues! Anglers have been reeling in several large walleyes 25”+ (check out these pictures!) along with lots of saugers and a g

Fishing Report 1.26.2022 On the south end…  A great week of ice fishing on Lake of the Woods for walleyes and saugers.  Anglers are working through lots of small “future keepers” to find the eaters slots and trop

The bite yesterday was great but overall spotty this week. Nice buckets of fish came in with a variety of walleyes and saugers.  Best depth has been in 23-31 feet of water. Gold and pink jigs rattle spoons and macho minnows have been working we

Walleye and Sauger – Lake of the Woods Last day Thursday April 14th! There is some poor weather conditions of rain snow and wind coming this direction over the next few day’s! Our plans are to have our winter lake access open until Thursd

Catching Fish Mix of walleye and sauger mostly sauger this week.  A few guests reeled in some real nice sturgeon up through the holes 49″ 52” and 55″ and a few eelpout too. Glo green and red buckshots tipped with minnows a

Happy New Year from the Sportsman’s Lodge Family We have been having fun over the holidays! Nice eating size walleyes have been coming through the ice as well as several throwback size saugers few nice size tullibee sturgeon and pike this week

Glow jigs plain hooks tipped with a minnow and Vexilars Marcums or whatever fish flasher flavor you like are the hot tips this week.  Anglers using these tactics in 23’-33’ of water along with a mix of jigging and dead sticking real

Sportsman’s Lodge 2/5/2020 The latest bite Fishing has picked up! 1/4 oz green and orange jigs and spoons have been hot in 26’-32’ of water. As well as glow in the dark and good old gold. A mix of walleye and sauger have been the a

Sportsman’s Lodge Rainy River Fishing Report Fishing AwayCatching a mix of walleyes and saugers with an occasional eelpout pike and perch this week. The best bite continues to be in 25’-30’. The best approach is to jig one pole and

Sportsman’s Lodge 1/3/2019 Happy New Year Everyone! From the Sportsman’s family to your family we wish you all a happy healthy and prosperous new year! We hope you can visit us in 2019! The Bite The bite remains active. Guests have been

Fishing has been a pretty good week. Some days are better than others of course but overall pretty good. We have noticed a larger percent of walleyes compared to saugers for this time of year in a mix of sizes.  Best depth hasn’t changed

The afternoons have been favoring the mornings this week. Gold and pink jigs and spoons have been working well tipped with a minnow. Anglers have been having good luck in 23’-29’ on and off the reefs. It has been a 60% walleye/40% sauger

We have been closing in on Garden Island the last couple of weeks and are now real close....

January 14 2015 Good fishing! A mix of jigging and dead sticking right on bottom in 24’-28’ using gold jigs or Swedish pimples tipped with a minnow has been very successful this week!  Anglers have been reeling in nice 14”-18&#

Fishing has really picked up the past week. We are seeing lots of nice 15”-16” walleyes along with a few saugers nice jumbo perch and northern pike. Jigging with gold pink or macho minnow #29 in 22’-29’ of water has been hot! A

Sportsman’s Lodge Run of Lunkers the Past Few Days Check out the pictures of the week. We currently have 14-17 inches of ice and 1-5 inches of snow (more in drifted areas) where we fish and travel. The best fishing depth has been in the mud in

The sauger is a relative of the walleye. It is often mistaken for a walleye. They can be distinguished from the walleye by the distinct spots on the dorsal fin the lack of the white splotch on the caudal fin by the rough skin over their gill and by

Sportsman’s Lodge End of the 90’s?Looks like we might get a break from the heat starting tomorrow. 70’s sound good to me! A good walleye and sauger bite continues. A wide mix of eaters size throwbacks and nice trophies are being re

21’-28’ of water a 50% walleye 50% sauger mix has been found. A plain hook or orange and green jigs tipped with a minnow have worked best.  Jigging is the key. You have to work at it. Dead sticking is not working right now.  On