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January is off to an incredible start on Lake of the Woods—and the ice fishing action is only heating up. Anglers staying with us at Border View Lodge and Sportsman’s Lodge have been pulling in impressive numbers of quality fish with plen

 Avery just got back from doing an ice check. He drilled more than 50 holes over several areas. He drilled around Waconia Bay The Walleye hump/hole South side of Cemetery Reef South side of Coney Island Under the Wires Center Reef Pillsbury Ree

SUNRISE/ FIRST CAST-6:46 AM SUNSET/ LAST CAST-8:20 PM. No crossings to bluegrass island  WEIGHT: – 3/4 oz Saw some limits yesterday mostly eating sized jacks Jerome Rd. Rapids and Davis overlook for the two best spots we’re definite

SUNRISE/ FIRST CAST-6:49 AM SUNSET/ LAST CAST-8:19PM WEIGHT: – 3/4 oz   Click on images to enlarge and save   BLUEGRASS ISLAND- CROSSING NOT PERMITTED / NOT SAFE Well  the experts all over the Internet say that the Walleye Run i

We will be closed for the winter season after this Sunday 2/22/26. Avery walked out today 2/21 towards Waconia Bay to check on the spring and drain holes that he found on Thursday 2/19. If his previous ATV tracks and sticks with flagging tape weren&#

OSUNRISE/ FIRST CAST-6:43AM SUNSET/ LAST CAST-8:23 PM. WEIGHT: – 3/4 oz   had a whole heck of a lot to report still saw some limits of Walleye coming from Davis and Jerome Road area. One or two white bash here and there a few white perch

**Update to our earlier report today 1/9/26…We ARE allowing cars and up to ½ ton pick-up trucks to use our access. This does NOT include hauling a house with your vehicle. We still want all houses to be brought out by ATVs or Side-by-Sides

Happy Winter! Lake Waconia officially started its freezing process on Monday 12/1/25. The cold temperatures this week have certainly helped the ice start getting thicker! Today December 4 2025 Jimmy and Avery took a walk out to Waconia Bay and the &#

Columbia River Fishing Guide – Portland Oregon If you’re looking for world-class fishing in Oregon the Columbia River is the place to be. Known for its abundant salmon sturgeon and walleye the Columbia River offers a fishing experience t

SUNRISE/ FIRST CAST-7:09 AM SUNSET/ LAST CAST-8:05  PM WEIGHT: – 1 oz or more. BLUEGRASS ISLAND- NO CROSSING This coming Saturday April 11 is our Maumee river festival along with our walleye tournament here at the shop. The real Doc will

This morning 12/19/25 Avery drilled well over 100 holes for an ice thickness report on Lake Waconia. He covered a lot of ground with his ATV. The rain the other day along with the extreme winds yesterday and then the negative temps last night have gr

Jason Sherer and daughters from Modale Iowa caught these nice walleyes and a huge northern on Lake Oahe today. We caught them in 20’ of water here and there. The bite was not easy and lots of baitfish in the well. The post Jason Sherer and dau

The summer bite is on fire. We're catching lots of eaters as well as some thick July walleye. Our captains have them dialed in...

We will have temporarily shortened hours this week as we begin to bring boats back to the marina slips and buoys. Hours will be 2 pm to 7 pm Monday through Friday. Saturday 5/20 we open 8 am to 7 pm and Sunday 5/21 we open 9 am to 7 pm. We are NOT se

SUNRISE/ FIRST CAST-6:49 AM SUNSET/ LAST CAST-8:18  PM WEIGHT: – 3/4 – 1 oz BLUEGRASS ISLAND- CROSSING NOT PERMITTED / NOT SAFE   What A day yesterday. We saw Walleye limits from Jerome Rd. Rapids the bridge pillars and Dave ov

Fishing continues to be excellent on both Lake Sharpe and Lake Oahe. All species are biting and there seems to be many schools of eater walleye around. You never know what you’ll catch. The post You never know what you’ll catch. appeared

Lake Oahe is showing signs of improvement over the last few years. This season the walleye are good and fat like the old days. A yearly walleye stocking program for Oahe (started a few years ago like the 90’s is finally starting to see results

Fish fry/lent special: we have fresh perch for sale $9.99 a pound. Well while we are waiting for the Walleye to show up for the spring run it looks like this little bit of rain and snow melt is bringing the river level up a foot or so. There are a f

So the Mom river has crested and this evening/tonight it should begin to drop. Even if we save off one or 2 feet it should make for some incredible fishing this week. tomorrow/Monday meh  Still very high in most areas Inaccessible. Tue/Wed/Thur

SUNRISE/ FIRST CAST-7:05 AM SUNSET/ LAST CAST-6:27 PM WEIGHT: 5/8- 3/4 oz water is low  BLUEGRASS ISLAND:   Crossing is permitted Just waiting on some rain to raise the water level and warm it up a bit.  Today we start the weekly