Lake Of The Woods MN Fishing Report 1/8
Category: fishing reports
Jan 8th, 2020 by Keith Worrall
Modified Jan 8th, 2020 at 10:31 AM
On the south end… Lots of ice fishing happening on the big lake this week. Overall, good reports with a mix of saugers and walleyes. Some very small fish, lots of eaters, some huge fish. Most common depths 28-31 feet of water. Best colors gold, pink, glow red and UV glow colors. Use combo jigging line and deadstick with a live minnow. Electronics very helpful. Watch for suspended walleyes. Rattles and noise within lures can be effective.
On the Rainy River… The river is frozen over but little traffic overall. We encourage working through a resort on river if ice fishing. Current has dropped some, but still strong. Extra caution is always needed on the river, most sticking to lake so far. The snowmobile trail on the river was marked this week for snowmobiles, nothing heavier. Stay on trail, still areas of thinner ice on parts of the river.
Up at the NW Angle… Fishing remains excellent with a mix of walleyes, saugers, jumbo perch, pike and eelpout. Snowmobile trails from south end to Angle are being groomed and in good shape. Stay on trails as current is high and there are still some areas needing more inches of ice. Fish houses on LOW on the ice through March. A complete list of lodging and ice fishing options available at www.LakeoftheWoodsMN.com/Lodging
