Lake Of The Woods MN Fishing Report – 5/18
Category: fishing reports
May 18th, 2020 by Keith Worrall
Modified May 18th, 2020 at 1:13 PM
On the south end… Resorts are open and anglers enjoying fishing and fish frys. A strong walleye bite continues with best success in 20 – 30 feet of water. Anchored up and vertical jigging a jig and minnow or frozen emerald shiner has been very successful. Gold / pink or gold / orange colors hard to beat. South end water temps warmer than north end of lake. Fish on the south end mainly post spawn, up north, still spawning. A nice mix of eaters, slots and trophies. Some big pike continue to be caught as well.
On the Rainy River… Some good walleyes were caught in the river this week. Best depth 12-24′. Jigs and minnows working the best. Some fish still being caught in the Four Mile Bay and the Bostic Bay areas. Fish are post spawn. Some shiners are in the river holding fish. The sturgeon season is closed until July 1st when the season re-opens.
Up at the NW Angle… Until the US / Canada border opens, guests can travel across the lake and stay in MN waters. Some resorts are offering transport service across the lake in MN waters to the Angle prior to the border opening. Various south shore resorts are offering parking for guests of NW Angle resorts.
Fishing is great. Anglers fishing the Angle are catching good numbers of walleyes. Jigging rocky points and reefs close to islands in 8 – 25 feet of water effective. Some good fish also coming on crankbaits in 8-12′ of water. A complete list of lodging available at www.LakeoftheWoodsMN.com/Lodging