Lake of the Woods MN Fishing Report July 31, 2017
Jul 31st, 2017 by OutdoorsFIRST
Modified Jul 31st, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Late summer fishing on Lake of the Woods is famous for walleyes, muskies, bass and pike and if the last week of July is any indication, August is going to be epic. Spinners with leeches, crawlers, or minnows in 17 feet and out to 30 strong for walleyes and saugers. Reefs doing well too. Gold, white, blue, and chrome/silver colored spinners and crankbaits putting fish in the coolers. Anglers doing well in “no man’s land” out in the mud in 30 – 34′ pulling crankbaits with leadcore with a lot of fish 24-30′ being boated. Pike and smallies active around the lake.
Anglers in the Rainy River finding a few walleyes with the morning/evening being better than day bite. Trolling cranks or pulling spinners producing the best . Smallmouth bass scattered all over in the river by docks, structure, and feeder streams/back bays. Sturgeon fishing continues very good with many who target these beasts having good success.