Hello all,
I’ve been fishing in 5 different spots on lake of the woods in the past week, and I figured I’d give a report.
On Zippel bay the fishing is fair, with a lot of burbouts coming out of the hole, but I still caught my limit on walleye, and there were a few in the 2-3 lb range.
On long point I had better luck with less burbouts, but the fish seemed smaller….And the action was kind of
spotty.
On south shore (this is accessable by going about 4 miles east of Warroad, then going down what is known as ‘swift ditch’) The fishing was good, some nice walleye, and a few sauger, with the occasional perch.
North of springsteel about 1/2 mile the fishing is okay, if you like a lot of perch and the occasional small walleye…
Further north of springsteel about 2 miles, there’s some rock reefs….and that’s where you can stay busy almost all day…I’ve fished there twice, and each time came out with a nice catch of 1/2-1 pound perch, and some nice walleyes..and they have definite feeding times….in the early fore noon, and then about 2 o’clock to 4 o’clock you’ll be hard pressed to keep 2 lines in the water.
They also seem to really like gold(reminds me of my wife that way).. I’ve had pretty good luck on almost any jig if it’s got a majority of gold with some red on it.
If you’re from out of the area, and would like to come up fishin’…I’ll give you a few heads up on where to go… And many resorts in the area have cabin rentals for about $80 a nite, with weekly package deals. There are a few other hot spots out on the ice that I’ve heard of, but I wouldn’t recommend going out there unexperienced….there’s a chance you’d end up in Ontario 
hope everyone has a safe and happy new year!!
December 29, 2003 at 1:00 pm
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