The best bet is to slowly troll composite blade harnesses tipped with a night crawler, or to speed troll crank baits along the contour lines. The inland waters continue to give up multiple species on live bait rigs. Like the streams, the river has a strong current and it is muddy. Catfish action remains strong for those using live bait presentations. ![]() Ripping rattling traps or soft plastic boot tails is turning good-size fish. Currently, some anglers are doing well with the smallmouth bass in the upper sections of the river. Louis River, but fishing improves nicely during the month of September. Stream fishing has slowed due to high and fast waters.Īugust is usually a tough month on the St. Please remember to practice catch-and-release (especially with the larger fish) when working a vulnerable school of feeding fish. The best approach has been to troll deep-diving crank baits in and around 30 feet of water. ![]() The South Shore continues to produce a few walleye. While lake trout are dominating the catch, occasional salmon are also being taken. Lots of boats have moved into close proximity to Duluth, concentrating on “beach trout.” Depths of 30-70 feet have been best, but location and depths can change overnight. Pink lemonade seems to offer more frequent bites. On the North Shore, Jim’s flashbacks have been popular, especially in pinks, limes and bright oranges. Lake Superior is giving up some nice fish. Water temperatures remain on the higher side, running 72- to 78-degrees depending on where you are fishing. Rivers and streams are also high but all area waters should return to normal in a few days. Some waters are running high due to frequent rainfall and storms, making lakeshores susceptible to damage from boat wakes – please keep this in mind when running your boat near shore. The bite has been best on calm days and prior to a storm. Louis River and inland watersĪnglers continue to have success, despite inconsistent weather patterns. During the evening hours, most of the crappies are coming from the weed beds and weedlines. Once found, jigs and minnows have been very effective, but jigs and twisters or hair jigs have also produced fish. Anglers have been locating crappies when using electronics. Some pike are also being found out around the sunken islands.Ĭrappies continue to be found scattered out over the deep lake basins. Spoons, spinnerbaits and large minnow baits fished in and around the weed beds have been very effective. Northern pike anglers continue to find active pike throughout the day. Anglers have been catching rainbows by trolling small crank baits, flatfish and small spoons high in the water column. As the sun goes down, water temperatures drop and the rainbows rise to feed on the surface. ![]() Calm evenings have been key to this shallow water bite. Once the sun rises, switch to spinner baits and soft plastics at the weedlines.Īnglers have been catching rainbow trout high in the water column, 3-5 feet below the surface, late in the day on area stream trout lakes. ![]() Largemouth bass continue to be found in the shallow lily pads and wild rice beds when using topwater frogs dragged on the surface early and late in the day. Anglers are also finding smallies when using jigs tipped with twisters or half a crawler out around the sunken islands. Whopper ploppers have been hard to beat, but poppers and hula poppers account for their fair share of bass. Smallmouth bass continue to be caught on topwater lures early and late in the day. Look for walleye around the sunken islands and transition areas in 12-18 feet of water. Trolling shad raps, and dragging lindy rigs tipped with crawlers or minnows have also worked well for many anglers. Dragging jigs tipped with half a crawler along the bottom has been very effective. The key has been to fish during the first two hours and last two hours of the day when the walleye have been the most willing to bite. Walleye fishing remains challenging for some, but good to excellent for others. Please bring along the right equipment to quickly unhook fish so they can be returned to the water as soon as possible.Īnglers are asked to fish bodies of water close to home, and practice social distancing at the boat landings and shorelines.įor rules, regulations and other helpful information on fishing in Minnesota, consult the DNR’s Fish Minnesota web page. While dropping, water temperatures remain near peak summer highs so fish are still very vulnerable. For walleye, try a live bait rig as close to the bottom as possible, especially at first and last light. Fishing is picking up a bit now that water temperatures are beginning to drop.
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