Fishing on
Lake Vermilion one of Minnesota's Premier Muskie and walleye fishing
lakes
Lake Vermilion is an
absolute joy to fish and explore with it's 1200 miles of shoreline,
356 islands, and 40,000 acres of sky blue water.
Since 1969, The
Department of Natural Resources has been stocking Walleye in Lake
Vermilion and maintains a hatchery on the lake from which most all
northern Minnesota lakes are stocked.
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In the past few
years, in excess of 33,000,000 Walleye fry have been returned
annually to Lake Vermilion from the DNR hatchery. That, combined with
"catch and release" practices, assures future fish populations for
generations to come.
The Boundary Water
Canoe Area Wilderness Borders the north shore of Lake Vermilion.
Taking BWCA Entry Point #1, a short portage from Lake Vermilion will
lead you into the BWCAW and Trout Lake. (Permits Required)
Since we are north
of the Laurentian Divide, all of our water flows north into the
Vermilion River, Voyageurs National Park and eventually all the way
to the Hudson Bay.
Here at Everett Bay
Lodge, we take our fishing pretty seriously and have a fun time too!
We are pleased to offer our expertise and lake knowledge with a
smile, catering to families that know little about fishing to many
expert amateurs and several professionals also.
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We will
guide you to where and how to fish lake Vermilion in detail
from the resort and if you want an on water guide - just let
us know and we will arrange it for you with one of the local
independent guides for either Vermilion or Trout Lake in the
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Guides run about
$250/day and all you need to bring is clothing, gear and your
fishing equipment if you want. (ask for more details) So whatever species
you are after - we will provide you with the time proven techniques
to catch fish!
The Muskie action
on Vermilion has exploded in the past several years to an
unbelievable level. But the other good news is there is still little
pressure for fishing spots - so if you're into Muskie you should be
into Vermilion!!
Lake Vermilion "Muskie" Facts
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DNR has been
stocking since 1985 - usually 5000/yr and has now gone to every
other year stocking since the population is doing so well.
A good number of
50"+ fish now in lake - largest reported is 56" in '02.
These are Leech
Lake Strain Muskies - Minimum length is 40" but DNR is looking into
a total catch-and-release policy to get the size to 48 or 50".
The 2002 Muskie
outing in July for the FRV Muskie Inc. posted their best results
yet. They beat 2000 by eight Muskie.
Fish tend to be
thicker & heavier fish than elsewhere - good supply of bait fish -
mainly sucker & whitefish
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Most fish in
Vermilion relate to rocky structure vs. weed beds due to low number
of weed beds in Vermilion with most fish ranging in size from 40" to
48". We hope that all fish will be properly handled and released.
Variety of baits
produce fish from Black Bucktails, Tally Whackers, Crank Baits, and
even live Sucker Minnows.
Best outings
include: 19 fish for 3 boats in one evening; 9 fish for one boat in
one day; many youth 12-14 years old are catching big fish too!
Check
Out Our "Recent Photos"
Page
Fishing Openers and Possession Limits
| Species |
Fishing
Opener |
Limit in
Possession |
| Walleye and/or
Sauger |
5/10 |
Four (17"-26"
protected slot) with only one over 26" |
| Northern Pike |
5/10 |
Three (24"-36"
protected slot). Only 1 over 36" |
| Muskellunge |
6/7 |
One at least
48" |
| Large and
Smallmouth Bass |
5/10 |
Six (combined) |
| Crappie |
All Year |
Ten |
| Bluegill &
Sunfish Total |
All Year |
Twenty |
| Rock Bass |
All Year |
Thirty |
| Catfish |
All Year |
Five |
| Perch |
All Year |
20 Daily /40
Possession |
| Rough and
Whitefish |
All Year |
No Limit |
| Smelt |
All Year |
No Limit |
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Lake Trout |
5/10 |
Two |
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