Lake Vermilion fall fishing stays steady, particularly for walleye and small mouth bass. Add the chance to host college friends for a week, catch plenty of fish for some meals, and laugh, laugh, laugh! Isn't that what a trip north is all about? September 2018 For our group, trolling crank baits off the back of the pontoon was the easiest option. It produced [...]
Early September Lake Vermilion walleyes As August wrapped up, the crank bait bite for decent walleyes continued. We had several cabins of guests report many limits of nice walleyes, eating a couple meals here and taking some home too. Just the way it is supposed to go! Ozzy and Max, shown above, caught most of their walleyes [...]
Lake Vermilion smallmouth bass fishing stays strong as the end of August approaches. Good numbers of smallies continue to be caught, with crankbaits and leeches producing the most fish. There were a handful of good sized bass caught, but it was a more a week of good numbers. Levi caught this nice one, and Jim Ryberg reported catching 2 five pounders and Jim Swanson caught [...]
Can the Lake Vermilion weather be too nice? Depends on who you ask. We had some families focused on using the pool, tubing, cruising the lake and taking in the tourist attractions, and for them the past week's weather was just perfect. For those who were fishing muskies, the mid 70 to mid 80 blue sky calm wind days were not what they were hoping [...]
August fishing on Lake Vermilion holds steady as we approach the midpoint of the month. Last week continued where the prior week left off, with Lake Vermilion guide Buck Lescarbeau leading our guests to some productive spots. The Johnsons and their grandson Jordan were just short of their limits on a 1/2 day outing when they arrived on Saturday, Jordan taking big fish honors with [...]
Lake Vermilion Largemouth, Smallmouth, Northerns and Walleyes ---- and maybe a few muskies too! Plenty of variety this past week. And even better, some pretty reliable photo sharers, so here is just a sneak peak of some of the pictures shared this week. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the weekly fishing news and more pictures! August 2018 August 2018 [...]
Good Lake Vermilion August fishing started off with a mixed week. The first part of the week was a little tough, but the Wednesday cool down and increased winds really picked things up. While we usually expect a cold front to have the opposite effect, this time after several days of flat calm water and warmth, the more than 15 degree temp drop and the [...]
Late July fishing on Lake Vermilion was a bit inconsistent, with some guests doing well while others seemed to struggle. There were numbers of walleyes caught, but several were just short of keeper size. On the flip-side there were some slot fish released. The Tinsley guys bumped their May trip back to July to catch some kinder weather, and while the conditions were definitely nicer, [...]
July 2018 July is moving along quickly, with the past week again producing decent numbers of walleyes for many guests, mostly perfect for the skillet. Mike & Peggy Stone spent their anniversary up here, and as shown above, had several decent outings. When a visit to Zup's for fish fry fixins jumps into your plans, its a good day! They caught each time [...]
What are the walleyes eating on Lake Vermilion? Guests who caught their limits of eaters found both crawlers and leeches to produce fish. There was an abundance of action for some of our guests who caught plenty of numbers, but big fish were harder to find. The Buans were back in on Sunday morning cleaning some eaters, and everyone in the boat caught, so it [...]
