The weather forecast looks much better later this week and weekend with lows staying above freezing and the highs getting into the sixties by Saturday. We received another storm last Sunday that continued to slow things down. While the ice is thawing, please take a look at the 2012 DNR Lake Vermilion Survey provided below. Walleye numbers are well above average for the East end of Lake Vermilion. Looks like [...]
Well not much ice progress has been made yet. The Pike River dam is not running forcefully enough to make much progress. Last night I heard that it was going to turn much warmer next week, going from winter to summer immediately. We can only hope! In the mean time, we're supposed to get another snow storm starting tomorrow evening, 1-3 inches. Looks like the [...]
We had 5 new inches of snow on Lake Vermilion this weekend. Actually threw snow today. It's the latest I can recall ever throwing snow in April. Certainly, we've received snow in April but none that I needed to actually throw. Need some warm sunny weather and warmer overnight temps to get the ice off of the lake by May 1st (historical average). The Pike [...]
Several cabins did well last week. The Hibbard cabin took their limits home in cabin 9. The Granec cabin also did well with walleye. One cabin ran cranks and the other used bottom bouncers and jigs with crawlers and minnows. Several walleye that were in the 21-24" range. Various sized muskies have been caught the last couple of weeks. More smaller low 30's than I [...]
Walleyes continue to bite on cranks and crawlers. Summer weather has warmed the water back up to the 70's. The bite has been pretty consistent the last several weeks. Musky fisherman did well last week with one group boating six. Scott Johnson boated this 52" muskie on a topwater bait. A new PR. The group had two 47's and 3 that were in the mid 30's. [...]
Last week we had a stretch where the walleyes didn't seem to want to bite. Many fish were showing up on the radar but few were biting. The rain overnight last Wednesday though improved things quite a bit as walleyes were easier and the muskies were moving. Water temps have dropped to the mid 70's. We've had lows in the 40's the last couple of nights. [...]
Walleye fishing has been really good. Summer reefs with lindy's and crawlers have been the best approach. Many keepers being caught as well as some very large fish. Doug Miller just yesterday caught a 28.5". Trolling cranks has worked as well. 16-25 feet has been the depth. Water temps are in the high 70's. Smallmouth have been good, with many fish eating crawfish colored baits and [...]
The weather broke this past weekend and turned really nice with highs in the 70's and lows in the 50's. Great sleeping weather. The cooler temps helped the bite as walleyes seemed to like the break. Muskies have been moving regularly with many many big fish seen. Not much word on the smallmouth. May your pole always be bent? Dave
The weather has been extreme this season so far. Now we've been hit with high 80 degree temperatures. My son Eric has been doing well on summer walleye reefs in 20-30 feet. A Lindy rig and a crawler seems to be doing the best. Jeff Juday has been casting cranks for smallmouth this week and has been doing well in shallow water. Jerry Lovell had [...]
We have high water. Didn't get the rain that Duluth did. But,, we still added a few inches here, and the grounds are soft. It's been a while since I've seen the lake this high in late June. We're supposed to start to dry out now for several days. Walleye fisherman have done well this week on shallow rocks and North of Pine Island. Leeches [...]
