Lake Vermilion boasts the new state record for catch & release musky. A Lake Vermilion cabin owner caught and released the new state record on August 6th, 2019. The fish measured 57 1/4" with a 25 1/2" girth. Congratulations to Corey Kitzmann, of Davenport, Iowa. To read more about the details of his catch, follow this link. http://bit.ly/MuskieCRStateRecordMN Make plans now to visit Lake Vermilion [...]
September fishing action on Lake Vermilion was best for walleyes, perch and some normally elusive crappies. First for the crappies. While they are most often caught in the early part of the season, a couple different cabins happened upon them. They caught some nice sized ones in 30+ feet of water. Several other guests caught some smallies remarking on the aggressive fight they offered. Musky [...]
Lake Vermilion August news brings more of the same - great weeks for some of our guests...a little tougher for others. An early stay outing with a guide for the Lane group was productive.They kept several walleyes for the skillet and released the nice 25"er shown above caught by Kelsey. Guests had mixed reports, with those that caught walleyes doing well with crawlers in 18 [...]
2018 season is in the books..all except for the final blasts of color on the trees. Fall 2018 The final weekend of fishing for our guests was pretty decent, with several cabins catching limits and more slot fish released. Eric and a buddy headed out on Sunday, and while the temperatures were low, they managed to catch several walleyes, a couple limits of [...]
September 2018 Late September fishing on Lake Vermilion was interrupted by rain much of the week, and those who made the best of it had mixed results. Colder than normal temperatures would have normally moved fish into their deeper fall spots, but we had reports of fish being caught in the early September depths, 16 - 28 feet, on the edges of structure. [...]
Cold and windy weather made the conditions less than ideal this past week, but it is hard to complain about the weather when you see what the folks on the coast were dealt. While the Pike River dam had stopped running during a drier than normal August, a good rain early this past week got it running again. It was a week of mixed reports, [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
