Northwest Angle Area Fishing Report- Jan. 20

Action is good in the Little Traverse area near Oak and Little Oak Island.  Walleye and sauger have been working the 18-25 feet of water range.  Bites have been happening very early at 7 am, and from 3 pm onward and scattered throughout the morning and midday.  There is a night bite materializing for the sleeper house guys, with walleyes coming in as late as 7-10 pm.  Eelpout are on the increase as well, showing up in both the daytime and throughout the overnight.  Northern pike are still biting.  In Ontario, walleye and crappie continue to be active.

Reported by Allen Edman, Edman's Ice Adventures

Northwest Angle Area Fishing Report- September 19

            In Canadian waters, the walleyes are moving into fall patterns; dropoffs outside shallow bays, deep points, and current flow areas have all been productive.  Plan to go through a lot of bait.  There has been some nice catches of jumbo perch this week on mud areas, and the crappies have become more active with the colder weather. 

            Big pike and muskie have been showing up near the schools of walleye, and hitting on jigs and chasing fish being brought in.  Breaking out the trolling gear and making passes near schooled walleye, crappie and perch is a good alternative to casting right now.

Reported by Scott Edman, Edman's Angling Adventures

             

Northwest Angle Area Fishing Report- September 11

           In Canadian waters, the recent hot weather had the walleyes using reefs in most sections of the lake; following this weekend’s cool down, the fish moved off structure in most areas. Fishing point areas or running out to reefs in the deeper water around Skeet I have been the most productive patterns in the last few days. In Minnesota waters, the Little Oak I. and Crowduck I. areas have been producing walleye.

Muskie fishermen are still seeing good numbers of follows and landing big fish.  Following the cooling weather, some of the biggest smallies in the lake have been showing up on rock points in 15 to 25 feet of water.  Crappie fishing has slowed down with the hotter weather, but should be improving soon, but the jumbo perch have been biting well in the last week.

Reported by Scott Edman, Edman's Angling Adventures

Northwest Angle Area Fishing Report- September 4

           On the walleye scene in Canada, look for numbers of fish in the Skeet Island area; make sure to play fish you plan to release slowly when they are coming out of the deeper water up there.  In Minnesota waters, look around the Little Oak and Garden Island areas to find your walleye.

            Muskie anglers are reporting some good action and big fish lately. Shallow running cranks and bucktails have been working, and turning some big pike as well.  Smallmouth bass anglers have been catching some impressive sized bass while throwing spinnerbaits around reed beds and what’s left of the summer cabbage.  Crappie and perch are still being caught in good numbers by anglers willing to spend the time looking for them.

Reported by Scott Edman, Edman's Angling Adventures

Northwest Angle Area Fishing Report- August 27

             The bite goes on at the Angle!  The Little Traverse area continues to be a good spot for finding the bigger walleye, while reefs to the north are have been good for numbers of smaller fish.  In Minnesota waters, the Starren Shoals, Knight I. and Bridges I. areas have been productive.

            There have been some nice muskies seen and caught lately, and large pike are still being caught on structure that holds walleye.  Anglers are still finding perch and crappies, but expect the fishing for them to improve once the water begins to cool again.

Reported by Scott Edman, Edman's Angling Adventures

Northwest Angle Area Fishing Report- August 22

           The hawgs of summer are back!  In Canadian waters, last week’s warming trend has put the trophy walleyes back on the reefs in the Little Traverse.  The area around Massacre I has been a good place to start looking for the big guys.  The deep reefs up north have been serving up numbers of fish, but plan to sort through the little guys to get your keepers.  In Minnesota waters, look for the structure around Garden, Knight, and Bridges islands to be kicking out some big fish.

            Muskie fishing has been active with the warmer weather, with the evening continuing to be one of the better times of the day to fish.  The big pike have been showing up offshore in areas where walleyes are being caught.  Smallmouth bass have been active on the shorelines, although few anglers are targeting them now.  The crappie and perch bite has leveled off with the warming water temps, but the anglers looking for them are still finding fish.

Reported by Scott Edman, Edman's Angling Adventures

Northwest Angle Area Fishing Report- August 14

            In Canadian waters, the walleyes have moved back onto structure with the warming weather.  The crappie and perch bite on the points and dropoff areas has slowed down, but the reefs in most sections of the lake are producing lots of walleye again.  Muskie and pike fishing has been steady, with rock areas being the most consistent now that the weeds are starting to die off and break apart, and the evening hours continue to be the most productive for casting.  Lake trout have been using water depths from 40 to 100 feet, and both jigging and trolling presentations have been working.

            In Minnesota waters, the better areas have been Little Oak, Lunatic, and Oak islands.  The action on the reef structure in the Big Traverse area should be picking up with the warming weather as well.

Reported by Scott Edman, Edman's Angling Adventures