Spring is in full force at Rainy Lake. This picture shows the pond at Rainy Lake One Stop. It is not Rainy Lake but gives us a barometer to give you an idea of when the ice will be out. When the pond is ice free historically Rainy Lake is ice free ten days later. […]
Read MoreMonth: April 2014
Artificial Lures Can Provide Many Memories if Fished Properly
Norm Westerhold’s favorite comment before many of his casts was “here’s dinner!”. Norm never ceased to amaze me. I have never seen anyone that could fish a #3 Mepps Aglia spinner, either gold (sunny) silver for (cloudy) like him. Smallmouth bass, walleyes, northern pike all eat the Mepps like no tomorrow. Norm had an […]
Read MoreJune Fishing Explodes for Good Reason!
Why does June fishing still excite me after forty seven years of guiding? June is the culmination of a series of phases that walleyes, smallmouth bass, northern pike and crappies go through every year. The phases are pre spawn, spawn, post spawn, pre summer, and peak summer fishing. Pre spawn starts in early May continuing until each species […]
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