Another opening day has come on gone. Friday night was the same as the past 50 years; trouble sleeping again, too much anticipation. It is a great feeling knowing a person can be excited at 55 years old so much so that you don’t sleep well. Part of it is thoughts of openers past, the […]

There are only four fishing seasons that close on Rainy Lake; walleye, muskie, sauger and lake sturgeon. Smallmouth bass, northen pike, crappies and white fish are open year around. There is spectacular fishing to be had. The Rainy River had a spectacular spring walleye run again and the sturgeon are really biting right now. Rainy Lake has […]

Rainy Lake northern pike begin spring movements long before the ice goes out. People fish them with dead baits (suckers or ciscoes) through the ice in late February and March. Most fisherman target mouths of bays that the pike will spawn in during late April and early May. May and June fishing for pike will […]

Open water is on the horizon on Rainy Lake. I am going to write some how to’s to help your fishing on Rainy Lake. Both live and artificial bait are very good presentations. I love to fish plastics; they work extremely well during spring and throughout the summer months. I will discuss Northland Tackles new […]

Slip Bobber Fishing For many of us, our first time fishing may have been with a bobber. It is not only fun but also highly effective. I use slip bobbers mainly for walleye and crappies but do catch smallmouth and northern pike from time to time. I often use 1/8 jigs tipped with minnows or […]