Opening Weekend 2014

Fishing results was fantastic for our guests this year. Fish were biting on opening day and continued through the Canadian long weekend of Victoria Day.

Walleyes were hitting jigs/minnows with a bit more frequency than spinners and other live baits the first day, but then seemed to even out. Reported depths varied from deep (30 plus feet) to as shallow as 10-12 feet, but the most common report was the fish came in the 15-23 foot range.

Multiple fish from 25" to 28.75" have already been released this year.

Water temps started out in the 43-47 degree range and have come up to about 47-53 degrees.

With these temps, walleyes will be still be spawning and even some pre-spawn so PLEASE be selective with respect to the fish you harvest for eating. Many 17"-18" females are still full of eggs and need to be able to drop them to keep the fishery happy and healthy for the long term. We don't want to be light on a year class or two in the coming seasons!

Plenty of small northern action and several incidental big smallies and muskies have been caught on walleye presentations already as well.

Attached is the largest walleye of the weekend reported.

A 28.75" beauty for Mike C of Canton, GA. Not a bad second day ever on Lake of the Woods for Mike.

Caught, Photographed and Released on May 18, 2014.

The week ahead looks great in the weather forecast and the lake will be filled with Memorial Weekend anglers so we expect to get a lot of great reports and photos.

Good luck on the water and thank you for practicing CPR fishing!

J-Man