Every day that we climb closer to fall we lose more daylight. On some shorelines, we are now having eyewitness accounts of the very preliminary changing tree colors (usually drought-stressed trees at this point.) Let’s not dig any further than that. We need to soak in what we have left of summer.
We are still in what many anglers refer to as "Dog Days of Summer. But fish are still being caught successfully. It’s still all a matter of adjusting and trying different things to find out what works.
Here is our report:
Lake Superior continues to put out some good catches of lake trout on both the North Shore and South Shore. We are hearing good reports from Two Harbors, Silver Bay and as far as Grand Marais on the North Shore. South Shore is also faring well on select days. Trolling Dipsey Divers, riggers or heavy copper line has been best to target deeper waters of over 100 feet.
Bright colored spoons still are producing a good mix of different sized fish. Popular colors include, but are not limited, to pink lemonade, watermelon, bright limes and hot oranges. As always, once you figure out what color is doing best, change up other rigs to replicate. Also, it does not pay to troll straight lines. Try to zig zag, circle to change up speeds and troll patterns. Flasher-fly combos are still a good bet as well.
These tips will certainly boat lakers, but don't be surprised to see a few bonus salmon and even an occasional walleye. Speaking of walleyes, the South Shore is giving up a few fish here and there, however the biggest factor now is time. Trolling off-shore planer boards snap weights and diving stick baits has been the best tactic. Some very lucky anglers are also catching an occasional musky here and there on the Gitch. How cool is that?
Stream fishing has seen a few anglers catching some good brook trout and the occasional brown trout. Casting and slow retrieving #3 spinners or smaller flat fish has turned a few fish. Look for deeper holes on river bends or try presenting your bait under shaded tree overhangs. Hard to beat the aggression of a stream trout, fun fish to catch for sure.
The St. Louis River is starting to see a few walleye pop back into the system, but for the most part, fishing is still on the slow side, unless you're after catfish, which are still coming topside when soaking a simple nightcrawler rig.
Smallies and some good pike are being caught in the faster, cleaner water in the upper sections. River traffic is slow this time of year so if you get out, you'll likely have many areas to yourself. Some perch are being caught on the flats when drifting a simple leech, red hook and sinker. If you haven't been on the St. Louis in some time, take your time when navigating, as some new boating hazards have shown up over the last several weeks.
Our inland lake bite has been best the last several weeks, but some days can be a challenge. The best tactic has been to fish the deeper waters, over 20 feet. Trolling deep diving crank baits at around 2 miles per hour is turning some walleyes, smallmouth and pike. Our favorite baits have been Bagley Rumble B's. We are still concentrating our efforts on midlake humps and wind blown points and shorelines.
The panfishing has been okay in the later afternoons in and around deeper weeds. I prefer a leech or chunk of crawler under a slip bobber. Musky anglers are starting to show up in numbers on many of the local popular spots. Best time of day to fish remains the early mornings and later afternoons. Be safe out there!
Jarrid Houston of South Range is a fishing guide (houstonsguideservice.com) on Minnesota and Wisconsin inland waters, the St. Louis River and, in winter, on Lake Superior.
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