As the water temps remain in the low 70’s fishing over all has stayed consistent except for the allusive muskie! We are seeing great eating size perch showing up in the shallow weed bays such as steamboat, sucker, and kabakona bay. Walleye tactics still include slip bobbers, lindy rigging and trolling crank baits. Casting spinner baits in the pencil reeds…
Walleye bite on Leech Lake has been very steady throughout these summer months. With water temperatures in the Walker Bay area staying around the low 70’s on most days these are definitely mid summer patterns. My best bite has still been using a slip bobber tipped with a medium to small leech. I like to keep my bait 1 foot off the bottom as these fish…
Kevin JoslynLeech Lake Guide Team Lake Winnie Fishing Report 8/8/2022 Lake Winnibigoshish walleyes continue to be caught using a variety of methods. Trolling spinner with small leeches or fatheads on the weed line in 10-16 feet of water is producing great numbers of keepers. Slip bobber rigging had also been highly effective on the mid lake humps in 18-22 feet of…
Fishing on Leech Lake has remained steady. Walleyes have been found in and around weed beds in 12’-18’ of water in Walker Bay, Kabekona Bay, and Sucker Bay. Continuing to move around until you find a group of fish is important. Recently the fish seem to moving around quite a bit day to day. A spinner rig and leech or…
7-24-2022 Walleye fiahing on the west side of leech has remained steady in the month of July with some days of course being better than others. A slip bobber with a leech has been the best presentation in shallow water areas around sand point. Jig colors seem to change almost every day. One day gold, next day blue and white, today was…
6/12/22 Leech Lake Fishing remains consistent on Leech Lake. Some days are better than others, but that is to be expected in mid-July. With the yearly mayfly hatches tapering off the walleyes have began to spread out a little more. Pulling crankbaits or crawler harnesses in 12’-15’ of water is a great way to locate fish. Pay close attention to…
East Side Report The bite on the east side of Leech lake has definitely changed to a summer time pattern. Water temps have been in the mid 70’s this week on the average. Fish have moved out to rock humps and main lake break lines. Diamond Point, Pipe Island area and Pelican Island is a great place to start. The mayflies hatched…
East Side Report: Fishing the east side of Leech this week has been a little tough at times but with mixed successful days. We had some very strong winds out of the west and northwest a couple of days this past week. Wind can be good but when you get strong winds up to 35 MPH it can make it tough to move around…
Leech Lake Eastside Report – 06/06/2022 The bite continues to stay hot! This week with the higher winds and increasing water temps the walleye bite has increased even during the day. 1/8 or 1/4 ounce jigs tipped with a shiner or leech has been very productive. Make sure to try different colors which can make a difference on cloudy or…
West Side Report Fishing has been very good on the west side of Leech. The last few days of warm stable weather has had the fish feeding heavily. The water temperature recently has warmed to 58° in the morning and 62° in the afternoon. With the slowly, but steadily rising water temperatures the good fishing should continue for awhile longer. Most…