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…
Walleyes continue to bite well on the mid lake structures around Moses and horseshoe bar in 14-17 feet of water trolling spinners and crawlers. More fish are beginning to show up on the near shore structures around sugar bar and river bar in 8-12 feet of water. Trolling crank baits in these areas has been highly effective. Mixed perch are…
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…
