Fishing Report

Fishing Report August 20th

The fishing this past week has been very good. Most of our guests targeted the Northerns. The size of the fish has been the best we have seen in quite some time. I was out last evening and in a half hour I had four over 30 inches. The largest broke my 36" Dacron line and I didn't get to see her! Most are fishing with sucker minnows. Musky Dave and his family caught several fish over 10 pounds using suicks. The fish are in the weeds from 8-12' of water. Judging by this, the northern fishing could be legendary this fall. That is when the big ones traditionally bite the best.

Jim Knutson, who has been coming to the lake for 30 years, said this was the best week of walleye fishing he has ever experienced. He and his family trolled shad raps off of Raven's Point and caught fish up to 27". They ate all they wanted and took a few fish home. The fish have been biting on the bars and in the weeds, as well.

We didn't have anyone fishing for perch last week and I didn't have a chance to get out there. So I don't have a firsthand report on the perch. But I'm sure that it would be no problem to go out there and catch a nice bunch of perch.

All-in-all, it is a great time to be fishing on Lake Winnie. Whatever your preferred method of fishing, it will work right now. We have some openings left for our Labor Day Special. Also, our fall discount kicks in on Labor Day itself. If you have been thinking about a trip to Winnie, this is the time to come.

Fishing Report August 15th

The Northern fishing is headlining this fishing report. We have been seeing more and bigger northerns these past few weeks than we have seen in a long time. Casting, trolling, and still fishing with sucker minnows have all been very productive. The weedline has extended out to 12' this year for some reason and that has triggered these larger fish. Casey Hatch, from Lansing, MN, while fishing for Muskies, caught and released numerous fish over 30" last week.

Fishing Report July 30th

The walleyes are firmly entrenched in their summer patterns.  The main bars are doing very well.  I fished with the Bridwells, Jerry, Andy, Chris, and Anderson.  We did very well in the calm water and heat on Moses Bar.  The fish were stacked on the top side of the break.  This has been the story on most of the bars.  The fish are gorging themselves on the bugs that are coming out of the bottom.  Some fish are being caught on the flats off of Raven's Point in the evenings.  Pictured is Jerry with his nice 25" walleye and Chris with a 24 and a half incher.

Fishing Report July 9th

The walleyes have fallen into their normal summer patterns this week.  The deeper structures with the calm days were definitely the way to go.  Rigs with leeches were the best tactic.  Crawlers can be used but the small perch make it tough to fish crawlers.  Some fish are still being caught along the weed lines with jigs and minnows.  This has been best when there is a chop on the water.  Some crank baits are catching fish, but most of that action is right at dusk.

Fishing Report June 18th

The walleye fishing has been nothing short of spectacular this year!  This week was no different.  The fish were caught in the shallows when the wind blew, and deep on the structure all the time.  Sugar Bar has been good as well as all the rest of the major bars.  If we get some calmer water, the humps should start to produce.  Rigs with leeches and jigs and shiners have worked well on the drop-offs.  Jigs and minnows are the main ticket in the emerging weedline areas (shallows).  The rock spots on the lake have been very good with the jigs and minnows, as well.