Rainy lake in early July

  • seanndenise
    Posts: 8
    May 14, 2013 at 12:00 am #1291863

    Hi
    I know this all depends on the spring they have up there and I’ll be watching this forum the next 5 weeks before I go but I’m going up to rainy lake and staying at island view lodge for a week. I’ll be there the first of July.
    Can you guys give me some pointers on tackle and what to expect that time of year.
    I’m pretty much a jig fisherman for walleye and like pan fishing too, it wouldn’t bother me a bit to get a mess of those slab crappie they are hammering up there right now.
    Just give me some stuff to think about to be successful.

    Thanks a lot .

    skeeterbite
    illinois
    Posts: 348
    May 14, 2013 at 12:27 am #1170596

    Rat Root river, use beetle spins with a small minnow. Them big slabs love beetle spins. Drag them REAL slow. PM me and ill give you more details

    chirp
    Rochester
    Posts: 1471
    May 14, 2013 at 1:33 am #1170607

    Contact Chris Granrud. RainyDaze Guide service.

    Welcome to IDO.

    arklite881south
    Posts: 5660
    May 14, 2013 at 10:24 am #1170628

    Welcome to IDO!! Normally I like to stay shallow a long as I can. Big Fish of all species including Walleyes,Crappies,Pike and Smallmouth will mill around spawning areas until water warms. I suspect this bite will push well into July considering our late ice out. We appear to be around 3 weeks behind what might be considered a “Normal” season. On average we lose our ice on May 1st. Again…….Welcome to IDO and welcome to Rainy Lake. There are many variables to consider for your trip. Your boat and motor, Rainy Lake chip, Water temps, Water levels and so on.

    a-and-t
    By Rochester,MN
    Posts: 708
    May 14, 2013 at 1:06 pm #1170670

    Chris would definatly be the guy to go to!

    trapsht
    Rockford, Il
    Posts: 311
    May 14, 2013 at 7:05 pm #1170771

    Does Granrud fish Rainy Lake??…never heard of the guy.

    arklite881south
    Posts: 5660
    May 15, 2013 at 1:17 am #1170881

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    Does Granrud fish Rainy Lake??…never heard of the guy.

    LOL!! Oh Justin you must have filled enough cavities in the off season to come up for a month or so.

    seanndenise
    Posts: 8
    May 15, 2013 at 10:26 pm #1171150

    Quote:

    Welcome to IDO!! Normally I like to stay shallow a long as I can. Big Fish of all species including Walleyes,Crappies,Pike and Smallmouth will mill around spawning areas until water warms. I suspect this bite will push well into July considering our late ice out. We appear to be around 3 weeks behind what might be considered a “Normal” season. On average we lose our ice on May 1st. Again…….Welcome to IDO and welcome to Rainy Lake. There are many variables to consider for your trip. Your boat and motor, Rainy Lake chip, Water temps, Water levels and so on.


    Thanks for the welcome.

    Yep you guys have had a nice winter up there. Im kinda glad you guys got hammered because down here on lock dam 14-17 we had a terribly low level for a couple years, the river is plumb full now though and with all the snow you guys got that hasn’t even melted yet, we will have a good year down here
    im not sure what kind of electronics the boat im renting will have, supposedly it does have a fish finder and gps, dunno if it has any lake chips in it.
    Im pretty much a flasher user, I have my trusty fl8 that I use but a fish finder will be a welcome addition. I searched some of your threads on here and got a kick out of some of the pics you posted of the large schools of fish you have ran across while fishing.
    Im going to see if I can muster up a few extra bucks before we head out and give you a ring to see what your schedule is like when Im up there. Thats a huge lake and a day on the water with you would make for a better vacation for us.
    thanks for the reply and ill keep watching your posts for info
    Thanks

    arklite881south
    Posts: 5660
    May 16, 2013 at 9:54 am #1171225

    Sounds good. I’d double check on the lake mapping as well. Too many visitors find rocks via Prop vs. lake chip. I can at the very least get you into some fishing areas producing safely.

    trapsht
    Rockford, Il
    Posts: 311
    May 16, 2013 at 12:13 pm #1171271

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    Does Granrud fish Rainy Lake??…never heard of the guy.

    LOL!! Oh Justin you must have filled enough cavities in the off season to come up for a month or so.

    I’ll be up late July…I better get in touch with you for a little “quality time”. I heard THunderbird was for sale..any truth to that?

    arklite881south
    Posts: 5660
    May 16, 2013 at 12:22 pm #1171275

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    Does Granrud fish Rainy Lake??…never heard of the guy.

    LOL!! Oh Justin you must have filled enough cavities in the off season to come up for a month or so.

    I’ll be up late July…I better get in touch with you for a little “quality time”. I heard THunderbird was for sale..any truth to that?

    Yep that is correct. Bring your checkbook. Yes get me your dates bud so we can put something together.

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