Water Levels

  • crossin_eyes
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 1379
    July 30, 2003 at 3:09 pm #1290660

    Anyone have any info on the water levels on Rainy? Have they come up at all?
    I am coming up in late August and was curious.

    Good Fishing!
    Crossin’

    Goldpig
    Omaha, NE
    Posts: 63
    July 30, 2003 at 9:40 pm #272008

    They have been fairly steady for the last couple of weeks, which is down about 3.5-4 ft. The lake looks really strange if you have been there in the last couple of years.

    Here is a link so you can monitor the levels up until your trip:
    Rainy Lake Water Levels

    crossin_eyes
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 1379
    July 31, 2003 at 2:46 pm #272081

    That’s pretty low. I was up last summer when it was 3-4 ft higher than normal.
    Any trouble with any of the boat landings on the Canadian side?

    Goldpig
    Omaha, NE
    Posts: 63
    July 31, 2003 at 5:56 pm #272096

    The only one that I used was at the Sorting Gap on the river, and it was no problem at all.

    Wayne
    Posts: 5
    July 31, 2003 at 6:09 pm #272098

    I was on the Canadian side 7/4 to 7/11. I used the ramp in Ft Francis and the one at Crow Rock with no problem. I also used the new Hot Spots map software on a X-15 and found it to be very accurate. Good luck and travel safely.

    Wayne

    crossin_eyes
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 1379
    August 8, 2003 at 1:32 pm #272844

    Thanks for the reports guys. Not going until labor day weekend so if you have any new reports please make a post.

    Good Luck!
    Crossin

    Wayne
    Posts: 5
    August 22, 2003 at 9:11 pm #274033

    Crossin,

    I will be heading back up 8/29 to chase smallies. If you see a Green Ranger 619, give me a wave.

    Wayne

    Wayne
    Posts: 5
    September 5, 2003 at 4:24 pm #275379

    The water level is still low as of the Labor Day weekend. We fished mainly the Northern sections of Rainey. Smallies were scattered and holding 8-10 feet deep. Here’s a pic of Paula’s catch. Note the light spinning rig she caught the toothy critter on.

    uffdapete
    Rainy Lake, MN
    Posts: 394
    November 7, 2003 at 10:30 pm #281264

    There’s an article in the Journal today that lake level is now normal. Also the smaller lakes are froze over.

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