June Conditions

I am planning a vacation up to Rainy Lake in June and was wondering where I should go and what I should use. Any help would be appreciated.

Man……Is that a daring moniker!

US or Canada

Hey UT,

If fishing walleyes which I assume you will be in June you will find the fish a bit more scattered than in say July-October. My favorite times to fish Rainy are July-October. Tough to predict weather, but it tends to be a bit more stable July-September. June has many walleyes on Rainy moving from Shallow water spawning grounds towards the summer haunts. Many Big walleyes will remain shallow, and for that matter where there is current present those big females will remain much of the early summer. First breaks from shorelines and shallow water current/neckdown areas are great starting points to locate active fish. As far as presentations go many will sling minnow imitating cranks while June of course is a awesome jig and minnow time as well. I as you know would prefer slinging jigs and minnows at them, but there are many other presentations that will do well also.

Exact locations change year in and year out. Seems if your not following or searching the active fish daily it is tough to pinpoint the stage the fish will be in with our varying ice outs!!

Hope this helps Touchy!!

Just do laps around the island w an occasional run over to the food funnel(s), like usual. Duh.

As Chris stated, the fish can be scattered at this time of year. Been fishing the second week of June on Rainy for the last 10 years, have been in 4ft of water trolling, to vertical jigging in 40. There are always fish to be had this time of year on Rainy, an imagination, a Lakemaps Chip, and desire are all it takes to get em.

Hey Reefrat!!

Welcome to IDO and the Rainy Lake Forum. Nice to have Rainy Lake fisherman contribute to this great site. You are exactly right electronics and being willing to fish different patterns is important. When looking back at my notes from last summer I was fishing in 34 feet of water with current. Catching lots of 13-16 inch fish. They were very congregated there.

Thank You for the info. RD I guess my lame attempt to inject a little annoying humor did not take. Montucky is correct laps around the island with a side trip to the food funnel.

Welcome Reef Rat looking forward to your reports and posting. Things get a little strange in this post from time to time but its all in good humor.

LOL!!! Actually I was going to give you some coordinates. Figured you’d be pumped until the coordinates pointed you up a steep driveway overlooking T Creek!! LOL!!

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Things get a little strange in this post from time to time but its all in good humor.

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Hey, it’s OK. We know you guys up in the north woods don’t get much human interaction, so we don’t hold you to the same standards of most others. Happy New Year!!

Now that is what I am talking about. How funny would that be until the next 200 that read this post show up at your door
happy new year RD

Shhhhhhh!! I’m secretly in business with the Lower unit repair boys!! Not just for my own guide boats either

I havent looked rcently, but there is supposed to be a picture of uncle touchy hoisting a very large sturgeon with that very same FINE looking, well behaved yellow lab in them, on his RD’s website.

…maybe since it seems like UT is all in touch w the pic posting he could refresh our memory. While u r at it UT, put a good one of ol’Mooneye up too!

Watching UT pull that Monster Sturgeon is one of my favorite stories. If I remember correctly Montucky you were spooled with a Sturgeon the same time UT hooked into one!! Good Times!!

Spooled would imply there was something on the spool.
“Excuse me, guide, do you think i’ll need more than 40 or so yards of line on this nice light weight rig you have given me to use??”

Guide: “Dont worry, we’ll be jigging for medium and large walleyes in 6 -8 fow. Heck, when you set the hook just keep lifting and set it in the boat. I’ll get it off for you, re-hook a minow, and you’ll be hooked up again in no time!!”

That sturgeon “spooled” me in the time it took me “run” in a small boat from bow to stern. The boat contained 4 grown men and a 100# lab…good times.

Note: always bring MORE beer and cigars because you never know when your buddy is going to have to fight a giant fish for 45-50 minutes. That thing pulled that boat around the river anywhere it wanted to go.

Ask and Ye Shall Receive.

LOL!! Welcome to Rainy River Fishing!! Is that why you couldn’t cast very far? I figured you Montana Boys would have been packing heat to shorten the battles. Hey put some line on your rods for pike fishing huh??