Kabetogama

I have a trip to Kabetogama the last week of September and will be staying at Moosehorn Resort. Does anyone have any advice for fishing Kabetogama in late September? I have never been to Kabetogama so any help is appreciated. Thanks

I just saw this post for Kab. Check it out.

http://www.northlandtackle.com/lake-kabetogama-mn#.V8GuSyuL54k.email

Thanks Joe

Don’t expect ANYBODY to slow down if you anchor up in a channel.

Dutchboy wrote:

Don’t expect ANYBODY to slow down if you anchor up in a channel.

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Keep your lines close as they’ll cut it close.

Brad Dostal wrote:

I have a trip to Kabetogama the last week of September and will be staying at Moosehorn Resort. Does anyone have any advice for fishing Kabetogama in late September? I have never been to Kabetogama so any help is appreciated. Thanks

It’s been a few years, but did a trip with a group of 12 guys and hired a guide first 2 of 7 days in mid October.

With all the Bays, he showed how to watch for where the Pelicans, Loons and Sea Gulls were feeding, thus signalling bait-fish. Use electronics to fish the Walleyes in the deeper water off the breaks entering into the main lake.

The guys at the Resort should be able to give you advice on where they are at and what lures and bait. Call a week ahead and then plan on buying your bait on the way, Brainerd area or further South. They were out of the most popular bait at the closest bait shops and prices were higher.

Get a good waterproof map of Kab & Namakan, we caught quite a few good walleyes as well as perch and really nice Crappies in Namakan.

Good Luck!

Thank you all for the tips. Carrol58 what guide did you use? I was considering hiring a guide for the first day.

Brad shoot me a PM I’ll hook you up.

PM sent

Back at ya.

That time of year I would target between big and little Martin islands, three sisters islands,lost Bay Area or Harris island can be good . The wind will dictate where to fish to be honest. I would not even consider going out without gps with mapping and navigation trails. Two turns and you will be lost. Everything looks the same. Also there are rocks all over that come up out of no where. A lot of them are not marked. You really have to watch it out there. We take it easy on our trip out,record trails and then use the trails to go between spots. We tend to run and gun and let the fish tell us what they want. The spots that I listed tend to hold fish all year. The Martin island area has a deep gorge between the two islands and some nice ones come out in the fall. This may sound crazy but don’t be afraid to go shallow either.pitch plastics up to shore along Harris island on the sw corner. We have done good there in the past.aldo make sure to check out the rock garden.

This past week a 200 hp Optimax motor was loaded into the bed of a pickup truck and headed back to Illinois.It was ripped nearly off a Lund and was hanging by some cables. From what I hear the driver got pretty beat up but is OK, his wife was thrown out but picked up by another boater who helped out. Seems he plowed into a unmarked rock. His comment was to the effect of ” the rock wasn’t marked”. Really? Well neither are all the fish!! If you don’t know this lake slow down or suffer the same fate as this guy. He was lucky nobody was seriously injured.

Late September trip many years ago we used Lindy rigs with a minnow on a plain hook & and 4’snells. The walleye were 30-45′ down.

Brad,

If you have never been to Kabetogama, you are in for a treat! The advice to get a guide for a day or two is valid. It will not only show you the patterns that are happening at that time (they can vary a week or two depending on the year and/or water temps), but it will also give you some level of comfort as far as to where the rocks are and how they are marked.

The lake is full of rocks, but once you understand the flow and the USCG system for marking, it will GREATLY increase your comfort level on the lake. When in doubt SLOW DOWN and watch your electronics. I mean off step and at idle.

The time of year you picked should be both good color and great fishing. By that time the water temps should be in the lower 60’s to mid 50’s. I have always said that once the water temps hit 60 degrees, hang on as the fishing is about to get good!!!