I have been on the water almost every day. I lose track of what day it is! The walleye bite continues to be as inconsistent as the weather patterns around here! That said the walleye fishing most days is pretty darn good. Yesterday for example we caught fish in water as shallow as 3 feet and in water as deep as 34 feet. I really go into each day with an open mind and focus on fishing the conditions at hand. So, if the wind is piling into one of my favorite shallow areas, I may start the day there even though I haven’t fished it for a week. Feeding walleyes on Rainy are very wind driven (just like lots of other lakes!) even though we have mazes of deep water structure out there. If you are coming to Rainy soon, fish the wind where it hits points in otherwise shallow bays or around the islands. You can also fish areas of shorelines that are being hit by the wind as well. Emerging cabbage growth or other weed growth can be a key locational element in these same areas. At the same time you can target deeper structures, but I would still focus on the wind factor and hit deeper water adjacent to larger expanses of shallow water where the wind hits it. Most reefs are still not holding masses of fish. I have caught some walleyes on off shore reefs this week though…go figure. The North Arm of Rainy Lake is a completely different animal. The water is clear and the weed growth seems like it is ahead of what I see on “our” side. You can catch tons of walleyes in shallow water up there right now, but again don’t be afraid to explore deeper if the conditions suggest going for it. There are some absolute monster walleyes in the N. Arm right now. You don’t have to stay in Canada either. Camp Idlewood and Woody’s Resort provide easy access to good fishing north of the border.
Good luck out there!
Deron DoRight
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