I hear you !!!
GOOD LUCK.
Look forward to hearing.

Hey all…
Reporting back after our trip to the Little Canoe area of Rainy Lake. May23 – May31. My brother went up on May18 and had to watch for ice and circle around it. Completely clear for us putting in at 5 mile dock Fort Frances on the 23rd. Smalleys weren’t in the beds yet … but caught tons of footballs 15-18″ from shore to 15′. Walleye sporadic seemed to be in occassional pockets. Biggest was 27″. I caught 5 and friend caught 7 in about 45mins on our last night casting yellow jigs. Usual amount of snake northern. Our party of 10 probably caught 25 30″ and over northerns. I caught two 38s and a 35 in an hours time, drifting a white jig on 8 lb test no leader, no net – how much fun is that!? Weather was unseasonably warm, high 70s and 80s. Little rain. (lots of black flys and skeeters)
Fished Ash bay, Paddy Bay, Sears Bay … best fishing was in Rat Root. We were probably the first to Strong Lake. Strong and Vane were excellent Smalley fishing.
Can’t wait to get back. Maybe in the fall?
-Pamo

We leave Friday . Will be on Rainy Lake Saturday afternoon. This webcam shot is VERY encouraging. Sporadic ice in same picture yesterday. Can’t wait. Fishing should be perfect. I’ll post a picture of a big boy walleye when home

Been using this… to check it out.
But it’s broke?
http://rainylakeonestop.com/rainylake_cam.html

Thank you Deron. Both you guys are very encouraging.

Appreciate the info – we’re up around Little Canoe. Fish the big lake and get up on Vane and Strong as well.