We still have 30+ inches of ice on the main lake!

Sorry folks! We had some technical difficulties, but it should be up and running now!

As of right now that’s up in the air. We’re waiting to first off hear that the fish are there, which they’re not quite yet. The next thing is that the ice is very rough getting there, which might make it even tougher to fish up there this year, and very expensive for the resorts (rough ice means tons of repairs to the bombers and houses getting torn up). We’re evaluating every factor right now and will make a determination at the end of the month. Thank goodness the fish are still holding in the bowl…

Congratulations my friend…now your journey begins…God Bless.

I love it BK! I’ll make sure to scream it from the mountain tops! Thank you for your endless support my friend…see you in the spring.

JP

To this point in my life there has been nothing greater a loss than losing my father, but yet at the same time nothing has made me stronger…the irony is puzzling.

This is what I’ll do for you…if you would like to choose so, Wigwam Resort will put you two up for two nights and I’ll take you fishing for a day free of charge. No promises as to the fish count, but I promise to do my best to give you a fun time to remember for many years. Give me a call on Thursday at the resort sometime after 3 PM and we’ll work out the details, if you would like.

Jody and I will say a prayer tonight…God Bless.

Jean-Paul Tessier aka Wigwam Fisherman
Wigwam Resort
(800) 448-9260

God Bless America!

We love to hear those stories…thanks again guys for the opportunity to be your host while you played on beautiful Lake of the Woods, “The Walleye Capital of the World”! I love it!

Happy Fishing,

Wigwam Fisherman

I’d stick around the rocks right outside Zipple Bay in about 18 to 24 feet of water, especially if you’re staying right there. Normally we’re jig this time of year with shiners (live or dead), but we’ve been pulling spinners and Rapala’s already this year and whacking the Walleyes in 18 – 21 feet of water on the lake between Morris Gap and Lighthouse Gap, all along Pine Island. I think by this weekend most of the Walleyes will be in Four Mile Bay or the Lake. Last weekend we were catching only males in the river, which typically means most of the females are out in the lake hunkering down after their spawn. Fishing should be fantastic…best of luck!

Wigwam Fisherman

Doug and Kim will put you guys on the fish. For the perch you might have to get off the road with a few sleds and some portables and head north or west to the rocks (Rocky Point (west) or Knights, Bridges or Starren Shole (north)).

Best of luck and Happy Fishing!

Wigwam Fisherman

SWEET…

Let me talk to Kevin and I’ll let you know as soon as I find out. Talk to you later BK.

OOPS…Sorry. It’s corrected now…thanks.

JP

Well guys…I just received an e-mail this morning saying that 4 of the girls will be here, but only on Saturday night (March 20th). They felt so bad about the hole thing that some of the girls are still coming up…I’m sure things will work out.

Hope to see you all here!

JP

Cabin #4 is no longer available…see you next time!

Just a few of the little fish we catch up here at the Wigwam Resort on Lake of the Woods. BK we even have fish for you through the ice…Sturgeon!!!!

The bite is on boys and girls, so get up to Lake of the Woods ASAP!

Wigwam Fisherman aka Jean-Paul Tessier











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You’ll just have to come and find out! Hope to see you here!

We’ll let you use your imagination…haha.

The pictures are on there way…I should have them up tomorrow.

Right on…Right on…

Are you going to bring some of your buddies up that weekend?

If you’re looking to come up…the end of October and the begining of November are very good for both Walleye and Sturgeon. We are just starting to see the Shiner run into the river, but with this cold front that gave us a visit the past few days, it would be great to hold off a few weeks to let the fishing get back to “top shelf” status.

Happy Fishing!!!!

Don,

If this is not to late, you can bring your downrigging gear, but I don’t think you will need it as of right now…at least for the next week. We have not even dropped a downrigger and have been having amazing success up here this summer. We have been slow drifting…trolling…anchoring and jigging and slamming the Walleyes. If you’re interested in seeing how we are fishing on a daily basis, checkout my daily fishing report on our website at http://www.wigwamresortlow.com.

Once again, I have seen some people downrigging, but we at the Wigwam haven’t had to bust them out yet and we’re catching a ton of fish…just an fyi for you.

If you get up here, please swing in and introduce yourself. Best of luck on the hunt for the Walleyes!

Happy Fishing,

Jean-Paul Tessier
Wigwam Resort
http://www.wigwamresortlow.com

P.S. The picture that I’m attaching is from yesterday…they had a whole other cooler that they didn’t hang up…they were slow drifting and pulling jigs with frozen shinners up on the southwest side of Garden Island with our guides (Tom Briggs, Billy Kloos & Kevin Olmstead).

If our buddies at the weather station are on this time…for once…we should be getting some very nice weather tomorrow and Sunday…mid 70’s and SUNNY! Have fun guiding…I will have a cold one for you BK…take care and happy fishing!

I know some people that are currently fishing for them, but this was caught while fishing for Walleyes up by Garden Island…I’ve never seen one up there before…Lake of the Woods is filled with these monsters.

To read the story of the catch, go to http://www.wigwamresortlow.blogspot.com and check it out!

The bit is still on…Lake of the Woods is the BEST FRESHWATER FISHERY IN THE WORLD!!!! If you don’t believe me just checkout our site for all the pictures…this happens each and every summer. It always amazes me at the number of fish caught (size and quantity) on Lake of the Woods. http://www.wigwamresortlow.com











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Checkout the Wigwam Resort’s Daily Fishing Reports on our website http://www.wigwamresortlow.com.

If you’re looking for some good daily fishing reports…checkout the Wigwam website at http://www.wigwamresortlow.com. I put them up personally on a daily basis. You’ll love it up here!

Happy Fishing!

Daily Fishing Report May 19th 2009: The weather today was excellent in the morning, but started getting a little breezy and we had a few scattered showers this afternoon, nothing like this weekend though. Weather conditions for tomorrow look like this…showers early then scattered thunderstorms developing late in the day turning warmer high of 69 with the wind out of the south to southwest in the morning shifting to northwest at 10 to 15 mph later on in the day with a 40% chance of rain. What this means is, if you’re not out early then you probably will be getting a little wet tomorrow. My sources are telling me that the heavier jigs are still doing the trick (½ oz to 1 oz)…the fish are on the bottom so you have to get there. I personally am still using a 3/8 oz jig, which does the trick for me. The colors that have been working are Chartreuse and Orange or even the combination of both…the bait of choice is still the frozen emerald shiners or live fat head and rainbow minnows. We are having the best success catching fish from 12 to 18 feet of water. We are fishing in Morris Bay and Four Mile Bay (right in front of the Wigwam) and having excellent success. I hope everyone has a great day of fishing tomorrow if you want to brave the weather…good luck and I look forward to hearing about your successes.

Daily Fishing Report May 18th 2009: The weather today was excellent in the morning, but started getting a little breezy this afternoon, nothing like this weekend though. Weather conditions look great for tomorrow…mostly sunny with a high of 60 Degrees…East winds 10 to 20 mph…this should be perfect conditions for some great fishing on our side of Lake of the Woods. My sources are telling me that the heavier jigs are doing the trick (½ oz to 1 oz)…the fish are on the bottom so you have to get there. I personally use a 3/8 oz jig, which does the trick for me. The colors that have been working are Chartreuse and Orange or even the combination of both…the bait of choice is still the frozen emerald shiners or live fat head and rainbow minnows. We are having the best success catching fish from 12 to 18 feet of water. We are fishing in Morris Bay and Four Mile Bay (right in front of the Wigwam) and having excellent success. I hope this will give everyone the right ammo to have a great day of fishing on Lake of the Woods! Hope to see you all on the lake!