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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Mid-September and those temperatures are just not sure if they want to cool down here in the Northland. This week we seen above average temperatures which has kicked the water temperatures up as much as 4-5 degrees, but the fishing remains consistent for walleyes and crappies, along with pike and perch. Winnie is still producing fish on a number of the deep structures, but the shoreline bite continues to improve with spunky walleyes, perch and pike this week. If the wind is moving the water to what many call a walleye chop, we have seen the shallow water much more active then on the calm days. We have found again this week the Salmo #4 hornets and jigs and minnows to be the top triggering presentations, while a number of deep water fish are liking the lindy-rigged night crawler. The shallow water is ranging from 6-11 feet pending the wind and sun conditions. We are seeing the edge of many of the North shore weedlines as the more productive water in the 6-7 feet of water and occasionally shallower. Look for the shallow water to really heat up as those water temperatures fall over the next 4-6 weeks. The Pokegama walleyes have finally showed up and they're doing it with consistency for us over the last four nights. Most of the fish that we are finding are coming from the 10-14 feet of water and a few times throughout each night we have managed to slide into that 6-8 feet and find active fish. The fish are really finding the Salmo #12 Gold Metallic Orange to be a bait of choice, but it seems at times, color doesn't matter as much as the style of crankbait. The long stick baits are certainly top on their list. While trolling the #12 Salmo Stings, in that 10-14 feet of water, we are seeing that line lengths are a big factor. When the fish are suspended 4-5 feet below the surface we are running about 70 feet of line. As they move closer to the bottom, we are running from 90-125 feet of line. Keep adjusting your line length until finding that magic length, it will make the difference in how many bites and fish you put into the boat. As for speed, we have seen the best speed over the last four nights to be ranging from 2.3 to 2.5 MPH. I expect to see Pokegama to remain very good from now until ice up. The crappies are certainly finding their typical Fall deeper water areas. Here we have been tipping a small 1/16 oz. jig with a crappie minnow and either fishing it vertically or long-lining them with slight rod movements. Look for those deep water crappies to hold near the deepest water closest to a point or land in many of the lakes. It seems this time of the year, many of those close-to-land deeper holes will be filled with those active crappies. With the strong year class of crappies that we are finding, most fish on many of the lakes are in that 9-11 inch range, which are perfect for the fry pan. If you're looking for pike or perch, the shorelines are holding good numbers of these species. A Salmo #4 hornet will catch you plenty of pike and perch while fishing for those walleyes. Casting long stick baits for the pike is working on a daily basis or one can tip a plain hook with a larger sucker minnow while fishing under a bobber and watch that bobber disappear quickly and often. So, as you can see the Fall fishing in the area is surely picking up speed as many of the fish are feeling the lack of daylight and coolness in that water, which is triggering them to eat and eat often on many of our lakes. See you on the water in a LUND boat,
Sean Colter
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