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October 15, 2009

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All good things must come to an end, and this week will be the end of the open water season for me, unless we get some warmer condition between now and the November 2nd full moon. With the Fall fishing becoming one filled with activity come day or night, one can find the day fish wanting a slowly swam jig and minnow and the night fish chewing the paint off of those #12 suspending Salmo stings. So as it seems like a summer that never happened, one must focus on the Whitetails for the next few weeks and then prepare for the early season ice.

Over the last couple of weeks we have found Leech Lake to be our home and we have focused on the night fish. We are fishing areas that have a weed line in the 7-10 feet of water and pulling our Salmo stings just over the tops of the weeds or on the inside edge of them. We have averaged 50 plus fish each time out and nearly all the fish we are catching are in the 24-27 inch range. I also had the opportunity to fish with locals Paul Frick and Greg Ewen for the Leech night eyes and had a night filled with what Greg called “Fatheads.” All in all I can’t tell you how much fun the Leech bite is and if this is something you might be interested in doing next year, give me a call.

While running the #12 Salmo suspending stings we have found the GMO to clearly be the best performer each night out. We are seeing the water temperatures in the high 40’s and with this starts the slower trolling but not too much slower as the speed continue to be in the 1.8 to 2.0 MPH range. A long sweeping motion with your rod tip with a quick drop of the tip will help increase the amount of bites. So if you’re looking for a great rod bending time before putting the boat away, give the night bite on Leech a shot, you won’t be disappointed, or make plans to give it a shot next year.

Winnie and Cutfoot continue to show shallow water activity for the walleyes, perch and pike. There seems to be fish spread out on the main lake and in many different depths along with Cutfoot starting to look like the lake we all know so well in the Fall. The fish most days want those Northland Fireball jigs tipped with a shiner or chub and again slowly swam. We are finding more consistent action along the shallow water flats of the main lake. When talking shallow we are looking at 5-8 feet of water. The shallow rocks or weed edges are areas worth looking at.

To another season, thanks for following along and good luck hunting this Fall and I’m looking forward to those early season ice trips.

See you at Glen’s,

Sean Colter
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