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Location: Vilas County, WI | I have never been to Vermilion and will make my first trip there in October for the Ramsell outing. I'll be stopping by Rollie and Helen's later this week for some items in preparation for the trip.
Are there any highly recommended colors, presentations, etc I should ensure are in my arsenal? Does anyone troll? I cast 90% of the time but may troll for a change of pace.
Also I found a thread from 2011 about the hazard buoys being pulled in late October. Are they typically still in place the 2nd week? We'll be there the 11th - 16th.
Feel free to PM if you'd like.
Thanks,
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Edited by TheShow 9/19/2016 10:47 PM
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Location: MN | That time of year I'd be throwing pounders dawgs or dussas in black or Cisco pattern or weighted supermodels. Headlocks for trolling. Good luck |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | i did a late trip oct-nov for a few years and agree with nershi ... pounders, alphas, doubles, medusas
i always used ciscoes colors but the one that produced best was root-beer ... |
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Location: Vilas County, WI | Thanks gentlemen. I have a few mag dawgs and husky medusas, but no pounders.
I'll order a couple. Thanks for the suggestions.
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| Don't be afraid to troll either. When I used to fish Vermillion more I caught a lot of fish trolling in mid October. Usually tried keeping the boat in 10ft. They always seemed to prefer 10" Jakes over anything else. Good luck! |
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Location: Minnesota | You will have a blast!!!! Good food good guys end of the day the guids tell you what there seeing whats working whats not.pick up a double showgirl a few years ago smaler was doing better . I was up in August and smaller was working then also. I cought a 49.5 on a green showgirl one green blade one black a guy i was sharing a cabin with lost a mid 50s on a all black Showgirl.good luck and have a great time |
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Location: Watersmeet, Michigan | Just got back Saturday after a week there. Musky action was very slow according to all the guides I talked with. Over the week I had just four follows and boated one fish in the mid-thirties.
Although temps may have fallen a bit over the last couple days, the water was still 64° and those fish that were moving were going after smaller baits, #8 bucktails being the most effective. If you're hungry, the walleye bite was very slow, but the crappies are moving shallow and are getting pretty active. Good luck!
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| I wouldn't be throwing strictly rubber at that time. Definitely throw 10s and 13s as well as some large crankbaits. That can be a tough time but make sure to split up what your fishing as in, weeds, high current areas, and rocks. Sometimes the West side is pumping fish out and somethimes the East side. |
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Location: Vilas County, WI | I'll be coming from WI so I'll be traveling through Cook, then north on 24. Mapquest is telling me some of this may be unpaved roads? Any truth to that? I have a 2017 Lund Impact 1775 that's 1 week old... not looking forward to towing it down gravel already. |
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Location: Minnesota | Yes the last 10 miles is unpaved that is the only bad thing abought vermilion dam lodge. The road is nice for gravel take your time you will be fine |
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| Launch at the west end, drive your boat to VDL and have your partner drive the truck and trailer. |
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Location: Minnesota | This is a good option or launch at timbuktu and its a short drive over to the resort |
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