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Location: LENA IL | I have fished Eagle and Lac Suel many times and now want to try Lake of the Woods. Where to go? I;m not looking for resort ideas rather looking for the pro's and con's of the different areas of Lake of the woods. Any help would be appreciated and thank you!
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| Kenora area is a stained section of the lake with lots of cabbage and clear water within a 10 min boat ride. Tons of options if your willing to travel 20 min or so... but tons to fish right out from the boat launch too. Good number of WIDE/THICK fish up here. You also have the option of launching on the Winnipeg River which is right in town as well.
Big Narrows has numbers. NW Angle has good numbers and good size, but IMO the fish get thicker around the main basins up north.
Edited by 50inchGrinch 1/29/2012 9:54 AM
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Location: Warroad, Mn | You probably won't make a wrong choice on the LOTWs. It's the eight wonder of the world for fishing.
There's a reason that most of the fishing schools make the NW Angle area their spot of choice and that lots of fish. Access to the Big Narrows area is easy from here, as well as almost any other portion of the lake if you have enough gas.
Here's a link to more information.
http://www.lakeofthewoodsresorts.com/
In my forty years plus of fishing the LOTWs I've been to lots of different areas. Whitefish has beautiful clear water and big fish, with light pressure, but the fish are harder to fool. For the most part the rest of the lake is darker water, and the fish are a little easier to catch. I really like the area from Miles Bay west and south east out of Morson, and the NW Angle area.
Too many great times and fish to talk about, you'll like the LOTWs
Many first class resorts in all areas, with big and numerous fish available.
You'll wonder why you fished anywhere else.
Doug Johnson
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Location: Lake of the Woods, Morson, Ontario | Whole heartedly agree with Doug about hard to go wrong on lake of the woods.
A couple of pros when staying in the Morson area are:
- closer to the border so less driving than to other sections of the like...45-50 mins from crossing the border and you can be checking-in
- in the heart of great water with fish & structure in all directions to the north, south, east, west
There are so many spots to choose from it can be overwhelming at times. Working with a guide for a day or two or staying with a good resort operator that can point you in the right direction will get you on the right track and take a lot of time off your learning curve.
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Location: Antigo Wi. | No matter where you go should you decide to do LOTWs you will find fish and have a great time. I have been to the NW angle and the Morson area multiple times,but prefer the Morson area a little better.The miles bay area is a spectacular area to fish. I will have to explore the area to the southeast as Doug suggested, as the man definatly knows his home lake.
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Location: Central WI | The only thing I can add is if you do stay at the NW Angle, have a good dependable boat because if the wind is blowing from the NW or south, you'll have a heck of a time getting to any other water. Big water equals big waves. I've had friends out there in 12' rollers in 21' boats and they did not like the trip to shore at all. |
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| The only thing I can add is if you do stay at the NW Angle, have a good dependable boat because if the wind is blowing from the NW or south, you'll have a heck of a time getting to any other water. Big water equals big waves. I've had friends out there in 12' rollers in 21' boats and they did not like the trip to shore at all.
12' rollers? What?
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