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Location: Chicagoland area! | Going there during the 4th of july onward, staying out of sucker bay, was wondering where will the ski's be hanging around, which points bays or general areas, also what types of lures would you all recomend trying? been going there the last couple of years and it has been hard to dial in on them, any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated!
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Location: Nielsen's Fly-In Lodge, on Rowan Lake | Well cut your learning curve and hire a guide Jim Murrphy or Jeff Woodruff are both great guys. You'll have a ball good luck Don |
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| the fish seem to be easier to find in walker bay now getting them to eat is a different story though, there is very little weeds in the big lake anymore so in my experiences the fish are hard to get on out there. |
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | There is still cabbage in Sucker Bay and there are plenty of Muskies there. I'd start at the deeper edges of the cabbage beds. The narrows between Walker Bay and the main lake can be good at this time of year too. Just look for cabbage and/or boulders with cabbage mixed in. Reed areas can be good too - especially if you find some boulders with a little cabbage mixed in. Rad Dogs, CJs and Grinders work well in the cabbage. I generally use smaller spinner baits shallower and larger, heavier baits on the deep edge. Be sure to get the spinner bait near the cabbage tops. Natural colors seem best most of the time.
Good luck.
Edited by Herb_b 6/24/2011 10:07 AM
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Location: chisago city,mn. | Agency Bay has great weeds,the narrows from walker bay to agency is also very good.Use your electronics,and chip all the humps in these areas have weeds.Mepps muskie killers,giant killers black/orange think fast. |
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Location: Richfield, MN | Make sure to stop in at Reeds and get the pink colored map of the lake if you do not already have it. It was a great tool last year as it showed more detailed where to fish including easy to read map coridinates!!
It is way better than any other map out there!!!
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Location: Ames, Iowa | Mike- Tried to send this earlier as a pm, but don't think it went out- just into an outbox.
Good choice. I am going up to my place there the 6th-10th. Weather is a couple to 3 weeks behind, and Leech usually starts after the 1st week of July, so it might be more of a walleye bite. Sucker Bay has cabbage it because the rustys have taken a hit. The perch and the other bass and panfish's stomachs are full of them. The baitfish in this lake are incredible. It is the only lake I've fished where you will have a whole herd of perch behind a bait on almost every cast. I judge other lakes against that, and all that forage makes Leech a better lake. After you're done ski fishing you can catch your perch supper in 8 ft of water, or troll shad raps for walleyes on the second break-usually 13-16 feet. The largemouth bass fishing is the lake's best secret. Get a map, not a Hot Spots map. Lake Master maps (1 foot intervals) can be found at Cabelas and Reeds. Remember that Leech muskies love to follow- sometimes nose right on the bait. They are shallow fish in this lake- more than any other lake I've seen. Use the wind to your best advantage- know which way its moving you so that it'll improve your drift. Don't be afraid to use the anchor for boat control. My biggest fish came on a reef hawg last Aug 4th- warm night- right at dusk in 9 feet near the slot between Bear and the east shore- prime northern and perch spot. Not alot of folks fish muskies there, and that's the one thing that's impressed more than any other- there are big fish all over this lake- not just the known areas. Natural colored baits are a great start and orange and black- anything with contrast- works for topwaters. Check out Jim Murphy's site fishingleechlake.com
He has a fishing report forum on there he updates regularly during the season.
Any questions, just ask on there and a lot of folks will help out.
All the best,
Don |
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