We have had some goofy weather this past week and it really shows. The fishing has been hit or miss with the swing in weather but we have still been finding fish regularly. A few different places and tactics have been working best for our leech lake walleye guides.

Focus on the weeds and you will find the walleyes. The Leech lake walleyes have been using the weeds for a few different reasons but mainly cover from the high sun and the weeds put off oxygen. Targeting the weed edges near sand point has been one of the better options for our Walker MN guides to put limits of walleyes in the boat. Target these walleyes using a bobber and leech in 9-13 feet of water. The preferred color has been pink or green depending on the day. We like to set the bobber to be about a foot off the bottom so the fish can see it above the weeds.

Another tactic that is always good for our Walleye guides this time of year is pulling spinners with bottom bouncers. Move your boat along the weeds at about 1.4-1.7 mph and with the bottom bouncer rarely touching to bottom. Green has been a good color as the young of the year perch are starting to show up. Gold is also always a good color to try on Leech Lake. Remember, no need to set the hook when you get a bite pulling bouncers this fast. Just let the rod load up and do all the work.

As the small perch begin to be pests we have started to switch over to pulling cranks such as the number 5 Shad Rap in crawdad color or the Bleeding copper Flash color. Typically these are better ran in the 2mph range.

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The walleyes are eating good this winter. Our leech lake fishing guides have been focusing on walleyes on Walker Bay with consistent luck. It won’t be long and the lake will be full of trucks as the ice continues to grow.

Most of our fish have been coming out of 22 feet of water or deeper. Our houses are set up on either break lines or on the top of humps. Low light periods have been to the best.

Our leech lake fishing guides have been using a variety of tactics and jigs with the best luck on a Northland Buckshot spoon in either green or or pink. Tip the spoon with a minnow head like below.

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Much of MN has been seeing strong storms every couple days over the last week but that hasn’t slowed out Leech Lake Walleye Guides from getting on the fish. Not a ton has changed since last week fishing Leech Lake out of Walker MN. However, we did notice a pattern change in the bait of choice. Both Lindy rigging and pulling cranks have changed a bit.

Much like last Week we are still focusing on Lindy rig fishing. The water temp has dropped back into the lower 70s which has the fish looking for leeches again and less likely to hit crawlers. The humps of Walker bay have been producing numbers of Walleye but not the best for size. Most of our fish have been coming in the 10-17 feet of water. One tip we did pick up on is using a pink hook for your leech rig. This set up has been out fishing others 3-1. Try to keep your boat in the .5-.7 mph range. This can be tough on the windy days but the new Ulterra has pulled its weight on the guide boat.

Our Walker MN Walleye guides are still pulling cranks with success. # 5 Rapalas in perch and Bleeding Copper flash have been good for us as of late. As you can see from the picture the perch are rip for the eating and the walleyes are chasing them. Target the 9-12 feet of water range and just about 2 mph has been a sweet spot for us.

Like always the lake and the bite is the best when you have cloud cover or a breeze. This time of year the fish spook easily when the viability is good similar to calm and sunny days.

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The Walleyes are in their full summer patterns now. Our Leech Lake Fishing Guides report the walleyes in a few different places using a few different techniques. The key times of the day are the low light periods which has been an important factor for catching these fish on calm sunny days.

Trolling the flats has put mid summer Leech Lake Walleyes in the boat. The main idea here is to cover ground using crank baits and find the active fish. Aim to move the boat at about 2 mph and getting your lure of choice within 2 feet of the bottom. Don’t spend too much time on on spot even if you are marking fish. Our Leech Lake walleye guides have had the best luck running # 5 Rapalas in the bleeding copper flash or bleeding hot olive color. If you are finding the fish a little deeper switch up to a #7 to keep that lure in the strike zone.

When using this method be sure and target the flats where there is weed and gravel mixed in. Duck point and goose island are great spots to start when pulling these cranks. 9 to 12 feet of water has been the most productive area for us.

The other technique that has put walleyes in the boat is lindy rigs and moving slowly on or near break lines. Walker Bay has plenty of structure for this method and we have been focusing on the south end. Leeches and crawlers have been working the best in the 10-16 feet of water range. With the crawler a green or brown floating jig has worked well. Try to keep the boat moving under 1 mph and closer to .5 the better.

We are starting to fill up for this month and even into September. Give us a call to check availability or for a leech lake fishing report. Contact us.

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The Leech Lake walleyes are on the move and our guides have been chasing them! With a recent fly hatch and some heat moving in this week has been a grind but we are still finding limits. A few keys to putting fish in the boat have been the location, the presentation and the wind.

Most of our fish have been on Sucker bay and the main lake. Duck point, Ottertail point and Stoney point have all been good and putting out fish. We have been focusing on the 11-14 feet of water and covering ground has been important. Both Duck and Ottertail points have nice break lines that top out around 8 and bottom at 20, which, is what we have been focusing on. Try to run your boat along the break line and make note of where the fish tend to be. If they are on the top of the break fish there and likewise for the deeper water.

Our presentation of choice, when the wind allows it, has been bottom bouncers with spinners. Gold, pink and white, and green have all been getting the Leech Lake walleye guide fish in the boat. Try to run these at 1.3-1.8 mph with just enough line out to “bounce off the bottom.”

The wind has been a nice advantage the past few days. Use the wind to push your boat along the desired path for a nice easy drift. As stated above the places we have been focusing on are actually in the same area but with different layouts. this allows you to make sure you are fishing in the waves and not in flat calm water. As you may know, leech is very clear so on a flat calm and sunny day it can be tough. Find the waves and find the action.

We do still have some openings for July yet. Give us a call to see what we have open. https://leechlakeguideservice.com/contact-us/