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 are finding 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.

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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/

A mayfly hatch can put a damper on fishing but that didn’t stop out Leech Lake Walleye Guides from catching limits! The start of the hatch happened late last week and continued into this week. Boy did the Walleyes on Leech lake change what they wanted to eat.

We started out dragging leeches around with a short snell and that worked good to put fish in the boat. Most of these fish were coming in the 10-13 feet of water. When you get a bite on a snell it is important to let them have line to get a good hook set.

Later in the week they started going after crawlers and a longer snell. Leech lake walleyes love a crawler that has been blown up to help it float of the bottom. The lindy rig we used was about 7 feet long.

We mainly focused on transition lines from mud to rock/weed. As the flies come out of the mud they are an easy target for the walleyes. Another key factor for our Leech Lake walleye guides is boat control and keeping the boat moving the right speed. We try to focus on the .4-.8 mph speed.

One thing to keep in mind while these fish are changing what they prefer to eat is split your boat. Half use a crawler and half use a leech. Soon we will be switching over to the spinner bite.

We do have some openings still, Give us a call and we can set you up. If we don’t answer please leave us a message. https://leechlakeguideservice.com/contact-us/

With the water warming up on Leech Lake and a small fly hatch this past week our Leech Lake Walleye Guides say “fish are starting to fall into their summer spots.” This also means summer patterns are a go! When it is fairly calm out our go to tactic has been spinners. They allow you to cover a lot of ground in a short time and you trigger a reaction bite for even the laziest walleyes. A few things have been key to us catching these walleyes, the tackle and the location.

Most of the fish our walleye guides have been catching have come on only a few different colors of spinner rigs. White and pink has been #1 with a close second being purple and gold. We prefer to run these spinners behind a 1.5 oz bottom bouncer. One tip that has helped us when the sun is bright and its flat calm out is to down size that bouncer to a 1 oz. This allows you to get it further away from the boat compared to a 1.5 oz. The idea is to keep it close to the bottom but not dragging on it. Try to keep the boat moving at about 1.4-1.7 mph.

1st and 2nd Duck point, Ottertail point, Traders bay, Grassy point and the main lake humps have all been producing fish. Focus on the 8-12 feet of water with mid-day spots being a bit deeper. Most of our fish have been coming from the sand to weed transition. This type of fishing is best done with a longer rod and a soft tip. Setting the hook isn’t necessary and actually causes more missed fish. Allow the rod to bend back with the pressure of the fish for a few seconds and then begin your fight.

We still have openings for June but space is limited. Call now for more info. https://leechlakeguideservice.com/contact-us/