You can see from the lake map that there is an extremely diverse structure, which allows Walleye Hunters to fish structure they are most experienced with or are equipped for. There are many islands, sunken reefs, rocky points, shoals, narrows, weedy bays and open water weed beds where Walleyes can be caught in great numbers. There are also areas with river current or even rapids, which hold massive numbers of Walleyes in the spring. If you consider the remoteness of the area and the fact that there is only one main road leading to the lakes, the whole chain has very few lodges or outpost camps so fishing pressure is very low thus giving our guests even better fishing than most of the lakes that are hundreds of miles farther north. We also have a longer growing season thus a Walleye in our lake is 15% larger than a Walleye of the same age farther north in Ontario.

Most guests are only here for a week and as a result concentrate on Walleye numbers verses size. Walleyes are very common in the 1 to 3 pound range. If it's your first time on the lake and you wish to explore, you will keep coming into spots where you can pull a few Walleyes out. Once in a while you will find hot spots where you fish for an hour or two with non-stop action. It's really hard to say how many Walleyes you will catch in a day if you go out exploring on your own. If you are experienced with Walleye fishing and understand the structure they like, you should catch between 20 and 40 Walleyes in a day. We can also direct you to the real hot spots where you can catch and release over 50 Walleyes. There have been guests claiming to catch 100 Walleyes in a day but that would be a really hard day of fishing without taking any time to relax and have fun. During a day of Walleye fishing you should catch a few in the 4 to 6-pound range. Some days when it's really hot and sunny, the Walleyes slow down no-matter how many are under the boat. On days like this it's best to concentrate on Walleye in the morning and evening. During the afternoon you should concentrate on Northern Pike, Muskie or Smallmouth Bass. On days when it's overcast, windy and raining, the Walleyes are hot all day. It might not be a pleasant day for being out in the boat but miserable weather means awesome Walleye fishing. It's also when the big trophy female Walleyes come out from hiding in deeper water, thus these types of days are when we see guests catch big trophies in the 30 to 34-inch range.

Our lakes do produce big Monster size Walleyes. Guests sometimes catch them in places where large numbers can be caught but generally a large trophy Walleye is solitary and most likely female. Females do get caught in the shallows in the spring but generally go deeper during the day. If you want to sacrifice numbers and go for size, fishing a little deeper in the 15 to 25-foot range will bring in the big females. Trolling out in open water around schools of baitfish in the 15 to 25-foot range will catch them as well as Lake Trout. As soon as the sun sets the big trophy Walleyes come out of the deep and patrol the shore. Some of the biggest Walleyes have been caught at dusk to an hour after dark trolling with shallow running Rapalas and Thundersticks. When we say along the shore, we mean in 3-10 foot deep water. Guests who spend each evening doing this should bring in a few Walleyes in the 7 to 12-pound range during a week of fishing. You need a quiet motor, troll really slowly and have lots of line out. The best spot for this is a shallow weedy area with Lily Pads and Bulrushes that drops off quickly into a deep hole. You might even say the best Pike spots turn into the best Trophy Walleye spots at night. There have been 15 and 16-pound Walleyes caught with rumors of 18-pound Walleyes caught. We do not want you to expect catching a fish like that. Those are extraordinary size Walleyes that only a few lucky people catch. We would like to see you catch a 10-pound Walleye, which is still rare but they are there if you fish in the right places at the right time. Best Walleye Lures and baits: Free Trolling Deep: Storm Deep Jointed Minnow Stick Storm Deep ThunderStick MadFlash Storm ThunderCrank Rapala Down Deep Husky Jerks Rapala J-13 Deep Running Jointed Rapala Rapala J-11 Deep Running Jointed Rapala Yellow or white Flatfish Deep Tail Dancer Jointed Deep Running Shad Rap Free Trolling Shallow: Original Floating Rapala Original Floating Storm ThunderStick Mepps Giant Killer Sassy Shad Mepps SpinFlex with worm or minnow Light Erie Dearie with worm Spinners with worm Worm Harness Spinner Casting or drifting: Jigs with unscented Twistertails tipped with worm, minnow. Heavy Erie Dearie with worm Spinners with worm Original Floating Rapala (river current) Original Floating Storm ThunderStick (river current) Hook with minnow or worm Walleye Galleries: 2010 Walleye Fishing Photos 2009 & Older Walleye Fishing Photos