Fishing Report

8.11.2022

On the south end…  Fishing is excellent.  Lots of limits of walleyes along with some big fish being caught.  Lake levels continue to drop.  Boat ramps are open and charters / guides are on fish.

Warrior Boats had their David A. Andersen Memorial Walleye Tournament Saturday.  144 boats.  Catch and release.  Winning bag, 5 walleyes for 49.37 lbs.  Some big walleyes, congrats!

Normally, August is crawler harness and crankbait time on LOW and jigging isn’t as effective.  All three techniques are working well this year.  Some walleyes are still holding closer to shorelines, while other fish are living out in the basin as is more traditional during the dog days.

Reefs continue to hold walleyes.  Some days on top, other days off the edge.

Got your limit or want smaller water?  Back bays such as Four Mile Bay, Zippel Bay and Bostic Bay holding pike, bass and even a few eyes.

On the Rainy River…   A smorgasbord  of summer fishing continues on the Rainy River.  Water levels / current slowly dropping and slowing.

Sturgeon anglers are reporting good numbers of fish.  Some days they eat like crazy, other days not so much.  Some big fish being reeled in.  A 4 – 5 ounce weight combined with a sturgeon rig loaded with crawlers continues to be effective.

With water levels dropping, some fish starting to gravitate out of the bays and into more traditional river structure.  Shoreline breaks, current breaks, weed edges and holes holding a mixed bag.

Up at the NW Angle…  Fishing continues to be excellent.  It’s usually a mixed bag amongst the islands including walleyes, saugers, pike, smallmouth bass, perch and a few crappies.  Jigging and pulling spinners are most used methods.

Fish are set up in late summer areas.  sunken islands, neck down areas with moving water and points are good places to start.  Good numbers of walleyes on mud flats, often spread out but often in good numbers.

Muskie anglers again showing good numbers of fish casting a variety of shoreline structure.

Various ways to travel to the Angle.

1. Drive through Canada to the Angle  (must be vaccinated, no covid test required)
2. LOW Passenger Service (charter boat service across the lake avoiding customs)
3. Lake Country Air.(fly from various Midwest locations to LOW and NW Angle)
4. Take your own boat.  (Safety first, this is a 40 mile ride over big water)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Received on 8.12.22 from Lake of the Woods Tourism Bureau to dmrservice@hotmail.com

Some serious fun is going to happen in the water today!

Auntie Roxanne brought floaties!

Time to hit the beach with Auntie, Grandma

Have fun Ella ~ Leo ~ and Theo!

Even Bear has his own floating raft!

Meet Bear!!! He loves to swim!!!!

Flood/High water is receding – starting to clean up a bit!

We have a long way to go but nice to see us going in the right direction!

Looking good there Mr. Dale!!!!

Family camping trip – Loads of fun!!! Thank you for joining us!!!

Not only fun family camping –

also, a wedding anniversary celebration for

James and Abbi!

Congratulations and Happy Anniversary!!!

Grandpa’s favorite time of the day! Lil one on his lap!

Well, what a nice puppy!!

Storm destroyed both Pergola’s – Dale has an idea to create some shade for the swimming area!

Great job Dale! Now our guests can choose sun or shade while the family is playing in the water.

Kids swimming and Dad came over, through the anchor in, and waded to the beach!!! Way to go Dad!!

Grandpa and Dad taking the young one’s out for a little fishing!

Bike riding at its best! Go Connor!!

Peyton and Mckenna joining in the fun!!

Fun in the sun – Painting – the kids are making a windchime!!

End of the day – time to sit around the campfire and tell stories!!! Admire what a beautiful family this is!!

Received today’s lake level report from the Lake of the Woods notice board 8.8.22 to dales@dalesonlakeofthewoods.com

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2022.08.08 Level Forecast

Aug 08, 2022 01:15 pm

The current level of Lake of the Woods is 323.90 m (1062.7 ft), over 95th percentile level for this time of year. The average lake level declined by 10 cm (3.5 in) over the past week. The lake level is above the 2014 peak of 323.78 m (1062.29 ft) and is below the record peak since regulation began of 324.31 m (1064.0 ft), set in July of 1950. The dams in Kenora remain fully open. Over the next week the lake level is expected to decline by 12 to 15 cm (5 to 6 in).

With decreasing inflows to Lake of the Woods, the outflow from the lake will also gradually drop. Levels along the Winnipeg River will see decreases of up to 18 cm (7 in) directly below the Norman Dam and 13 cm (5 in) at Minaki.

The current level of Lac Seul is 356.70 m (1170.2 ft), 90th percentile level for this time of year. The level of the main body of Lac Seul declined by 2 cm (1 in) over the past week and is expected to decline by up to 7 cm (3 in) over the next week. Lac Seul authorized outflow is 450 m³/s with no scheduled changes.

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  All close friends coming together each from their own starting point to spend a couple days together. Sharing stories, celebrating a birthday, enjoying homemade apple crisp and handpicked blueberries made into the most delicious pie made by Jess and topped with ice cream. Finishing the last night together with Champagne and a breath taking night sky!

  

Aaron and Ryan, cousins, bringing their families together for pontoon riding, new pink flamingo swim floatie, bike riding, campfire, beach sand, family time weekend!!

Kenley, riding bike, running, swimming, and enjoying her weekend with her family.

Dale fixed up the beach area again, fresh dirt makes it hard to ride bike, so Kenley got off and ran to the water edge to put her feet in the water!!! Way to go Kenley.

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  Oh yes, delicious way some to start their day!!

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  Scott, Melissa, and Mya. So nice to camp with us again this summer- family that plays together🥰

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  Mya loves the lakeshore nighttime serenity, waves rolling on the rocks, listen to her favorite music, catch up on social media maybe!!

Couple buddies camping enjoying one of our Summer Sleepers, strategizing for the Warrior boat fishing contest!!

Scott, Melissa, and Mya here camping with us again this summer, this beautiful August weekend.

Bearing gifts for Dale and I!  Just had to share these 2 Gnomes are soooo cute!!

Check out Mother of Gnomes on their Facebook page www.facebook.com/groups/motherofgnomes

Thank you, Scott, Melissa, and Mya for the awesome gift!!!

First Summer Project

Building South Campground Road

Our South campground campsites will all be drive-through sites with water, 20-50 amp electricity, and sewer hook-up’s.  We completed the electrical pedestal’s last December and we were to have the septic done this summer but now have pushed the septic and water out another year.  We built the middle road a year ago, and we have the East and West Road’s to build with all one-way traffic.  It will be great!!  All RV pads will be 20 feet wide and 60 feet long with over 20 feet between the sites.  We are working on landscaping plans but no landscaping until the heavy equipment is done!!!