August 17, 2025 • 3 mins
Artificial Lure here, checking in with your Lake of the Woods fishing report for Sunday, August 17th, 2025.
We’ve had a stretch of classic late summer weather up at the Big Lake—warm days, a steady south breeze in the afternoons, and a mix of sun and high clouds. Early this morning, temps started near 58°F, rising into the low 70s by midday. The sun poked up at 6:11 a.m., and you’ve got until 8:32 p.m. to get lines wet. While we don’t get ocean tides up here, keep an eye on that shifting wind—especially out near the main basin, where a stiff southerly in the afternoon has been stacking waves and moving bait.
Walleye action remains a little more hit-and-miss compared to last week, but patient anglers are still pulling in solid numbers, especially on those classic Lake of the Woods deep mud transitions. According to this week’s Outdoor News update, most boats are either running spinners tipped with nightcrawlers or pulling crankbaits at a brisk pace. Both patterns are producing, though you may want to tweak color and depth as light and water clarity change throughout the day.
Jigging with frozen shiners, especially in the stretch from Pine Island out toward Long Point, picked up some nice slots and overs over the past few days. Jig colors in gold, chartreuse, or anything flashy have been hot, particularly during brighter periods or right before dusk. Don’t overlook the edges of deep weed beds, either—some hefty eaters are burying into the greenery, with a few bonus jumbo perch mixed in.
If it’s action you’re after, the evening bite near Zippel Bay has been lighting up for saugers and eater-sized walleyes. Pulling cranks along the break at dusk is your best bet for a double hook-up. Over in the Northwest Angle, smallmouth bass are still in classic late-summer form—think rocky points, shallow reefs, and topwater poppers in the low light hours. Reports from local guides say the smallies are smashing soft plastics and classic tubes, especially early and late.
Don’t forget about the sturgeon—a few crews working deep holes on the Rainy River have wrestled up some true dinosaurs this week, including one rumored fish pushing the 60-inch mark. For sturgeon, a gob of crawlers on a stout circle hook is still the ticket.
As for hotspots, mark Rocky Point as a can’t-miss all-rounder right now—walleyes, saugers, even the odd pike if you pitch bigger spoons into the shallows. And be sure to hit the stretch from Long Point to Garden Island—boats working those mid-basin reefs have been rewarded with mixed bags.
Best baits: Nightcrawlers on spinner rigs, frozen shiners, gold or pink jigs, and (for the bass guys) green pumpkin tubes and topwaters. If you’re chasing a lunker pike, big spoons or soft swimbaits along submerged weedlines at Morris Point might surprise you.
It’s a special time on Lake of the Woods—even with a few finicky stretches, persistence and patterning pay off in big ways. Thanks for tuning in to today’s fishing report. Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an update!
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We’ve had a stretch of classic late summer weather up at the Big Lake—warm days, a steady south breeze in the afternoons, and a mix of sun and high clouds. Early this morning, temps started near 58°F, rising into the low 70s by midday. The sun poked up at 6:11 a.m., and you’ve got until 8:32 p.m. to get lines wet. While we don’t get ocean tides up here, keep an eye on that shifting wind—especially out near the main basin, where a stiff southerly in the afternoon has been stacking waves and moving bait.
Walleye action remains a little more hit-and-miss compared to last week, but patient anglers are still pulling in solid numbers, especially on those classic Lake of the Woods deep mud transitions. According to this week’s Outdoor News update, most boats are either running spinners tipped with nightcrawlers or pulling crankbaits at a brisk pace. Both patterns are producing, though you may want to tweak color and depth as light and water clarity change throughout the day.
Jigging with frozen shiners, especially in the stretch from Pine Island out toward Long Point, picked up some nice slots and overs over the past few days. Jig colors in gold, chartreuse, or anything flashy have been hot, particularly during brighter periods or right before dusk. Don’t overlook the edges of deep weed beds, either—some hefty eaters are burying into the greenery, with a few bonus jumbo perch mixed in.
If it’s action you’re after, the evening bite near Zippel Bay has been lighting up for saugers and eater-sized walleyes. Pulling cranks along the break at dusk is your best bet for a double hook-up. Over in the Northwest Angle, smallmouth bass are still in classic late-summer form—think rocky points, shallow reefs, and topwater poppers in the low light hours. Reports from local guides say the smallies are smashing soft plastics and classic tubes, especially early and late.
Don’t forget about the sturgeon—a few crews working deep holes on the Rainy River have wrestled up some true dinosaurs this week, including one rumored fish pushing the 60-inch mark. For sturgeon, a gob of crawlers on a stout circle hook is still the ticket.
As for hotspots, mark Rocky Point as a can’t-miss all-rounder right now—walleyes, saugers, even the odd pike if you pitch bigger spoons into the shallows. And be sure to hit the stretch from Long Point to Garden Island—boats working those mid-basin reefs have been rewarded with mixed bags.
Best baits: Nightcrawlers on spinner rigs, frozen shiners, gold or pink jigs, and (for the bass guys) green pumpkin tubes and topwaters. If you’re chasing a lunker pike, big spoons or soft swimbaits along submerged weedlines at Morris Point might surprise you.
It’s a special time on Lake of the Woods—even with a few finicky stretches, persistence and patterning pay off in big ways. Thanks for tuning in to today’s fishing report. Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an update!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Artificial lore. Here checking in with your Lake of the
Woods fishing report for Sunday, August seventeenth, twenty twenty five.
We've had a stretch of classic late summer weather up
at the Big Lake, warm days, a steady south breeze
in the afternoons, and a mix of sun and high clouds.
Early this morning, temps started near fifty eight degrees fahrenheit,
(00:22):
rising into the low seventies by midday. The sun poked
up at six eleven AM, and you've got until eight
thirty two pm to get lines wet. While we don't
get ocean tides up here, keep an eye on that
shifting wind, especially out near the main basin, where a
stiff southerly in the afternoon has been stacking waves and
moving bait. Walleye action remains a little more hit and
(00:44):
miss compared to last week, but patient anglers are still
pulling in solid numbers, especially on those classic Lake of
the Woods deep mud transitions. According to this week's Outdoor
News update, most boats are either running spinners tipped with nightcrawlers,
or pulling cranks at a brisk pace. Both patterns are producing,
though you may want to tweak color and depth as
(01:06):
light and water clarity changed throughout the day. Jigging with
frozen shiners, especially in the stretch from Pine Island out
toward Long Point, picked up some nice slots and overs
over the past few days. Jig colors in gold, chartreuse
or anything flashy have been hot, particularly during brighter periods
or right before dusk. Don't overlook the edges of deep
(01:29):
weed beds either. Some hefty eaters are burying into the
greenery with a few bonus jumble perch mixed in. If
it's action year after the evening bite in your Zipple
Bay has been lighting up for saugers and eater sized walleyes.
Pulling cranks along the break at dusk is your best
bet for a double hook up. Over in the Northwest Angle,
small mouth bass are still in classic late summer form
(01:52):
think rocky points, shallow reefs, and topwater poppers in the
low light hours. Reports from local guides say the smallies
are smashed soft plastics and classic tubes, especially early and late.
Don't forget about the sturgeon. A few crews working deep
holes in the rainy river have wrestled up some true
dinosaurs this week, including one rumored fish pushing the sixty
(02:13):
inch mark. For sturgeon, a gob of crawlers on a
stout circle hook is still the ticket. As for hotspots.
Mark Rocky Point as a can't miss all round her
right now, wy eyes, sagers, even the odd pike if
you pitch bigger spoons into the shallows and be sure
to hit the stretch from Long Point to Garden Island.
Boats working those mid basin reefs have been rewarded with
(02:36):
mixed bags, dust beats, night crawlers on spinner rigs, frozen shiners,
dold or pink jigs, and for the bass guys, green
pumpkin tubes and top waters. If you're chasing a lunker pike,
big spoons or soft swim baits along submerged weed lines
at Morris Point might surprise you. It's a special time
on Lake of the Woods. Even with a few finicky stretches,
(02:57):
Persistence and patterning payoff in big ways. Thanks for tuning
in to today's fishing report. Don't forget to subscribe so
you never miss an update. This has been a quiet
please production. For more check out Quiet Please dot ai
Artificial lore. Here checking in with your Lake of the
Woods fishing report for Sunday, August seventeenth, twenty twenty five.
We've had a stretch of classic late summer weather up
at the Big Lake, warm days, a steady south breeze
in the afternoons, and a mix of sun and high clouds.
Early this morning, temps started near fifty eight degrees fahrenheit,
(00:22):
rising into the low seventies by midday. The sun poked
up at six eleven AM, and you've got until eight
thirty two pm to get lines wet. While we don't
get ocean tides up here, keep an eye on that
shifting wind, especially out near the main basin, where a
stiff southerly in the afternoon has been stacking waves and
moving bait. Walleye action remains a little more hit and
(00:44):
miss compared to last week, but patient anglers are still
pulling in solid numbers, especially on those classic Lake of
the Woods deep mud transitions. According to this week's Outdoor
News update, most boats are either running spinners tipped with nightcrawlers,
or pulling cranks at a brisk pace. Both patterns are producing,
though you may want to tweak color and depth as
(01:06):
light and water clarity changed throughout the day. Jigging with
frozen shiners, especially in the stretch from Pine Island out
toward Long Point, picked up some nice slots and overs
over the past few days. Jig colors in gold, chartreuse
or anything flashy have been hot, particularly during brighter periods
or right before dusk. Don't overlook the edges of deep
(01:29):
weed beds either. Some hefty eaters are burying into the
greenery with a few bonus jumble perch mixed in. If
it's action year after the evening bite in your Zipple
Bay has been lighting up for saugers and eater sized walleyes.
Pulling cranks along the break at dusk is your best
bet for a double hook up. Over in the Northwest Angle,
small mouth bass are still in classic late summer form
(01:52):
think rocky points, shallow reefs, and topwater poppers in the
low light hours. Reports from local guides say the smallies
are smashed soft plastics and classic tubes, especially early and late.
Don't forget about the sturgeon. A few crews working deep
holes in the rainy river have wrestled up some true
dinosaurs this week, including one rumored fish pushing the sixty
(02:13):
inch mark. For sturgeon, a gob of crawlers on a
stout circle hook is still the ticket. As for hotspots.
Mark Rocky Point as a can't miss all round her
right now, wy eyes, sagers, even the odd pike if
you pitch bigger spoons into the shallows and be sure
to hit the stretch from Long Point to Garden Island.
Boats working those mid basin reefs have been rewarded with
(02:36):
mixed bags, dust beats, night crawlers on spinner rigs, frozen shiners,
dold or pink jigs, and for the bass guys, green
pumpkin tubes and top waters. If you're chasing a lunker pike,
big spoons or soft swim baits along submerged weed lines
at Morris Point might surprise you. It's a special time
on Lake of the Woods. Even with a few finicky stretches,
(02:57):
Persistence and patterning payoff in big ways. Thanks for tuning
in to today's fishing report. Don't forget to subscribe so
you never miss an update. This has been a quiet
please production. For more check out Quiet Please dot ai
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