Late-Summer Walleye & Sauger Action on Lake of the Woods

This is Artificial Lure coming at you with your Sunday, August 24th Lake of the Woods fishing report. First light broke at 6:17 AM this morning, and anglers rolling out onto the lake were greeted with a cool, classic late-summer dawn—temps right around 52°F at sunrise, rising toward 73°F as the day moves on. Winds are light, and we’ve got partly cloudy skies lined up through the afternoon. Sunset tonight hits at 8:18 PM, so you’ve got plenty of daylight to chase your limit.

No tides to worry about here, but for you folks who follow the solunar tables, peak bite windows line up well with brunch and the dinner bell: from 12:43 to 2:43 PM and another solid push from 6:06 to 7:06 AM for the early risers, then a minor window again from 8:32 to 9:32 PM. The fish should be active, with the day rated “best” for fishing by the solunarforecast.com crew.

Fishing has been firing on all cylinders lately. According to Lake of the Woods Tourism’s August reports, we’re right in the heart of classic midsummer patterns—walleyes and saugers are scattered from 12 out to 36 feet, but that deep mud basin is still king. Anglers are reporting limits of eater-sized walleye with a healthy dose of slot fish mixed in. If you see folks hauling in a 20+ incher, don’t be shy with the high-fives—there’s plenty of action to go around.

Best presentations are simple and proven. Spinners tipped with crawlers are hot—get those pink/gold or blue/white blades spinning and hang on. Trolling crankbaits in gold/red or chartreuse are also producing, especially along the south shore, off Pine Island, and ahead of the Lighthouse Gap. For jigging, frozen shiners are putting a few big ones in the net. If you’re after numbers and not just trophies, work through those color changes as the sun moves—if gold slows, try firetiger or perch patterns.

For the multi-species angler, recent reports from around the area mention some bonus pike and jumbo perch, especially near the mouth of the Rainy River and up near Fourmile Bay. If you want to tangle with toothy critters, pitch big spoons or troll a flashy crank along the weedlines—don’t be afraid to upsize. Sauger are running a little deeper but hanging with the walleye crowds; keep those bait rigs close to the bottom.

Hot spots? The mud flats off Zippel Bay are putting up steady numbers, as is the deep water off Long Point. The reefs outside of Knight and Bridges Islands always hold fish this time of year—especially as those bait schools start their late summer shuffle. Drift those edges or anchor and jig if you’re after quality over quantity.

With fall in the air and the bite still going strong, boat traffic is low these days. Anglers who stick it out in the afternoon have a real shot at some bigger, active fish as that sun starts to dip low. The Minnesota DNR’s conservation reports mention check-ins with happy folks who’ve sorted enough eaters for a weekend fish fry and even a few catches they had to put back for another day. Reminder: possession limits are still at 6 walleye, so plan accordingly and keep it legal.

That’s the bite for today, straight from the Lake of the Woods dock community. Thanks for tuning in—be sure to subscribe wherever you get your fishing fix! This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is artificial ore coming at you with your Sunday,
August twenty fourth, Lake of the Woods Fishing Report. First
light broke at six seventeen am this morning, and anglers
rolling out onto the lake were greeted with a cool,
classic late summer dawn tempts right around fifty two degrees
f at sunrise, rising towards seventy three degrees F as
the day moves on. Winds are light, and we've got

(00:21):
partly cloudy skies lined up through the afternoon sunset. Tonight
hits at eight eighteen PM, so you've got plenty of
daylight to chase your limit. No tides to worry about here,
But for you folks who follow the Soliner tables, peak
byte windows line up well with brunch and the dinner
bell from twelve forty three to two forty three pm,
and another solid push from six oh six to seven

(00:43):
oh six am for the early risers, then a minor
window again from eight thirty two to nine thirty two PM.
The fish should be active, with the day rated best
for fishing by the Soliner forecast dot Com crew. Fishing
has been firing on all cylinders lately, according to Lake
of the Woods Tourism's August reports were right in the
heart of classic midsummer patters. Walies and sagas are scattered

(01:07):
from twelve out to thirty six feet, but that deep
mud basin is still king. Anglers are reporting limits of
eater sized wally with a healthy dose of slot fish
mixed in. If you see folks hauling in a twenty
plus in chitcher, don't be shy with the high fives.
There's plenty of action to go around. Best presentations are
simple and proven. Spinners tipped with crawlers are hot. Get

(01:30):
those pink, gold or blue white blades spinning and hang
on trolling. Crank baits in gold, red or chartreuse are
also producing, especially along the south shore off Pine Island
and ahead of the Lighthouse Gap for jigging. Frozen shiners
are putting a few big ones in the net. If
you're after numbers and not just trophies, work through those

(01:50):
color changes as the sun moves. If gold sloughs, try
fire tiger or perch batters for the multi species angler.
Recent reports from around the Air mentioned some bonus pike
in jumbo perch, especially near the mouth of the Rainy
River and up near four Mile Bay. If you want
to tangle with toothy critters, pitch big spoons or troll

(02:10):
a flashy crank along the weed lines. Don't be afraid
to upsize. Sager are running a little deeper but hanging
with the walleye crowds. Keep those bait rigs close to
the bottom hot spots. The mudflats off Zipple Bay are
putting up steady numbers, as is the deep water off
Long Point. The reefs outside of Night and Bridges Islands
always hold fish this time of year, especially as those

(02:32):
bait schools start their late summer shuffle. Drift those edges
or anchor and jig if you're after quality over quantity.
With fall in the air and the bite still going strong,
boat traffic is low these days, Anglers who stick it
out in the afternoon have a real shot at some bigger,
active fish as that sun starts to dip low. The
Minnesota DNR's conservation reports mentioned check ins with happy folks

(02:54):
who've sorted enough eaters for a weekend fish fry, and
even a few catches they had to put back for
another day. Reminder, possession limits are still at six Walleye,
so plan accordingly and keep it legal. That's the bite
for today, straight from the Lake of the Woods dock community.
Thanks for tuning in. Be sure to subscribe wherever you
get your fishion fixed. This has been a quiet please production.

(03:16):
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