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Fishing Information
Our area of the Lake of the Woods, Sabaskong Bay offers excellent fishing for walleye, northern pike, small mouth bass, and muskie. Seasonal opportunities exist for slab-size crappie and jumbo perch as well. Lake trout found close by in Whitefish Bay.
Muskie
The good old days of muskie fishing are right now at Sabaskong Bay Lodge, Lake of the Woods. Lake of the Woods ranks as one of the best muskie waters in the world. Sabaskong Bay Lodge is located in the heart of the muskie action … with all the big fish potential. Our guests fish for the King of all fresh water fish right from our docks and shores of our 10 acre private island home “Cedar Island”.
SEASON: Opens the 3rd Saturday in June
CATCH & POSSESSION: Limit 1 total
SIZE: Over 54 inches
We suggest catch and release.
Recommended Tackle:
Jerkbaits, Reef Hawg, Burt, Suick, Minnow Twitch Baits, Crane, Slammer, Jake Style, Crankbaits, Cisco Kid, Depth Raider, Ernie Styles, Soft Plastics, Live actions, Bull Dawgs, Bucktails, Spinnerbaits, Jackpot, Top Raider, Hawg wobbler, Pacemaker, Rapalas, Mepps, Red Eye Spoons, Large Spoons, Cherry Bombs
Walleye
Walleye fishing is superb at the Lake of the Woods. This is a long time favorite with anglers and is caught in large numbers from mid May through October. Spring fishing follow the shallow shorelines, warmer bays with new vegetation, gravel points and coves with round boulders. Summer the walleye move towards the main lake humps, bay, rock reefs and long tapered points.
SEASON : Opens 3rd Saturday in May
CATCH & POSSESSION : Limit Sport’s License 4 total (Check your regulations for your type of license purchased)
SIZE: 1 only 18 inches or greater and the other 3 under 18 inches
Recommended Tackle:
Jig and live bait or plastic combinations, include 1/8 or 1/4 ounce lead head jigs, also have 1/16 and even 3/8 sizes (for windy days) in yellow, orange, chartreuse. Casting crankbaits to the weed lines, boulders, rocks, rocky and gravel points – Lindy rigs, pickerel rigs, Little Joe spinners, Wally Diver, Thunder Stick types, Shad Rap, Husky Jerks, Rogues – color finishes of green/sliver, blue/silver, gold, silver
Recommend 6 or 8 pound test line for jigging and trolling. Natural baits are minnows, leaches and nightcrawlers.
Northern Pike
Lake of the Woods offers some of the North Americas best northern fishing. The lake has ideal forage of yellow perch and cisco for the pike to grow quickly. The northern pike is an all time favorite of the sport fisherman, for its fierce action – they can be real “tackle busters”. The lake offers good numbers and a chance at a real trophy. In the early season check the weed lines and shallow weedy bays that have protection from the winds. In the summer when the water exceeds 70 degrees the northern pike will move deeper so fish the deeper weed lines.
SEASON: Open year round, except December 24th
CATCH & POSSESSION: Limit 4 total Check your regulations for your type of license purchased.
SIZE: 1 Greater than 35.4 inches and the other 3 under 27.5 inches
(So you can not keep any northern pike that are between 27.5 inches and 35.4 inches)
Recommended Tackle:
Spoons, Daredevils, Cleos, Johnson Sliver spoons, Sliver Spoons, Red/White, Gold, Red Eye Spoons, Large Husky Jerks, Rogues, Thunder Sticks, rebels, Bucktails, Suick, Five of Diamonds.
Fished either by casting or spin casting using 12 to 14 pound test line.
Small mouth Bass:
These brown battlers are ultimate fighters and a real thrill for the light tackle enthusiast. Populations are improving as the catch–and-release season until June 30 protects the larger spawning adults. They are doing very well in both numbers and size. These fish can be caught in good numbers throughout the season.
SEASON: July 1 to Nov. 30
CATCH & POSSESSION LIMIT: 4 small mouth bass
SIZE: 13.75 inches or under
Recommended Tackle:
Small crankbaits, Jitterbug, Mister Twister, Plastics, Artificial Nightcrawler, Kalins, Minnow Baits, a Jig and Live Bait, Mepps 1,2 or 3 with Bucktail, Rapala numbers 5, 7 or 9, Small Daredevles, Rebel Crawfish, Husky Jerks, rogues, shad Rap, wally Diver, Berkley Frenzy, Yo-Zuri & Shadling, Rat-L-Traps.
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