Rainy Lake & Rainy River Fishing Report 9-25

​Rainy Lake walleye are being caught on the reefs and along the rocky shorelines. Just about any live bait has been working, worms, leeches and minnows. Smallmouth bass are being caught along the same rocky shorelines as the walleye, but in shallower water where there are more weeds. Anglers are anticipating a fall flurry of crappie fishing, which has not started yet.

Fall colors are showing and will peak soon. Along with the fall colors comes ruffed grouse season, and grouse hunters are flushing some birds but complain there’s still a lot of cover. Expect to see more leaves down every day as winter approaches. Drumming counts were up in the spring, so everyone is expecting to see a pretty fair population of grouse through the season