Walleye anglers on Rainy Lake are having success using right colored jigs and spinners with live bait. The most productive times have been late afternoon into evening and the walleye are schooling around the structure 25 to 30 feet deep. Rainy River walleye are also fairly active, use a spinner rig with a emerald shiner and troll around the structure and faster current from International Falls downstream. Large northern pike can be pulled from the weedy bay edges all along the south shore of Rainy lake, but Cranberry and Black Bay have been seeing the most traffic. Some overachievers in the forest are showing off their bright red colors. Maples are often the first trees to turn in the fall and you can spot a few here and there as our backdrop of green is starting to change. Small game seasons open this weekend. Ruffed and spruce grouse are common throughout the extensive habitat in Koochiching County. Contact us if you'd like a map showing the forestry roads and hunter walking trails. cvb@rainylake.org The shorter days and cooler weather usually trigger more aggressive feeding among our gamefish. Anglers are finding more smallmouth bass along with walleye on the submerged structure. The walleye are a little deeper and the shoals east of Grindstone Island have been the hottest spots. Use bright colored jigs and live bait to target walleye and colorful lures for the bass. The crappie bite has been pretty good in Black Bay and into the Rat Root River. Walleye are starting to show up more frequently in Rainy River as the annual fall run appears to have started. River anglers are also still trying for some trophy sturgeon and the tag season will close at the end of the month. Even though it’s early September, some maple trees are showing red so fall colors could be showing a little early this year. Photo by Full Throttle Guiding.
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