It's been a long time since my last post. I had a great ice fishing experience on Leech Lake back in February, but I won't recap that trip in this post. However, here's a picture of the Clam ice house my neighbor John Newman and I used during an angling expedition on Sucker Bay in the midst of snowstorm.
I had my first 2006 open-water angling experience in late May.
I found that the key to consistently catching walleyes was trolling at night with crankbaits such as the Rapala Jointed Shad Rap or the Cotton Cordell Grappler Shad. Speeds between 1.3 and 1.9 MPH worked best in water 8-12 feet deep after the sun had disappeared below the horizon until roughly 11 p.m. This method yielded several nice walleyes each night, with fish ranging from 18 to 24 inches. Unfortunately on Leech Lake these are slot-limit fish and had to be immediately returned to the lake.
I'll be back on the water again starting July 1 and will post my fishing report sometime mid-month. Until then, may your lines stay tight and your attitude loose.
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