Lake Vermilion
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Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
57°
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
5/24/23
Species
MuskieSeason
Summer
Technique
Inline Spinners
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Cisco/Whitefish
Water Temperature
68°
Fish have moved out to rock reefs
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Perch
Fish were shallow, long pauses and hitting that jerkbait into the rocks triggered bites
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
The water was super cold. Had to fish very slow. When you got a bite, power pole down and not move. Long cast with long pauses was the key.
HotbaitRapala Husky Jerk Jerkbait 4 3/4" / Gold
Out of Stock
Rapala Husky Jerk Jerkbait 4" / Gold
Out of Stock
Sufix Advance Fluorocarbon 10lb / 200 Yards
Out of Stock
Daiwa Tatula LT Spinning Reel - EOL 2500 / 6.2:1
Out of Stock
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Points
Water Temps on 5/23-5/25 ranged from 63 to 67 on the 23rd. It seemed the jump to upper 60's pushed some Smallies into the shallows preparing to spawn. We caught a few (blindly) on Topwater and Jerkbaits worked slowly that were full of eggs. The rest of the fish came on a DT-6 for me while beating the banks that mostly had main lake points.
Snflgus
Bronze Ambassador
5/23/23
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Dusk fishing from rocky shore. Slow retrieve with a Northland Tackle Mimic Minnow perch swim jig. Let it sink, slow reel, stop and sink, slow reel. VERY subtle bite. Caught and released.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Humps
water temps were 53 -56 cold and slow
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
53°
Species
Northern PikeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Trolling 0-9'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Pike were attacking hard baits trolled fast through shallow vegetation. Anything Firetiger color worked best.
