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WalleyeTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonFallStructureReefSand 10’
SpeciesWalleyeTechniqueTrolling Shallow (0-9')SeasonFallStructureBaitfishExcellent fall walleye fishing is happening right now on Leech Lake. During the daytime hours, look to mid-depth flats holding large schools of baitfish to concentrate feeding walleyes. Key depths are 10-14'. Your sonar unit is key - if you're not seeing baitfish, you won't find walleyes. Slow troll large minnows on 1/16 oz jigs rigged on Seaguar InvizX coupled to Seaguar Smackdown braided main line. Speed 0.5-0.7 mph; you want to jig to tickle the bottom occasionally but not drag. Snap-jigging with 1/4 oz jigs and fluke-style soft plastics is also productive in these same areas. Expect a good mix of "overs" and eaters. After dark long-line troll Shallow Shad Raps (#7, purpledescent and firetiger), Scatter Minnows (purpledescent, perch), X-raps, or Rogues in 4-10 feet of water, Clean-bottom shallow flats are producing, as are weed edges and rocks. Water temp are falling through the low 50s - now's the time to tap into Leech's fall bounty!
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHover/Mid-StrollingSeasonFallStructureBouldersDid the best on 7-12 boulders. Could see the fish schooled up on them on live and were fairly active. Biggest was just under 5. Just got that legend tournament rod and that’s one of the nicest minnow rods I’ve ever felt.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonFallStructureReedsHad a really fun day out here. Bass move Shallow in the fall and they are big. Find Reed points and stopping points and they are typically there. TIGHT LINES!
- Eric LeanderBronze AmbassadorSpeciesWalleyeTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonFallStructurePoints
Great with a light color paddle tail.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonFallStructureReeds
Bass will kill a Frog in the fall up here. Found they work best when you get a mix of rice and reeds. And typically the bass are right there as well. The products I have listed are the best for a Frog setup I have ever found. And I've tried a TON. Trust me on this one. TIGHT LINES!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonFallStructureMatted Grass
Water temps were still hovering between 58-60 & the fall bite has not really got hot yet on Leech. Deeper Reeds & Rice with other weeds mixed in seemed to the most consistent producing areas. Flipping bite was pretty consistent but for me, the hollow body frogs produced better than average bites, but the bites were tough to get at times.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonFallStructureReeds
Doesn't feel like the Fall Feedbag is quite in full swing on Leech, but hopefully that picks up soon as water is in the upper 50's as of this weekend. Fish seemed to be scattered & in a transition. Typical reeds and rice did produce some fish & occasional quality fish
