Rainy Lake (7)

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Aug 19, 2026

Species

Walleye

Season

Summer (Current)

4 Fishing Reports

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4 Reports on Rainy Lake (7)

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Ray Valley
Gold Ambassador
8/16/22
- Species
  Walleye
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Vertical Jigging 20'+
- Structure
  Ledges
During a calm week of light winds and bright sun, we had to use a variety of techniques to find active fish. Biggest regret was not to bring minnows on our camping trip. Instead, we had wimpy leeches (jumbo's were scarce to non-existent in MN apparently) and crawlers. We used a minnow trap and caught about a dozen small to medium blunt-nose minnows at our campsite. We marked a lot of fish on steep ledges in 28-37 ft. A jig and minnow enticed several to strike, but it was not hot and heavy. The drop shot with crawler and a jig and crawler also worked on occasion. Jigging raps also caught fish. Fish bigger than 15 in were scarce and we caught a ton of really tiny walleye. We marked clouds of bait fish all over the place and many walleye we cleaned had minnows/small perch in their stomach. Smallmouth were very difficult to find despite scanning reefs and casting shorelines with tubes, ned rigs, and crank baits.
Ben Nelson
Gold Ambassador
6/23/22
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
- Structure
  Boulders
Smallies are pulling out deeper after spawning. A medium sized swimbait is a great way to cover water around old spawning areas and points were they are pulling out:
Jackie
Silver Ambassador
6/14/23
- Species
  Walleye
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Trolling 10-19'
- Structure
  Boulders
Trolling the ledges between 14 and 8 feet the walleyes loved the flicker in multiple colors.