Rainy Lake
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Rainy Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Summer
- Hard Topwater (Popping)2
- Hard Topwater (Walking)1
Walleye7 Reports
Smallmouth Bass3 Reports
Crappie2 Reports
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Species
Walleye
Season
Summer
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Humps
Forage
Minnows
Species
Walleye
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Look for the shallow wind blown rock piles, shorelines and points. Use your electronics to find good areas with your side imaging and plotter to find the big boulders and rubble. Put your trolling motor down and start throwing a Rapala DT-6 into the rocks. The Walleyes will set up waiting for the schools of bait to come through. If you can get on the back side of the rock piles and cast into the wind so the bait will be coming at the the structure naturally with the waves. I like using XT mono as it is more abrasion resistance and holds up better. Good Luck!
Species
Walleye
Season
Summer
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Humps
Forage
Minnows
Look for wind blown shorelines and structure, watch your electronics for fish. Troll about 1/2 mph. Use leaches, crawlers and minnows. If using a crawler use the worm blower to give it a puff of air that will keep it of the bottom. I like to use the smallest sinker I can get away with, 1/8 oz in less than 10 feet of water and 3/16 oz in 10-15 feet of water and 20-35 feet 1/4 oz. When you feel the bite release your line and feed it to them to a count of 10 and reel back to the fish slow tell you feel the fish and set the hook. Good Luck!
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