eVermilion Magazine

Walleye fishing has been good to great over the past week which has been easily noticed by the number of boats on the lake.  It is a great time to get on the lake and catch some walleyes in easy to find places as fish. . .

The Minnesota DNR is seeking comments on Lake Vermilion’s draft management plan through Wednesday, Aug. 16. The new six-year plan (2017-2022) retains the walleye regulation implemented in May 2017 and is more specific than the previous plan about management goals and activities for individual fish species including. . .

Earlier this week, a modest landing net – accustomed to helping boat an uncounted number of walleyes – was asked to help with an even larger task. And it paid a terrible price as it successfully muscled a 49-inch muskie over the gunwale. The net’s. . .

In June 2015, the Vermilion Lake Association (VLA) hosted a Shoreline Restoration Workshop at Greenwood Town Hall. VLA board member Wayne Suoja detailed the importance of shoreline buffer zones of native plants to reduce runoff, thus improving water quality and providing habitat for wildlife. After. . .

A beautiful day greeted 70 volunteer loon counters early on Monday, July 10, as they spread out over the 40,000 acres of Lake Vermilion searching for loons for the 35th consecutive year. The calm waters got a bit choppy later in the morning, making loons. . .

The walleyes are cooperating better this week on the reefs and rocky shore lines.  A floating Lindy rig has been helping keep the bait out of the rocks and helps avoid the cray fish.  18 to 24 feet seems to produce the most consistent action.. . .

The mayfly hatch plus a fast rise in temperatures has made the catch extremely tough over the past week and a half. Don’t stay on fish that aren’t cooperating – move on to another spot. I’ve had good luck working the transitions from rock to. . .

The walleye bite is variable day to day with some days being a struggle to get enough fish for a meal and the next day they are practically jumping in the boat.  Worms and leeches are still working the best on Lindy rigs and spinners. . .

The consistent Northwest wind has concentrated the walleyes along the wind blown shore lines.  This makes the walleyes easier to target along the rock edges in about 20′ of water.  Worms have been producing more than leeches over the past week and a half crawler. . .

Some walleyes are still being caught on slip bobber rigs off of rocks and points, but that is slowing down. Now transitioning to open water humps and reefs. Depths will always vary on Lake V. according to fish-feeding patterns, types and source of food in that. . .