eVermilion Magazine

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. . .

The walleyes are biting! For rig fishing, use leeches or crawlers in 18-24 ft. Minnows have slowed. Bobber fishing still holding #1 spot. With the sunny skies, in shallower, rocky areas, during certain times of day, limiting out is no problem. The smallies have slowed. . .

The shallow walleye bite in the rocks is going strong on leeches and crawlers fished on bobbers and by casting crank baits.  These fish are stuffed with crayfish as the crayfish are molting and are easy prey for all species of fish.  Even perch are. . .

With starry stonewort and hybrid watermilfoil making headlines around Minnesota, the Vermilion Lake Association is accelerating its multi-year invasive vegetation inventory of Lake Vermilion. Specialists from RMB Environmental Laboratories (RMB) will be surveying our lake for 3 weeks in June and July. RMB will be. . .