Northwest Angle

The Rainy River is producing a nice mixed bag right now, but the real excitement is what’s on the horizon.

The deep mud on the south end remains the place to be.

Two techniques have been doing the heavy lifting: pulling spinners and crawlers on crawler harnesses and trolling crankbaits.

When you find a school, jigging is hard to beat right now. Anglers are doing well in 30 to 32 feet with a jig tipped with a frozen emerald shiner, a minnow, or a piece

Drifting or slow-trolling spinners and crawlers behind a bottom bouncer remains the bread-and-butter approach for putting good numbers in the boat.

Spinners and crawlers over the deep mud have emerged as the standout tactic for catching numbers of fish here.

The big schools of walleyes and saugers are out over the deep mud, and all three of the go-to presentations are producing.

Summer walleye patterns are in place on Lake of the Woods. Big schools of walleyes and saugers are out on stretches of deep mud, and fishing has been excellent across the system.