Most anglers are after either Lake Trout, Walleye or Smallmouth Bass.  Lake Trout are being caught at all levels of the water column from the surface to the bottom in 60 feet of water.

On Sunday I took a couple of guests up to Sag for a day of fishing.  After a couple of hours of trolling on the surface, I passed over one of my favorite min-summer reefs that tops off at about 40 feet where I saw some fish near the bottom.  We anchored the boat in 57 feet of water and dropped a couple of Ciscoes over the side.  Within an hour we had 4 nice eatin' size Lake Trout in the box and headed out in search of Walleye.

The spawning area where the Cross River enters Gunflint Lake opened for fishing on Memorial Day Weekend.  This area along with Little Gunflint Lake are producing some good evening/night Walleye action.  Bob Tischer of Carlton caught and released a momouth 31.5 inch Walleye last week!

The Smallmouth action has been hot during the day in Little Gunflint.  Casting the shallows along the shoreline with either stick baits or live bait rigs has worked well.  The Bass have not spawned yet, so it is advised to put the bigger ones back.

Bob Sr.

Bob Tischer of Carlton sent this picture of his 30.5 inch walleye caught this past weekend.  Too bad Bob wouldn't look at the camera!  Smile Bob!!

Saturday looks pretty nice!  Come camping or stay in a cabin - 800-533-5814

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

This past weekend reports of fish were good.  The Kershaw party of Proctor Mn above displays a trout catch.  Most trout taken were a 3-4lb average.  Chloe Zylla of Montrose MN caught and released a 29.5 inch Walleye Sunday evening.  The Tischer party of Carlton MN had good luck night fishing catching and releasing a 23, 27 & 30.5 inch walleye.  The Holmes party of Holyoke reported Bass and Northern catches.  The water temps in Gunflint/Little Gun/Little North & North lakes have been reported at 43 - 53 degrees more commonly toward the cooler end. 

Wow, what a change in a day.  Yesterday was in the 30's and today it's in the high 80's.  We had an incredible light show last night as a thunderstorm passed through to the North.   It's such a great time of year.  We still don't have bugs to speak of, the days are very long.  We're almost full up for the weekend.  One campsite left if you're still looking give us a call.  Here's the NOAA forecast for the upcoming week 

  Tonight: Scattered thunderstorms after 7pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 46. South wind around 15 mph becoming northwest. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West wind between 10 and 15 mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Monday Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 64.  Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.