Fishing Reports

Walleyes are on structure 8-15 ft.  Bottom bouncers and spinners with crawlers are best.  - The Galley Hotel, Bar & Grill, submitted July 8, 2025

Bluegills are on beds so bite has been up and down.  Small jigs and crawlers or bobbers with leeches.  Some small and large mouth bass being caught along bull rushes.  - The Galley Hotel, Bar & Grill, submitted July 8, 2025

Frequent rains have slowed fishing pressure, however fishing has remained very good.  Crawlers and cranks are producing walleye.  Bluegill continue to be active around rocks and weedlines.  Northerns are active in and around cold water inlets.  Lake levels are healthy, and there is a nice mixed bag bite going on. - Wing N Fin Resort, submitted July 23, 2025

Wing N Fin Resort, Browns Valley, MN:  605-237-8323, www.wingnfintraverse.com

Always working around the weather but seeing some nice walleyes in the evening off Lynn.  Bobber fishing and jigging with a leech seem to be a very productive way to catch some nice ones.  Limits off the big waters (Bitter and Waubay) but smaller fish.  We still have leeches, and that seems to be the key right now.  When our stock is depleted, we will not be stocking any more this season.  Not complaining about the rain, but it can slow down a bit anytime...  - Lynn Lake Lodge, submitted July 23, 2025

Lynn Lake Lodge, Webster:  605-237-0309, www.lynnlakelodge.com

walleye bite fair to good.  15-25 ft off of sunken islands/points have been getting fish pulling bottom bouncers with crawlers or pulling plugs. - The Galley Hotel, Bar & Grill, submitted July 8, 2025

Fair amount of people fishing this week.  The weather has straightened out.  Rush Lakes are very popular.  You play the wind with which one you choose, north or south Rush.  Biter Lake is seeing a lot of people fishing.  A lot of fish in the 13" range.  You're working to get above 14".  You can keep any 4 on Bitter, with 1 over 20".  Bitter is seeing a pretty active bite.  Clear Lake is seeing good things on bluegill.  Not a lot of people talking about Waubay Lake.  But some are catching smallmouth and walleye.  Water temps were in the upper 70's but now back down to the lower 70's due to cooler days.  The clarity on Bitter is good.  You can see a good 2 to 2 1/2 feet down. – Sportsman’s Cove, submitted July 18, 2025

Swan: hearing of walleyes and northerns being caught along weedlines.  Drywood by Sisseton: hearing tons of northerns casting along weedlines and breaks with some eyes being caught.  Few perch out in the basins pulling bottom bouncers with crawlers.  Clear: blue gills and crappies are in the weeds or along the outsides of them.  Bobbers or small jigs with crawlers.  - The Galley Hotel, Bar & Grill, submitted July 8, 2025

Sportsman's Cove, Webster:  605-345-2468, www.sportsmanscove.net
The Galley Hotel, Bar & Grill, Webster:  605-345-9989, www.thegalleyhotelbarandgrill.com