Fishing Reports

Walleyes are on structure 8-15 ft.  Bottom bouncers and spinners with crawlers are best.  - The Galley Hotel, Bar & Grill, submitted July 25, 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 25, 2025

Traverse walleye bite was slow last week.  Water temps mid-eighties.  Cold water inlets and adjacent deeper waters is your best bet for active fish.  Crawlers and spinners with slow presentation best for walleyes.  Straight-line jigging crawlers in middle third of lake over vegetation is best for panfish.  Northerns are concentrated in shallows of cold water inlets. - Wing N Fin Resort, submitted August 7, 2025

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

Lynn is busy evenings with lots of activity.  Many proud angle small mouth bass being caught, lots of smaller walleyes and an occasional big one.  Seeing some quality fish this summer.  Mostly jigging with live bait.  The cool weather feels good right now.  Limits off Waubay and Bitter as usual.  It's been a good summer.  - Lynn Lake Lodge, submitted August 2, 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.  Seeing some perch in the bays.  10 ft. area or out to 18 ft. - The Galley Hotel, Bar & Grill, submitted July 25, 2025

Good bite in the area this week.  Bitter Lake remains a very good choice with a good strong bite.  They're catching a lot of walleye in the 13-16 inch with the occasional bigger bite.  Heard good things on Hazelden.  Waubay and Rush are not bad choices.  There's a good bluegill bite on Big Stone and Clear as well. – Sportsman’s Cove, submitted August 5, 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.  West Stink: hearing some walleyes being caught along the weedlines or in the pockets of weeds with crawlers or leeches.  Roy: bass are hitting quite well in the weeds or on structure.  - The Galley Hotel, Bar & Grill, submitted July 25, 2025

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