Hey whats up fellow bwca explorers I was just wondering if the fishing on fourtown is good during the month of May I've only been fishing ther in fall I did good though. So if anyone has any insight on the month of may I would appreciate it.

Thanks

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rodstepper, we were just passing through Memorial Day 2008 & camped on the northwestern side of the lake. Of the three of us, I was the only one who fished, just before sunset, & landed a pike & an eye, losing a couple of jigs to marauders, in fairly short order. Seemed like a good bit for less than an hour of shore fishing.

I've read here Fourtown gets a fair amount of pressure & has fewer, & smaller, fish, so perhaps May is the month to target them when they've rested up from a long winter under the ice.

daytrip to horse...much better fishing. fish around the island, north of "the narrows"...and the islands east of the portage.

fished from shore by the river and did great last year at end of may. minnows, minnows, and more minnows. they work best in the spring. we caught fish all day with lindy set ups (bring a bell for tip of fishing rod). biggest was a 39 in pike.

hey thanks guys, how were the bugs

Gnats were awful. I've been carrying a headnet in the bottom of the pack since 1998 & it was the first time I've ever pulled it out.

no bugs usually in may, but always bring bug spray. they have been horrible in may also.