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Ely area walleye lakes

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Date/Time: 05/01/2024 04:14PM

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Ely area walleye lakes

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mc2mens	07/19/2017 08:34AM Any lake that the Kawishiwi River runs through is a pretty good walleye lake in my opinion. Insula has been good to me.
CityFisher74	07/17/2017 11:39AM Lake Wishyouknew has always been good to me
old_salt	07/16/2017 10:33PM Pipestone bay.
bobbernumber3	07/16/2017 09:55PM quote guest: "Fall lake below the power plant...leeches on lindy rigs.....anchor in the current about 100 feet out from the little island on the south if you will......killed them there last week" Absolutely a hot spot... except last year couldn't buy a bite. It was super frustrating. Glad to hear you had good luck.
guest	07/16/2017 09:08PM Fall lake below the power plant...leeches on lindy rigs.....anchor in the current about 100 feet out from the little island on the south if you will......killed them there last week
	06/08/2017 11:52AM No offense, but if you can't catch walleye in Fall you probably won't elsewhere. Fall is a great walleye lake...even my wife catches them there, for what it's worth. BUT, if you want an alternative, my suggestion would be Cedar very nearby.
bobbernumber3	06/08/2017 08:07AM quote blutofish1: " Check your e-mail." Got it. Thanks, I give it a try! And let you know...
ducks	06/08/2017 05:04AM quote Grandma L: "quote The Great Outdoors: "quote bobbernumber3: "quote iwegean: "Wood Lake is an easy access lake close by." That would be a good choice, but there are no "day permits" for Wood Lake. And Lake One only has overnight permits!" This is puzzling, as day trip paddle aren't limited to the best of my knowledge!! Am I missing something??" TGO - you are correct! - Go to the entry point of your choice, just fill out a day permit at the landing, drop the back card in the box and you are on the water. No permit arrangements ahead are necessary for day use. Sometimes I have even stopped at the Forest Service Office there in Ely and picked up a couple of blank Day Permit Forms so I had them just in case there were none at the entry point." Yes, this is correct. For paddle day permits and hiking day permits you just fill out a self serve card and off you go. I always have a supply in my glove box just in case there aren't any at the entry point.
blutofish1	06/08/2017 04:57AM Check your e-mail.
Grandma L	06/07/2017 07:14PM quote The Great Outdoors: "quote bobbernumber3: "quote iwegean: "Wood Lake is an easy access lake close by." That would be a good choice, but there are no "day permits" for Wood Lake. And Lake One only has overnight permits!" This is puzzling, as day trip paddle aren't limited to the best of my knowledge!! Am I missing something??" TGO - you are correct! - Go to the entry point of your choice, just fill out a day permit at the landing, drop the back card in the box and you are on the water. No permit arrangements ahead are necessary for day use. Sometimes I have even stopped at the Forest Service Office there in Ely and picked up a couple of blank Day Permit Forms so I had them just in case there were none at the entry point.
lindylair	06/07/2017 05:51PM If you are up for a semi long daytrip and an adventure, I would throw out Boot Lake west of Fourtown Lake as a spot to do some walleye fishing. It will take you 2-3 hours to get there and of course, 2-3 to get back. but with an early start that leaves plenty of time to fish. I have only fished it once and had very good luck from shore at the campsite we were staying at, including my biggest walleye ever. I have the feeling and have talked to others on this site who concur that Boot is a "sleeper" walleye lake with decent numbers and some BIG fish. No guarantees obviously, but it would be a pretty cool datytrip regardless.
The Great Outdoors	06/07/2017 05:49PM quote bobbernumber3: "quote iwegean: "Wood Lake is an easy access lake close by." That would be a good choice, but there are no "day permits" for Wood Lake. And Lake One only has overnight permits!" This is puzzling, as day trip paddle aren't limited to the best of my knowledge!! Am I missing something??
egknuti	06/07/2017 05:21PM Ed Shave and Big Lake hold good walleyes. There are walleyes in Slim but it's a hard lake to fish.
overthehill	06/07/2017 04:45PM Ed shave. Little long. There were a few in there a few years ago. Maybe cedar...can't remember much Wallie there.
bobbernumber3	06/07/2017 04:13PM quote iwegean: "Wood Lake is an easy access lake close by." That would be a good choice, but there are no "day permits" for Wood Lake. And Lake One only has overnight permits!
iwegean	06/07/2017 02:49PM Wood Lake is an easy access lake close by.
Grandma L	06/07/2017 02:35PM The number lakes have been good for Walleye. - depends on water temp and depth.........
bobbernumber3	06/07/2017 01:05PM I am headed to Ely for a week of camping at Fall Lake Campground. Last year, I was totally blanked on walleyes and wondered if I was even fishing good lakes? Can someone recommend lake names only, not locations, that I should target? I am looking for something off the Fernberg Trail or Echo Trail. Any ideas are appreciated.