Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Fishing Forum :: Ogish and environs in mid May
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TheGreatIndoors |
- Is there really going to be much traffic on SAK during the middle of the week? |
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TuscaroraBorealis |
With fishing as a priority, I'd plan on pushing a bit past Ogish, (Jenny or Eddy) to get away from the crowds and make a fishing day trip to SAK or Kekekabic an easier endeavor. Of course, this may be biting off more than you can chew for one day of travel? idk just something to consider. SaganagaJoe info is also spot on. |
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SaganagaJoe |
I know Alpine is the burn area, but it is recovering, and it's a smaller lake that will be easier to fish and get results, and May should be a good time to hit up that spot. Before going there I camped on Sag 3 trips in a row and found that while I loved the scenery it was too big of a lake to really fish well. I've heard good things about Annie and Jenny for big pike too. And if you do make it over to SAK throw a line at the foot of Eddy Falls, I saw a guy doing really well there. |
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SaganagaJoe |
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my first advise is to get seagull lake behind you ASAP , be ready at sunrise after that i feel its an easy trip all the way to SAK , all short paddles and portages, your heading to ogish , IMO if fishing is the priority i would keep going to the SAK for a base camp,(your almost there) done over a dozen openers there and fishing is usually very good. (just a thought ) from seagull double portaging about 8.5 hours. early spring i never bring any depth/fish finders , everything is usually shallow. lake trout : should still be shallow especially with the low temps they've had lately up there . trolling , my favs a 7" blk/gold original rapala or deep diver suspending fat free shad (pic included) i like to fish alot from camp for lakers on dead sucker slip sinker set ups. and casting/ trolling spoons has been good for me lately. walleye: no expert here but best areas after spawning are small bays , saddles rock piles, in the 25'-30' close to there spawning grounds like eddy falls and feeder creeks , when they (females) go back on the feed if you find them it can be very good fishing , even midday. smallies rock piles that drop off and any wood piles or down trees in the water i never pass up early spring , but you must keep your distance and make accurate cast , no shadows or noise. (pic of my B&B lures for smallies in the wood) feel free to email me for additional info and if your going into the SAK i'll even email you a map of that bay outside of eddy falls with details. |
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dele |
Thanks for the suggestion to push through to SAK. That will be a possibility, and we should be able to make pretty good time. Though if we see a nice open site on Ogish, it will be hard to pass up, knowing that SAK could be crowded. We've got five nights, so we could always move to SAK after a night or two as well. We have lots of good options (which is why we chose this area). We'll just have to get close enough back to Seagull on our last night that we can get off the water before noon on our exit day. |
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Kraig in Duluth |
We usually target Lakers on this trip, and I can tell you they are usually still in shallow In the lakes we fish at this time of year. We usually catch more from shore with a smelt than trolling. We have even caught then fly fishing from shore if we are in the right spots. Otherwise trolling spoons or casting if we find them also seems to give plenty of action when they are biting. We are actually going to try for some walleye for a day or two on alpine before we head into our lake trout lakes this year though. Good luck and maybe we will see you out there! Kraig |
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dele |
A few specific questions I would appreciate help with: 1. What kinds of baits and techniques should we use for walleyes at this time of year? I doubt we'll want to go to the trouble of bringing in minnows, but presuming it doesn't get hot, we should be able to keep crawlers and/or leeches alive. Is live bait going to be our best bet, or should we expect better success with plastics and/or crankbaits? 2. What kinds of water should we look to find walleyes in? Shallow, or deeper? Faster warming bays, creek mouths, etc.? 3. How do smallmouth typically behave in the early season? I've had success catching them in deeper water later in the summer, typically targeting any areas that seem to be 10-20 feet deep with current running through them. But I've never fished for bass this early in the year. Should we use the standard 1/4 oz. jig + twister tail bounced off the bottom in areas of moving water that works so well in August? Or are there better techniques for spring that we should know about? 4. Given the early ice out, can we still expect to find lake trout in reasonably shallow water on South Arm and Kekekabic three weeks from now? I read that there aren't many lakers in Ogish, but SAK and Kek look to be manageable day trips. We'd love to catch some lakers if possible. Is catching them as simple as trolling deep running rapalas and spoons? How fast should one troll? Any other information, whether suggested day trips besides SAK and Kek, or techniques, would be most welcome. |