Fishing Report June 28, 2008
The walleye fishing has been
nothing short of unbelievable!!
The mayflies have held off due
to the late spring and the
walleyes are being caught
shallow and deep. When the wind
blows, the shallows have been
good on jigs and shiners. When
it calms down, the deeper water
bars and humps have been
spectacular. There are some
mayfly larvae showing up on the
surface, but the graph isn't
showing them on the bottom of
the structure yet. If you like
walleye fishing, you need to
come to Lake Winnie, NOW!
The perch fishing has been good
for those who are interested.
The emerging weeds is the place
to find a nice school of perch.
Not much on the northerns yet.
We did have some musky
sightings, but the weed growth
is way behind.
We have openings for weeklong
and three night stays. Check
out our availability and give us
a call. See you soon.
Joe Thompson
Director of Fishing
Four Seasons Resort
Fishing Report June 20, 2008
The walleye fishing continues to be
some of the best we have seen on
Lake Winnie. We are starting to
fish the deeper structure and the
quality of the walleyes being caught
is unbelievable! It is not uncommon
for each person to catch a dozen
walleyes over 20". The majority of
the "keepers" (fish under 17") are
being caught in the shallow water.
Raven's Point has been good on the
rocks, as well as the Third River
area including Mallard and Stony
Points. I look for the good fishing
to continue for the next two weeks
as the mayfly hatch is well behind
schedule. Normally this time of
year we are staring the mayflies in
the face, but with everything
running two weeks behind, now is a
great time to come and experience
Big Winnie walleyes at their peak.
Perch fishing is picking up. Some
nicer fish are being caught where
there are weeds. I look for this
trend to continue as the weeds
develop.
Northerns are still behind. Some
are showing up on the bars while
fishing walleyes with minnows, but
with the lack of weeds, they aren't
shallow yet. We have some three
night stays available, so if you
would like to come up at the last
minute, give us a call. We can
steer you in the right direction for
some great fishing.
We had two muskies boated last
week. One 42" fish and one 43"
fish. Sorry Musky Dave!!!
Joe Thompson
Director of Fishing
Four Seasons Resort
Fishing Report June 1, 2008
The walleye fishing continues to be very
strong. The fish are being caught in
the normal spring spots. The west side
points have been going in 8-10 feet of
water. Jigs and shiner minnows continue
to produce. The fish have been running
all sizes. Alot of fish over 20" have
been caught and released. It hasn't
been a problem to find a nice meal of
keepers under the slot limit. It is
amazing what the slot has done for the
quality of the fish on Lake Winnie. I
think back 15 to 20 years back and if we
caught a 20 incher in the spring we
thought we had a trophy walleye. It
wasn't until we fished the deeper water
that we caught the larger fish.
Some northerns are showing up with the
walleyes, but nothing spectacular.
The perch are starting to school up a
little tighter. You can fish the same
area and catch a decent amount of
perch.
It is really the best time to fish Lake
Winnie for walleyes right now. Check
out our available cabins and give us a
call.
Joe Thompson
Director of Fishing
Four Seasons Resort
Fishing Report May 26, 2008
The walleye fishing right now is hot, hot,
hot!! This weekend as predicted saw the
shiner minnows move into the shallow water.
The walleyes were right on their tails,
hah! The windy weather made them very
active and all the guests at the Four
Seasons had tremendous success. The west
side was the ticket for the fish. Sugar
Point, Ravens Point, Sugar Bay, South of the
River, and all areas in between walleyes
were caught. Jigs and shiner minnows were
the bait of choice.
The perch are slowing down a bit. The spawn
is over for the perch and they have
scattered. A few are still being caught
while fishing for walleyes, but not near as
many.
Some nicer northerns were caught this past
week. Most of them were caught while
fishing walleyes. It would be hard to go
out and purposely catch one.
If you are thinking about a trip to Winnie,
now is definitely the time for you to pull
the trigger. The fishing should be awesome
the next two weeks. See you on the water!
Joe Thompson
Director of Fishing
Fishing Report 5/20/08
The walleye fishing has been very good this
past weekend. Fish were caught off the west
side points using jigs and minnows. The
water temp. is still very cold, but that
hasn't prevented the fish from biting. Our
large group from Waterloo Ia. and Moline,
Il., the John Deere Orioles, had their best
fishing in years. I look for the walleyes to
only get more active and school up tighter
as the shiner minnows move in the shallow
water.
The perch are about done spawning. They
have been very easy to catch while fishing
for walleyes. If you were to focus on only
perch, you could have a nice limit of very
nice fish.
Northerns are starting to show up in the
shallow water. Several pike over 26" were
caught over the weekend.
It should be a very good Memorial Weekend
for fishing on Lake Winnie. We have some
cabin space available. If you are looking
for a last minute reservation, give us a
call.
Fishing
Report Opening Day 2008
The lake had approximately 20% ice covered. I
had no expectations of good fishing this
morning. The water temperature in the river was
48 degrees and on the lake was a balmy 42.
The west side provided decent walleye action.
Many of the fish were in the slot and had to be
released. Most of the boats returned with
enough fish for a nice meal.
The perch were in shallow ready to spawn. In
fact, many of them spawned on the bottom of my
boat! It is snowing now, so most of the
fishermen are exercising good judgement and
waiting until morning to continue the season.
All in all, a very unexpected fishing report.
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