Devils Lake (Overview) - Thursday, June 25, 2009

Woodland Resort/ Mitchell's Guide Service Fishing Report

The bite is on!  What an incredible week of fishing!  The fishing on Devils Lake so far this season is steadily turning into one of the best seasons we have ever seen.  This statement says a lot because we have seen some dandy seasons.  The walleye fishing is solid for both numbers and size.  Not many lakes around the country where you are throwing back 14 to 15 inch walleyes.  Check out photos from this past week at http://fishdevilslake.net/reports.html

This past week we are still enjoying a shallow water walleye bite.  On the days we have some wind or some what of a walleye chop we are pitching crank baits on wind swept shorelines on either weed line edges or around flooded timber.  We have found that stained water or blooming algae is best.  We are still casting number 5 shad raps, countdowns, and salmo hornets in the 1 to 6 foot range and for spots that are deeper along weed lines we have had great success pitching Rapala jointed number 4's and 5's.  3/8 oz Mimic Minnows are very tough to beat as well.  The plastics seem to still work best in dead calm conditions.

The slip bobber bite is still booming as well.  Some of our guides are complaining about going through a pound of leeches in a single day, so I know things are going well.  We have still been very successful slip bobbering along shorelines and we have also been doing very well in the flooded timber in 8 to 10 feet of water.  The fish seem to be more schooled up this week as we have a hard time keeping 4 bobbers in the water at times and then we get a well deserved 15 minute lull and then they are back again.  So they do seem to come and go.

The northern pike fishing and white bass fishing is also very good.  We do seem to catch as many as we want when we are targeting walleyes.  If you target either species specifically you can have some pretty phenomenal action.

Fishing from shore is also very good along the highways that border Devils Lake.  Early morning hours and evening hours are by far the best.

It is fun to write reports when all you have to do is talk about good news.  Mitchell's Guide Service is very busy these days and we are all enjoying guiding our customers on some of the best open water fishing in the country.  If you are at all considering a trip to Devils Lake this summer, please give us a call and we will do our best to help you experience it.

Good Luck Fishing Everybody.

Steve "Zippy" Dahl

Mitchell's Guide Service, 701-662-6560 www.fishdevilslake.net
Woodland Resort, 701-662-5996  www.woodlandresort.com