Open Water shore to shore west of Baudette now. We expect it to be open to the lodge by today or tomorrow.
Wheeler’s Point 4-2-2015 Open Holes!
Vidas Landing east of Baudette 4-1-2015
Clementson 4-1-2015 (east of Baudette)
South Shore view of Lake of the Woods 4-1-2015
Check out some of the fish caught yesterday!
Spring soft water fishing is heating up!
64 inch Sturgeon, released. Kotrba Group guided by Dave Winters 4-1-2015
Nice Slot Walleye Dave Winters 4-1-2015
Another nice slot walleye Kotrba Group guided by Dave Winters 4-1-2015
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Rainy River Open Water Update: We made some progress today!!!! This Timbermill Park access just on the east side of Baudette minutes ago. They way it is going we could have water in front of the lodge in a few days! Bring it on!
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Vidas Landing is now open! Three ramps are now open to launch your boat on the Rainy River.
Vidas, Frontier and Birchdale. Click here for a map of their locations. Timbermill Park on the east edge of Baudette will be next! Open water is flowing east of Clementson within 5 miles of Baudette right now. Weather forecast looks favorable for melting of the ice this week!
3/30/2015
Sportsman’s Lodge Open Water & Fishing Report
Rainy River Report
Birchdale and Frontier landings are open. Boats are being pushed off Vidas landing (8 miles east of Baudette), still 10 feet shore ice. Ice should be gone in a day or two. Open water is reported west of Clementson now and we expect it to be to Baudette by the end of the week. The weather forecast looks much warmer this week. We should make some good progress opening the river up! Nice sturgeon and walleyes are being caught. Bite is picking up by the day and the warmer weather should help too! Best approach for walleyes right now is a 3/8-1/2 oz. gold or chartreuse jig tipped with a minnow. Sturgeon, #5 hook, 1-2 oz. weight and a gob of night crawlers has been working best in deep crevices of the river bottom. For pike, casting buck tails and assorted flashy spoons work well in weed beds and open bays.
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Season Open Dates: Walleye until April 14, re-opening May 9 Sturgeon now through April 23, catch & release. April 24-May 7 keep one within size limits. May 8-15 catch and release. May 16-June 30 closed. Northern Pike never closes.
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3/26/2015
Two boat ramps are open to access the Rainy River! Both landings are located just off Hwy 11 east of Baudette. Frontier Landing is 17 miles and Birchdale is 26 from Baudette. The next landing to open is Vidas, located 6 miles east of Baudette. Open water is within 7 miles of Vidas right now. Spring is here! Click here to view and download a map of the ramps.
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