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1 LAKE OF THE WOODSM arshall CountyArea map page / coordinates: 22 / B-3 Nearest town: Bremen Maximum depth: 48 feetSurface area: 416 acres Average depth: 16 feetSecchi disc: feetShoreline demographics: 80% developedShoreline fishing: GoodAccessibility: State-owned public access with ramp on southwestshore, off West Shore DriveMotors: Inboard / outboard motors allowedAccommodations: Resort, campingFISH STOCKING DATA year species size # released05 Walleye Fingerling 39,83106 Walleye Fingerling 41,52107 Walleye Fingerling 41,60008 Walleye Fingerling 18,07009 Walleye Fingerling 21,23810 Walleye Fingerling 23,490 FISHING INFORMATION: Walleye stocking has been very success-ful at Lake of the Woods.

2 April through June is the best time to targetwalleye, then again in late fall when they move shallow. White bassroam the lake, chasing shad. They'll be here today, gone tomorrow,so try to find them on your locator, or observe surface action beforefishing. SPOT 1 has a good lily pad bed that produces bass in falland bluegill in spring. Some yellow perch are caught here, crankbaits and spinnerbaits for bass, and a small bobber overa tiny jig tipped with a worm for panfish. This area is some of thebest catfish water on the lake. On the south end of this area is agood crappie spot, straight out from the swimming dock at Rupert'scampground. There are some sunken fish attractors here; locatethem on your sonar and fish them vertically with a jig.

3 SPOT 2 isanother area with good lily pads where you'll find bluegill, perch andan occasional bass. Canals at SPOT 3 are some of the lake's bestbluegill locations, especially early in spring. Some good early-iceaction takes place here, too. Bass spawn in canals, but if you catcha bass off a spawning bed, please release it. It's important to releasespawning bass to perpetuate good bass fishing. SPOT 4 is a goodbluegill and crappie area, the drop-off and weed edge here are theattractions. The long sandbar at SPOT 5 is one of the best walleyefishing spots on the lake. Fish the drop-offs along edges of the barwith a bottom-bouncer tipped with a crawler or minnow. You'll catchwhite bass here, too. Some anglers prefer to troll, and then stop tojig when a school of walleye is encountered.

4 Two primary structuresmake up SPOT 6. There's a steep drop-off on the south side of thepoint that attracts walleye. This is a good spring and late fall can be quite deep (30 feet or more) in late fall. The southend of this spot has a good weedline that concentrates walleye andan occasional bass in late spring and summer. SPOT 7 is knownlocally as the "Dollar Bar." It's a saddle between two deeper 's a very good early summer and fall walleye spot. A bottom-bounc-er with a spinner and crawler is a top choice for this location. Theeast side of the lake in SPOT 8 is a good wading spot. Early springand late fall are best. Cast crankbaits or jigs for 't pass up on using large soft plastics for walleye. Most anglersthink of walleye fishing as a finesse and live bait affair.

5 AlthoughBluegillCommon CarpSpotted GarGizzard ShadWalleyeWhite CrappieWhite BassWhite SuckerYellow PerchYellow BullheadChannel CatfishPumpkinseed SunfishLargemouth BassGolden ShinerBlack CrappieBlack BullheadQuillbackWarmouthSpotted SuckerRedear SunfishBrown BullheadHybrid SunfishSmallmouth BuffaloCATCH SUMMARY - 6/27/96icies '- finches) tends to be the most consistent producer of walleye, a jig witha large four- to six-inch plastic trailer ripped through weed edgescan trigger very aggressive strikes. Try this along any deeper weededges where vegetation starts to thin out. Vary the weight of yourjig head. Plastics to try include Gulp Minnows, Yamamoto grubs orswimbaits. Colors to choose should include white, chartreuse orany of the shad or baitfish color schemes.

6 You may not catch manywalleye doing this, but quite often during summer months, this is aneffective tool for hooking the most active of the Woods has an excellent walleye population and goodwhite bass population. Nice size channel catfish with good , largemouth bass and bluegill populations are down due tothe rise in white bass numbers, which compete for forage. Gizzardshad is the primary forage of the Woods