Fishing Report

Kabetogama area fishing and outdoors report.  3/3/2020 Walleye season ends quietly as most anglers turn their attention to perch and crappie.  While the walleye and pike season has ended here on Kab, crappies are beginning to show up near traditional [...]

Kabetogama area fishing, ice conditions and snowmobile trail report.  2/10/20 Fishing inconsistent, snowmobile, ski and snowshoe trails all in excellent shape! As we close in on Valentine’s Day and Presidents weekend the Northland is excellent shape if you are looking [...]

Kabetogama area fishing, ice conditions and snowmobile trail report. 1/21/20 A week later and almost two feet of snow has left the snowmobile, snowshoe and cross-country ski trails in premier condition. Unfortunately, off the trails, Kab is experiencing significant slush [...]

Kabetogama area fishing report, snowmobile trail and ice conditions.  12/31/2019 Snow and more snow!  Fishing inconsistent as ice conditions deteriorate and snowmobiling coming on strong. As we move into the new year, the northland is looking a lot more like [...]

DECEMBER 11, 2018 KAB FISHING REPORT Let the fun begin! As we now have a solid 6-10 inches of ice throughout most of Kabetogama, more anglers are venturing out to their favorite fishing hole and finding success. The cold weather [...]

Fishing and Hunting Report 10/7/2018 Fall hits the north land with unseasonably cold, wet weather. We are well ahead of schedule as it seems like we can’t break free of this late feeling fall weather. Most loons have lost their [...]

FISHING REPORT 8/6/2018 This can be a frustrating time of year on the walleye front, butfishing remains consistent on mid lake reefs and island points in the 22’-32’ range.  Leeches and crawlers are the preferred bait on slip sinker rigs [...]

Fishing takes a backseat as we head into the dog days of summer.  Fish are there but most are focusing their attention on more summerlike activities.   The berry season is in full swing and with a bumper blueberry crop [...]

Fishing Report  6/24/2018 Significant weather change and first mayfly hatch of the year Last week we saw hot, humid and windless days affecting the bite.  You needed to be on the water as the sun came up and the last [...]

FISHING REPORT 6/17/2018 Rain finally subsides and after leaving a weather filled week we are looking ahead to great one! Walleye fishing continues to be good, but we are seeing some changes as we have moved into a more summer [...]

Fishing Report 6/10/18 Fishing continues to be good as water levels rise and temps remain consistent Normally this time of year most anglers are putting away their jigs and replacing them with lindys using mostly leeches and not too far [...]

Kabetogama Fishing Report 5-10-18   Hi folks – here’s the latest update on the Kab Ice conditions. There is none! When I left 2 weeks ago to visit my son coming off deployment, i would have never thought we would [...]

Fishing report and ice out 4/6/2018 So the wait is on. Not much to report on the fishing front. I have seen a smattering of ice shacks around the lake looking for crappie and perch but it has been pretty [...]

KABETOGAMA FISHING REPORT AND TRAIL CONDITIONS 2/20/2018 SNOW SNOW AND MORE SNOW!!!! So our forecasted 3-7 inches turned into about a foot of snow in the last 24 hours and its still coming down! Needless to say the trails are [...]

As angler numbers dwindle fishing still remains consistent, grouse hunters finding better success As we pass peak fall colors, cooler temps have water temperatures down in the 50’s. Fishing has been consistent and grouse hunters are finding better success as [...]

Kabetogama-Namakan-Ash River Fishing Report 10/2/2017 Fall colors peaking as fishing continues to improve, grouse hunters struggling. Angler success has improved over this past week as fish start to school up.  Fall colors are peaking which makes for a great day [...]

Kabetogama- Ash River- Namakan Fishing Report As the transition to fall continues, more fall like activities are taking place. Walleye fishing continues to be strong for those willing to tackle the cool mornings and a somewhat persistent windy weather pattern.  [...]

Kabetogama-Namakan-Ash River Fishing Report 8/20/17   Lake is a little quieter but the bite is still on…   As summer seems to be winding down the lake is taking a break, with all the boaters taking advantage of the continued [...]

Kabetogama-Namakan-Ash River Fishing Report 8-14-17   Fantastic weather and great fishing continues well into August.   Aside from a one day washout this past week, the weather and fishing continues to be fantastic! Anglers are finding all varieties of fish [...]

7-30-17 Kabetogama-Namakan-Ash River Fishing Report   The heat is on Over two weeks now without any rain!   Warm sunny days have water temps up near 80 in most areas of Kab. This is a good time of the summer to [...]

Kabetogama-Namakan-Ash River Fishing Report 7-23-17   Nice stretch of warm, dry weather has everyone singing a happy tune!   Finally, a full week of sunny skies and no rain! The thunderstorms that were supposed to take over Friday afternoon and [...]

Kabetogama-Namakan-Ash River Fishing Report 7-9-17   The 4th of July has come and gone and fortunately along with it the mayflies. After a tough bite during the holiday due to a significant mayfly hatch we have finally turned the corner [...]

6-25-17 Kabetogama – Namakan – Ash River Fishing Report Same story, different week! Unpredictable weather patterns but consistent fishing is still the norm. Wind is still dictating where to find fish and with water temperatures not moving much, fish are [...]

    6-18-17 Kabetogama-Namakan-Ash River Fishing Report HAPPY FATHERS DAY! Crazy weather doesn't keep anglers from catching fish and having a great time! We have had our share of everything this past week but fishing remains stable and everyone is [...]

Kabetogama-Namakan-Ash River Fishing Report 5-28-17   Memorial weekend greets anglers with continued good fishing and pleasant weather. UPDATE: Monday 5/29/17 – 6:30am (When this was written the weather had been decent, but it has been raining now since sometime yesterday [...]

  Kabetogama-Namakan-Ash River Fishing Report 2/27/17   Well folks the hard water season for most gamefish has closed on Kabetogama. Perch, Crappie and Rough Fish season remains open.   Kab has and is still enjoying a good perch bite, plus [...]

2-20-17 Kabetogama-Namakan-Ash River Fishing Report   WOW-quite the weather, 58 degrees, 53 degrees and high 40’s in February, weather records were shattered here near the Canadian border.   Fortunately for us winter enthusiasts we still have 12” of snow base [...]

Kabetogama Fishing Report Visit Kabetogama Kabetogama/Ash River Fishing June 21st 2015   Never know if the report wraps up a great week in the Northland or starts out a new week, so I’m figuring this report is in the middle. [...]

Kabetogama-Namakan  Fishing Report Kabetogama-Namakan Fishing Report 5-10-15 Opener 2015 has now passed as we get into the season of summer enjoyment. Anglers for the most part probably happy to see the weekend pass as mother nature tests our fortitude. Cool weather, [...]

  Kabetogama/Namakan Fishing Report 4/27/15   As fishing opener closes in, the ice went out early, the waters warming up and walleyes are spawning which should lead us to a great opener.    High water last year gave way to [...]