Welcome to another edition of the Wigwam
Fisherman’s Blog. I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far…mine has been spectacular. Yesterday I had the opportunity to do a little exploratory fishing out from the Reefs where we have 10 of our houses currently staged. I got out there about 9 am and fishing was very slow till about 11 am, then it was if the light switch was turned on. I had to thrown everything but the kitchen sink at them for about 2 hours till I found the “Secret Weapon”, which was a pink glow jig with a treble hook and a full fat head minnow as bait. Within the next few hours I was able to land 4 slot Walleyes (25”, 24”, 21” & 20”) along with a number of other nice fish (Walleye & Sauger)…it’s “Reef Fishing” at its best.Well as many of you know, February is the start of “Reef” fishing on Lake of the Woods. The Wigwam Resort is only one off a handful of Full Service Fishing Resorts on Lake of the Woods that makes the 20 mile jaunt across the lake to the renowned “Reefs”. People come from thousands of miles around this time of year to get there chance at some of the best Walleye fishing in the world…don’t forget Baudette, MN (Lake of the Woods/Rainy River) is known and even named the “Walleye Capitol of the World”. Just by that phrase alone, you should know that
it doesn’t get any better than Lake of the Woods, and the “Reefs” are the “Cherry” on top of the “Biggest and Best Ice Cream Sunday” I’ve ever eaten. It costs a few bucks more to get up there, but when the fish are on, there is nothing better. There are limited openings per day for “Reef” fishing, so don’t wait till it’s to late, book your trip today.Just a little FYI, if you’re looking to book a trip on the weekend with us at the Wigwam Resort, you had better call and reserve your rooms/cabins today. There is very limited space available
during the weekends till the end of March, book now or forever hold your peace. If you’re looking to come midweek (Sunday night – Thursday morning), please give us a call today, we are offering up to 15% off all fishing packages (only) during February and March (only applicable to new reservations). All the packages can be accessed on our website at http://www.wigwamresortlow.com/.The lures that have still been working well are the “Gold Disco Ball Jigs”, “Stop Signs (Pink or White)”, “Macho Minnows (Pink, Green or White)” and “Chubby Darters/Rapala Rattling Jigs”. You want to be using anything that glows right now to get the best success possible…white and pink have been the best! Remember that Vexilars are not required, but they help immensely when fishing off the bottom and marking suspended fish, which has been a common occurrence these days on Lake of the Woods. So, where I’m going with this one is, get a Vexilar today…you won’t be disappointed!
Announcements…Whiskey Pigzz will be the live entertainment this weekend “Super Bowl Weekend”, February 5, 6 & 7. Also, for all of you that have the ability to come midweek don’t
miss out on our great specials for February and March. We are offering a total of 15% off for midweek packages (lodging/fishing) and (lodging/fishing/meals)…these are applicable to reservations made after February 1. I have a few groups that are taking major advantage of this deal and they’re on the FISH with the WIGWAM! The Bikini Ice Fishing Team will be here on March 18, 19 & 20. If you’re looking for some great ice fishing deals, checkout the current January specials we are offering on our website http://www.wigwamresortlow.com/. We are running a January special that will give you a discount on packages purchased for January and February 2010. The specials will only last through the rest of January…you can’t beat them!Daily Fishing Report: Today we should have snow flurries possible to start, then snow showers becoming more likely during the afternoon, high near 25F with winds light and variable…there will be a 40% chance of snow. Tonight should be variably cloudy with snow
showers, low 13F with winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph…there will be a 70% chance of snow…snow accumulating 1 to 2 inches. Tomorrow we should get light snow during the morning will transition to snow showers during the afternoon, high 22F with winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph…there will be a 70% chance of snow 70% with 1 to 2 inches of snow expected. Tomorrow night we should get occasional snow showers, low 12F with winds E at 10 to 15 mph…there will be a 60% chance of snow. Monday there should be a chance of a few snow showers, highs in the low 20s and lows in the mid single digits. Tuesday we should have snow showers at times, highs in the mid teens and lows in the low single digits. Wednesday should be partly cloudy, highs in the upper teens and lows -1 to -5F. Today’s fishing report will come from me and our guides. Yesterday I had the opportunity to fish up at the famed “Reefs” and it 
didn’t disappoint. Pink was the magic color up there. In a 5 hour period I had caught myself a number of fish and 4 slot fish that had to be deposited back into Lake of the Woods, the biggest one was 25” and the smallest was 21”. The fish weren’t just coming up and slamming it…I had to work for them, but it was worth the work. I caught a majority of my fish suspended about 15 feet off the bottom, so you need to be fishing with a Vexilar to see them. The fish are out there…people are marking plenty of fish each and every day, but some days the fish are a tad bit finicky and you have to throw a few more lures at them to see if it will entice them to bite. All the action is still taking place, west of Pine Island and north of Graceton/Zipple in 32 – 36 feet of water, and up on the Reefs in 23 – 30 feet. We have still been doing very well in our houses, which are only accessible by fishing with the Wigwam Resort…they are located on west side of Pine Island straight out from Zipple and up
off the Reefs (21 miles north). Our houses are currently in 32 to 36 feet of water in the flats and just off of Reefs (21 miles north) in 23 to 30 feet. The lures showing the best success rates are the “Gold Disco Ball”, the Pink or White Florescent “Stop Sign”, “Macho Minnows” and “Chubby Darter/Rapala Rattling Jig” (all can be purchased at the Log Cabin Bait store approximately ¾ of a mile before the Wigwam on 172). You will want to get anything that glows right now, whether it is pink or white. Also give the plain gold jigs/disco balls a try. The ice thickness out there is currently 24-28 inches. Adrian’s road is open for business…trucks are going out everyday. But again, just a little reminder, if you want to fish by the Wigwam’s houses, you have to come with us. The only types of transportation that will get you out to our houses are track vehicles and snowmobiles…no trucks. We are currently fishing the “Reefs”, but only 40 can fish a day…book your spot today. Don’t miss out on this great fishing that we’re having on Lake of the Woods, come visit us today at the Wigwam Resort on Lake of the Woods!Happy Fishing to all, and to all a good day!
Wigwam Fisherman aka Jean-Paul Tessier
Wigwam Resort
http://www.wigwamresortlow.com/
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