Lake Vermilion Fishing Reports

Week #8: June 29-July 6, 2026

Posted July 6, 2026

Week #8 6/29-7/6 Water temps: 67-70 The Mayflies are here. Sorry to report the bad news but it’s that time of year!! Even with the…

Posted June 29, 2026

Week #7 6/22-6/29 Water temps: 63-66 This week was much better than last! It’s not “great” but we it was very good! I still haven’t…

Posted June 22, 2026

Week #6 6/15-6/22 Water temps: 61-66 This week of fishing was better than the last but still not great! Stable temps and finally a break…

Posted June 15, 2026

Week #5 6/8-6/15 Water temps: 59-64 Well, as fast it was really good, it’s really slow for us!!! This weather front and wind sure has…

Posted June 9, 2026

Week #4 6/1-6/8 Water temps: 68-70 This week was the best week of fishing we have had the entire season! With a mixture of great…

Posted June 1, 2026

Week #3 5/25-6/1 Water temps: 58-65, surface temps as high as 70 in shallow bays What a crazy week of up and down fishing!! Overnight…

Posted May 26, 2026

Week #2 5/18-5/25 Water temps: 53-57, up to 58 in pike bay Sunday (5/24) evening. Wide range due to the warm weather we have now….

Posted May 18, 2026

Week #1 5/11-518 Water temps: 48-50 (maybe 51/52 in shallow bays with not much wind) It’s been a slow start to the 2026 walleye season…

Posted May 12, 2026

Opening weekend 5/9-5/11 Water temps: 43-46 Opening weekend has came and gone already. The best holiday of the year and just like that it’s over….

Posted April 5, 2026

Yesterday, I attended the annual “State of the Lake” meeting with the Tower DNR fisheries office. It’s always great to compare the data from their…