Lake Vermilion Fishing Reports

Week #4: June 1-8, 2026

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…

Posted November 20, 2025

Hello All! As I sit down in Illinois getting ready for the first firearm deer season, I thought I would provide a short update on…

Posted September 9, 2025

Week #17 September 2-8, 2025 Water temp: 60-64 Wow, what a week on the Big V! We had a massive weather swing this week that…

Posted September 9, 2025

Week #16 August 26-September 1, 2025 Water temp: 68-72 We had a very solid week of fishing this week! No crazy bite or technique just…

Posted September 9, 2025

Week #15 August 19-25, 2025 Water temp: 68-72 Fall is in there air! 45 degrees when I left the dock this morning and it felt…