Leech Lake -28F Fishing Last Weekend

[TroutYammer]

Rented a house last weekend on leech lake when it was -28F two nights in a row. Caught N-O-T-H-I-N-G.

I was amazed to find the rental houses were on 6 FOW and 12 FOW. Is it customary for fish houses to be set this shallow in mid February on leech lake?

[7 Mag]

What area of the lake were you fishing? Leech Lake has an average depth of 18’, walker bay has some deep water but most of the lake is somewhat shallow.

[Ricky Spanish]

The wife and I spent last week at Big Rock Resort week fishing out of our portable. We caught zero walleyes but enough pike, perch, rock bass and tullibee to keep us amused. I think the shallowest we fished was 15' right on top of Big Rock Reef. It was a struggle for sure, some (me) might even say it was a beat down but we made the best of it. I've only been to Leech three times now but 6-12' seems like a spot targeting perch, possibly spawning burbot if the bottom was rocky/gravel. What outfit did you rent from?

[Rick!]

Fished out of Zippel Bay on LOW last weekend. Caught enough on Saturday in 31.5 FOW to make us all dinner. Most were 13-14" walleye and Sauger. Caught 2 small Sauger on Sunday and left by 2:00. We'd still be there if we hadn't brought a generator and a spare battery.