Lake Osakis Fishing Guide Service

10/18/2024

With the fall bite going, it's hard to choose what to fish for. Today, I went for big fish. Walleyes and smallies cooperated until the clouds came. Good eater size walleye as well.
Love fall fishing.

10/17/2024

The big lake was angry today from high winds. Had to check out the smallie bite. Caught 2, and had enough of the big lake.

What a fun fish to catch.

10/14/2024

Here is a tip for crappies on Lake Osakis.

If crappies are suspended above 15 feet, I prefer to cast just past the school while keeping the bail open for a couple of seconds.

10/12/2024

Not a bad day. Caught Elizabeth Ziemba Colsen biggest walleye on Osakis today with another big girl and some eaters. Of course, some crappies in the mix ad well. Love fall fishing.

10/12/2024

1st marked fish. 28" wallzilla.

10/11/2024

Angels in the sky.

10/10/2024

Caught a pile of these today. The fish pictured was a bit above average for the day.
Crappies are easy to find this time of year. Getting them to bite can be a challenge at times.
We are all for teaching people the very techniques we use to get fish topside. Unfortunately, it is difficult with a post and video. Every day is different, and our approach to catching fish in the fall is as well.
Enjoy the fall fishing, and remember to have your life jackets accessible. Water temps are cooling quickly. 60 degrees today.

10/08/2024

Regardless of the warm temperatures, the fish are getting into their fall patterns. Big girls played well today, and the crappies were biting.
When fishing for crappies watch the up bite. It's suttle. Walleyes are biting. Minnows, crawlers, and hard and soft baits.

10/03/2024

The past two weekends, Dave took time off from guiding and had a fun opportunity teaching folks walleye fishing at Lake Vermilion Dam Lodge.

10/02/2024

Crappies were a bit fussy with the cold front, but they grow fast. Fun scouting day.

09/29/2024

Good morning

09/23/2024

Our favorite time of the year is approaching.
We will be guiding until ice forms 7 days a week.

09/13/2024

Yum!

09/06/2024

Beast mode.

08/31/2024

Yep! Beautiful.

08/30/2024

Fall fishing is right around the corner and is a toss-up between spring fishing. We have openings during the week and weekends in September. September is filling fast. October has availability on weekends and weekdays.
Big girls should start biting well along with the crappies heading to their fall paterns.

08/28/2024

Dave had a group out for a walleye trip. Walleye seem to be hit or miss as the dog days of summer have arrived.
There is an abundance of perch in the lake, and sunfish have rolled into walleye areas as well. Try using Killer Crawlers by Gulp or any drop shot worm plastic that prevents them pesky perch and sunfish from stealing your live crawler.

08/14/2024

If you catch one-eyed jack, the sunfish, let him swim to be a bull sunfish. He's a stud with one eye. Well deserved.😁

08/12/2024

Walleye fishing has been pretty good this year. We tend to forget about the panfish opportunities on Osakis.

08/10/2024

Looks like a walleye dinner.

08/06/2024

Fishing was not easy this morning. Adjustments were made and ended up getting some fish in the livewell.
New techniques were taught with success.

08/04/2024

Dave and Jeremy had the day off today. Of course, we were on the lake fishing.
Believe it or not, weekends are our least booked times this part of the year. If you are looking for a weekend guide trip, give us a call. Weekdays are pretty busy, but we can make room for trips during the week as well.

08/01/2024

Lake Osakis sure does kick out some nice smallies.
Let's see your smallie pics.

07/29/2024

With a busy weekend Scott Merwin did a weekend tip for us.
Once in place with an anchor for panfish, the boat becomes one with the lake. Use an anchor or shallow water anchor to increase your panfish catch.

07/25/2024

The big girls were going yesterday.