Lake Vermilion Fishing Reports

This is likely the last written fishing report of the season for me. If you follow me on YouTube, I’ll try to get one more video out yet. Thank you all for making the 2026 guide season the best one I’ve ever had!  EAST END WALLEYES: The best luck we’ve had in the past week…

Another fun week on Vermilion – good fishing and the fall colors are starting to pop!  EAST END WALLEYES: The best bite continues to be in transition areas along the bottoms of rocks in 12 to 25 feet. This area is usually sand, but it can sometimes be mud. The best way to attack these…

Steady fall fishing continues on Vermilion, with bigger fish continuing to show up!  EAST END WALLEYES: Fishing has been good on transitional areas on the bottoms of rocks in 12 to 25 feet. A sand strip between the rocks and mud is where the fish have been sitting. Lindy rigging with a leech or a…

Another solid week of fishing on Vermilion! Some bigger fish are starting to show up!  EAST END WALLEYES: The best bite on the east end has been along the sides and bottoms of rocks in 15 to 25 feet of water. Oftentimes, this is a sandy area adjacent to the rocks that is holding the…

 It’s hard to believe we are already in September! It was another good week of fishing on Vermilion. We had to make a lot of adjustments, but we still put a lot of fish in the boat!  EAST END WALLEYES: The best bite seems to vary by the hour and by the day. In general,…

Another great week of fishing on Vermilion! It’s been a consistent line of limits in our boats!  EAST END WALLEYES: The best bite has stabilized and continued to be Leadcore for us this past week. Trolling the mud basins in 17 to 31 feet of water have been the best depths. 2.5 miles per hour…

How we catch fish keeps changing, but what remains consistent is a good bite!  EAST END WALLEYES: The best bite the last two days is back to Leadcore trolling in 15-30 feet of water. Number 5 Flicker Shads and Shad Raps have been our baits of choice with some Number 7’s mixed in. Our favorite…

Great fishing on Vermilion this week! The Leadcore bite has started and limits are the expectation on our guide trips!  EAST END WALLEYES: Leadcore has become the predominant pattern for us this week. We have been trolling the mud basins in anywhere from 17 to 30 feet of water. Number 5 Flicker Shads and Shad…

Another great week of fishing on Vermilion! We caught fish almost every way this week.  EAST END WALLEYES: The best pattern for us seems to be teetering back and forth depending on the day and the weather patterns. In some way, shape or form, our fish are relating to the rocks.  Somedays they are on…

A major cold front last week caused some big changes, but fishing has continued to be solid, and we have started noticing patterns for late summer walleye fishing!  EAST END WALLEYES: The best bite for walleyes has been in 14 to 25 feet of water along the bottoms of rock piles or rocky points. There…