March 2nd, 2022
***Fishing Report***
Lake Trout - Lake trout fishing has been up and down for angler this last week. One day trout are on the graph all day. Next day, same spot, it’s the dead sea. When trout are on the graphs, anglers are catching them with 1/2 to 3/4oz bucktails and tubes. Best colors have been red/white, blue and pink. Interestingly, when anglers fishing humps and point are struggling, anglers fish deep water are making lots of trout. Seems to be little rhyme or reason to when this happens, but it’s happening. If your not marking at you usual spots, try deeper.
Eelpout - Eelpout activity has slowed as we have passed the February full moon. Eelpout continue to be caught, but the bite has largely been at night or very early in the morning or late in the day. Heavy jigs and spoons loaded with minnow chunks have been the bait to have for eelpout.
Stream trout - Rainbow trout have been active on area stream trout lakes. Best times have been very early in the morning. Small flies, tipped with wax worms has been very effective on these trout. Anglers have been finding trout very close to downed trees.
This shot from the March 2nd, 2022 report nails the late-winter variability in Ely MN's BWCA-area lakes—an angler proudly holdin' a quality lake trout fresh through the ice, its dark spots and powerful build gleamin' in the crisp light against a vast snowy frozen expanse. Pine ridges rise distant on the horizon for that ultimate Northwoods remoteness, with 1/2 to 3/4 oz bucktail or tube jig nearby in red/white, blue, or pink—ready for the next drop. Lake trout stayed unpredictable: one day graphs full all day with solid catches, next the same spot dead quiet—no rhyme or reason, but when fish showed, bucktails and tubes delivered. Humps and points struggled for many, while deeper water produced big numbers—key tip: if not markin' at usual spots, go deeper to find active trout. Eelpout slowed post-February full moon—still bitin', but mostly night, very early mornin', or late day on heavy jigs/spoons stuffed with minnow chunks for those bottom-poundin' hauls. Stream trout (rainbows) kept active on area stream trout lakes—best very early mornin's on small flies tipped with wax worms, fish huggin' downed trees close. This image embodies the persistence game: thick safe ice, crisp air, gear rigged for deep or shallow runs, and a rewarding catch when the bite flips on. At Arrowhead Outdoors, we were stocked with bucktails, tubes, wax worms, heavy spoons, minnow chunks, and advice that week—same today for late-ice laker chasers, stream rainbow hunters, or eelpout night owls in BWCA waters. These Mar 2022 reports keep the late-season insights flowin': swing by 1810 East Sheridan in Ely for live bait, jigs, glow spoons, and current conditions. Subscribe on arrowheadoutdoorselymn.com for weekly real-deal updates—nothin' like adaptin' to the bite up here in the Northwoods!