Welcome to Arrowhead Outdoors' Ely MN Fishing Reports—your trusted source for Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) fishing reports since 2017.

Weekly fishing reports are written by Steven Renneberg, owner of Arrowhead Outdoors since 2017. Steven has a lifetimes worth of fishing experience chasing fish throughout northern Minnesota and is eager to teach others on how to catch fish. This experience and willingness to teach others has helped Arrowhead Outdoors be voted as Minnesota’s top bait shop and tackle shop since 2022. Steven’s fishing reports are no fluff—just practical advice to shorten the time between bites, updated weekly.

Steven Renneberg, Arrowhead Outdoors owner, sharing expert Ely MN fishing report tips for trophy walleye and bass in the BWCA and Ely area.

Welcome to the 2025-2026 Ely Ice Fishing Season!

September 24th, 2024
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September 24th, 2024

Fall temps have finally come to the Ely area and the fishing is starting to heat up!

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September 10th, 2024
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September 10th, 2024


Warm weather has cooled off the fall bite, but that doesn't mean anglers stopped catching big fish.

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September 3rd, 2024
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September 3rd, 2024

The bite is really starting to shift to big minnows as water temps start to fall.

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August 27th, 2024
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August 27th, 2024

Stable weather has the fish biting and rumors of the fall bite starting!

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