North Dakota fishing guide Johnnie Candle gives his latest Devils Lake fishing report on July 1st, 2024.
Devils Lake Fishing Report: 7-1-2024
Temps are warming up and the fishing has been hot at Devils Lake in North Dakota. The walleye fishing has been the best it’s been all year and the weather has been great.
Devils Lake Fishing Report: Walleyes
The weed line has really become established between five and nine feet of water. Depending on the direction of the wind the weed line has been a great spot to find fish. The high water from rain and warmer temps have brought upon this weed growth that we are seeing on Devils Lake.
Walleye have been everywhere. We are finding fish as deep as twenty feet of water and as shallow as three feet of water. Look for walleyes on the top of structure, the edges of structure, and the weed edges.
Top of structure: Can be rock piles, flooded roads, reefs and woodpiles. These have been best on windy days when the bait is pushed on top of the structure. If you get a real windy day super shallow rocks will fish very well.
Outer Edges of Structure: On calmer days the outer edges of those same structures have been fishing well. Trolling bottom bouncer with crawler harnesses on these spots has been the best. Spinner rigs with whole night crawlers or soft plastics are working great. Perch and blue has been the better colors.
Weed Edges: This bite has been picking upon with the newly formed weed line that’s been established the last couple weeks. Especially on windier days and fishing the wind blown weed line has produced a ton of bites. Crankbaits and plastics has been the most effective.
Crank baits: Northland Rumble Shad or Rapala Shad Rap with a five-nine foot running depth will work great. Hot colors have been perch, white, and pink.
Plastics: Paddletails or Northland Eye Candy Minnows are great options for plastic trailers when pitching on those weed edges. Throwing that on an 1/8 or 1/4-ounce jig head with natural colors working best.
