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Happy summer! It’s August and the water temps in Otter Tail Lakes Country are on the rise—finally. For many weeks the water temps have been hovering around 71–73 degrees. But in the past few days they have jumped to around 78 and 79 degrees. As soon as the water temps rose, the fish seemed to […]

Happy summer everyone! I can’t believe summer’s actually here this week. We’ve had a couple small periods of summer but have been interrupted by small things like POLAR VORTEXES and damaging winds and flooding rain fall. It’s been like fishing from a yo-yo. The main question this season has been, “Has the high water affected […]

It has been another wonderful week here in Otter Tail Lakes Country, even though we did have a couple really hot days. The fisherman are still fishing away and finding some big ones. When fishing for Walleye look in 10-20 feet of water using jigs, minnows, snells, leaches, and crawlers. Then get out your sucker […]

This season is flying by! It’s already July! The fishing has been great in Otter Tail Lakes Country these past few weeks and continues onward. The lakes in the area stand at record high levels and all that extra water has thrown some anglers for a loop. Be on your guard for change. Fishing spots […]

Its Wednesday here in Otter Tail Lakes Country, the sun is shining and the fishing is great! The fishing has even been good on those rainy days we keep having! The fourth of July is just a couple days away and many will be heading to Otter Tail Lakes Country to go fishing. Let me […]

Wow, what a week of rain! Otter Tail Lakes Country, like many parts of the upper Midwest has been sacked by rain. The lakes that were a bit low to begin the season are now encroaching on roadways, shorelines, and cabin yards. It rained so hard this week I was wondering if the fish were […]