This Week's Winner:

Jakob Olson, Harris, MN
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1. Catch, measure and release your fish.
Measure the length from the nose to the tip of the tail. All fish registered must be legally caught on Rainy Lake or Rainy River.
2. Register your catch and purchase a 2010 Rainy Lake Sportfishing Club Hat
Minimum sizes are: Walleye-17”; Northern-28”; and Smallmouth Bass-14”. Fill out a Catch & Release entry form at an official registration
station (a witness to the catch must also sign the form).
3. Check the full-page Fishing Results in Wednesday’s Journal.
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It's time again for the Rainy Lake Fishing Report!

Current Report - July 27, 2010
Rainy Lake walleye have moved to the midlake reefs and humps and crawlers and leeches are working well with spinners in a little chop, jigs and minnows if it’s calm. Smallmouth bass are going for lures resembling crayfish and northern pike are hitting on flashy lures from the weedy edges of bays. From reports, it doesn’t matter if you favor the east or west side of Brule Narrows, the fishing has been better than average over the whole lake.
Rainy River fishing has improved as the water levels have improved, smallmouth can be caught in the slower bends of the river and the walleye bite is pretty good in the waters below Ranier Rapids, the Dam at the Falls and near the mouth of the Littlefork River.

Berries of all types are ripe and ready for picking. Bring bug spray.

For the most up-to-date information you can call the International Falls, Ranier and Rainy Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau at
1 800 325 5766.

This Weeks Fishing Results:

WALLEYE (17-inch minimum)
24” RL Evan Scaraglino, Boise, ID
19.5” RL James Olson, Rochester, MN
23” RL Rick Olson, Int’l Falls, MN
24” RL Rick Olson, Int’l Falls, MN
21.5” RL Curt Balaski, Hibbing, MN
21” RL Tina Johnson, East Grand Forks, MN
19” RL Chad Johnson, East Grand Forks, MN
21” RL Andy Rapaway, Bellevue, NE
20.5” RL Bob Rapaway, Int’l Falls, MN
20” RL Chuck Bostaph, Boise, ID
21” RL Mandi Baron, Int’l Falls, MN
20” RL Del Hickey, Int’l Falls, MN
22” RL Chuck Whitcome, Int’l Falls, MN
20.5” RL Mark Erlandson, Ellsworth, WI
25” RL Sheldon Boe, Clancy, MT
21” RL Dave Trompeter, Ranier, MN
24” RL Alice Tate, Boca Raton, FL
19” RL Dan Tate, Boca Raton , FL
31” RL John Kolbeck, Int’l Falls, MN
28.75” RL John Kolbeck, Int’l Falls, MN
28” RL John Kolbeck, Int’l Falls, MN
21” RL Rick Parsons, Bloomington, MN
19” RL Don Parsons, Bloomington, MN
18.5” RL Fran Shields, Hugo, MN
21” RL Jay Hakenson, Int’l Falls, MN
22” RL Don Knutson, Hastings, MN
25.25” RL Frank Lewanovich, Ranier, MN
22” RL Frank Lewanovich, Ranier, MN
22” RL Frank Lewanovich, Ranier, MN
26” RL Wyatt Tessier, Loman, MN
25” RL Tom Smyithe, Int’l Falls, MN
23” RL Taylor Ferris, Woodbury, MN
21” RL Steve Akerman, Minneola, FL
25” RL Jay Hakenson, Int’l Falls, MN
31” RL Marv Wiggins, Brainerd, MN
19.5” RL Garrett Ellertson, East Bethel, MN
24” RL Aiden Winn, Red Wing, MN
22” RL Abbelina Barrios, Int’l Falls, MN
20” RL Joe Krause, Int’l Falls, MN
23” RL Doug Jugovich, Int’l Falls, MN
20” RL Arlee deBernardeaux, Yuma, AZ
22” RL Rosie Krzoska, Int’l Falls, MN
27” RL Jakob Olson, Harris, MN
26” RL Adam Olson, Harris, MN
28” RL John Rodriguez, St. Paul, MN
22.5” RL William Jensen, St. Paul, MN
27.25” RL Dawn Lagoo, Int’l Falls, MN
23.5” RL Roger Marien, Int’l Falls, MN

NORTHERN (28-inch minimum)
43” RL Patty Ross, Int’l Falls, MN
35” RL John Kolbeck, Int’l Falls, MN
36” RL John Kolbeck, Int’l Falls, MN
29” RL Joan Roosen, Int’l Falls, MN
28” RL Nels Knutson, Hastings, MN
28” RL Halsted Knutson, Woodbury, MN
32” RL Jeff Zahn, Int’l Falls, MN
36” RL Jesus Hann, Yuma, AZ

BASS (14-inch minimum)
16.5” RL Ed Rohl, Ellsworth, WI
16” RL Miles Edstrem, Red Wing, MN