Tackle Recommendations
Crow Rock Lodge, Sunset Point and Cloverleaf Island
RODS AND REELS {Spin or Comparable Bait Casting Outfit}
FOR BASS, WALLEYE AND LAKE TROUT FISHING
6-7’ Rods – medium light to medium action with a fast taper.
6-8 lb. test line with 125-200 yard capacity.
Note: 10 to 20 lb. braided line with a 10-12 lb. fluorocarbon leader works well.
PIKE AND MUSKY FISHING
6-7’ Rods – medium to heavy action.
12-50 lb. test line with 125-200 yards capacity.
Bait casting outfits with braided line is highly recommended for this type of fishing.
FLY FISHING FOR BASS AND PIKE
8-9’ Rods –medium action with 7-8 weight line. For larger species a medium heavy action rod with 8-9 weight line.
FISHING LURES
WALLEYE FISHING
1/8 – 3/8 oz. Lead head jigs, plain or colored.
3-5” Tubes in various colors. 3-5” Grubs in various colors. 4-6” Flukes or jerk shads in baitfish colors.
Rapala Shad, Raps SR8 and SR9 in shad, crawfish and perch colors. Rapala X-Raps in various colors.
BASS FISHING
1/16-1/4 oz. Lead head jigs plain or colored. 3-5” Grubs and tubes in natural or neutral colors. 4-6” Flukes or jerk shads with a 3-5/0 worm hook in baitfish colors.
Rebel crawfish, shallow and deep runners. 3-5” Stick baits (ie. Husky Jerks, Rattlin Rogue, and X-Raps) in various colors.
Mepps spinners, #3 and #4, squirrel tail and plain, gold and silver blades. 3-6” Swimbaits in various colors. Hard or soft plastic.
TOP WATER FISHING-Tiny and Baby Torpedoes all colors.
Skitter Pops, Pop-Rs, Zara Spooks, Floating Rapalas and buzz baits in a variety of sizes and colors.
FLY FISHING FOR BASS AND PIKE
Popping bugs and hair bugs sizes #2-4. Best colors are chartreuse, yellow, red/white, frog and black. Dahlberg Divers, Wooly Bugs, Matuka Sculpins and Crayfish imitations. Best colors are brown, black, olive and natural colors. For Pike- Large streamers in red/white, black, chartreuse or yellow
PIKE FISHING
Rat-L Traps, ½ oz. in blue/chrome, black/chrome, chartreuse and shad colors. Husky Jerks and X-Raps 4 ¾”-5 ½” in various colors. Larger size Swimbaits in both hard and soft plastic. Mepps Spinners 4-#5 with silver, gold, and orange spinners with either black, brown, white and yellow bucktail or marabou tails. ¾ oz. Len Thompson 5 of Diamonds. Spinnerbaits in assorted sizes and colors. Also various musky lures will work as well.
Note: Good quality leaders (6-9”) are a must for Pike fishing.
MUSKY FISHING
Mepps Musky Killers, Boo Tails, Tandem Spinnerbaits and many other inline spinners all work well in the different color combinations available. Suicks, Crane Baits, Grandmas, Super Shads, Depth Raiders and Bull Dawgs all work well from mid-summer thru fall. Jack Pots, Mudpuppys, Ciscoe Toppers, Top Raiders and Lee Lures all produce throughout summer.
Note: Heavy duty leaders and snap swivels are recommended for Musky fishing.
LAKE TROUT FISHING
3/8-1/2 oz. Lead head jigs in white or chartreuse yellow and chartreuse green. 3-5” Tubes in white and similar baitfish colors. Also #1 or #2 barrel swivels are needed.
Tackle Recommendations – Rowdy Lake
Fishing Lures
Walleye Fishing
1/8 – 1/4 oz. lead head jigs -colors (plain, pink, chartreuse) – quantity 50
3″ power grubs- colors (white, chartreuse) – quantity 25
Northern Pike Fishing
Spinner baits – colors (white, chartreuse)
3/4 oz. five of diamonds spoons
3/4 oz. daredevil spoons
2-3 deep trolling baits (dive 15-20 ft.) example: shad raps, wally divers, silver redeye spoons, countdown baits
5-6″ gaylen twister tails (white)
buzz baits – top water
zara spooks – top water
Trout Fishing
3/8 oz lead head jigs- colors (pink and white)
1 oz. white hair jigs
3″ salty tube baits- (white)
Also a #1 or #2 barrel swivel is needed
Fly Fishing For Pike
White streamers – 3-4″
Pikey Bombers
Yellow/Red streamers – 3-4″
Rods and Reels (Spin or Comparable Bait Casting Outfits)
Walleye and Lake Trout Fishing
5 1/2 – 6 1/2 ft rods, light to medium action
6-8 lb test line with 125-200 yards capacity
Pike Fishing
6-7 ft rods, medium to heavy action.
12-20 lb. test line with 125-200 yards capacity
Fly Fishing
8-9 wt. Rods and fly line. Floating fly lines and sinking lines.
6-7 ft. leaders and a 20-30 lb. shock tippet or wire leader.
Special Reminder
Please remember to go barbless or bend your barbs down, especially on your treble hooks.
