July walleye fishing starts off the same as June, hard action in shallow water. Dark waters start to warm up fist and depending on weather conditions and water temperatures, the walleye start their transition to structure, sunken islands, deeper water, and faster moving water. Some spots like the narrows into Kilburn Lake remain hot with the walleyes shallow throughout July. The water is dark here but the current brings in lots of baitfish. Walk 200 feet across the portage to Rowdy Lake (especially on a clear calm afternoon), fish from shore below the falls and watch the fish attack your bait. During July and into August the Walleye action heats up and Trophy Fishing gets better. There is a great reef in the West Arm of Kilburn Lake that has shallow water on one side and deep on the other. on "the break" is where the walleyes.
For Trophy Walleyes August is the best Month. The Walleyes have made their transition to deeper water and reefs are the kings of Trophy Walleyes. The Finger Reefs, The Gap and Blood Brothers Islands are prime examples. They are located a few minutes from camp on Sydney Lake. The finger reefs and reefs off of Blood Brothers Islands fall into deep water fast. The best thing is the size of fish that you catch, fish after fish. The Gap Is an interesting area as it is the Wide mouth of the Sturgeon river where it flows into Sydney Lake. The Gap is a ridge that gets as shallow as 5 feet is the size of three football fields and has deep water on both sides. 80 feet deep on the river side and 200' on the lake side. 15-22 feet deep here is the sweet spot with structure (drop offs) the best places. The best depth to fish is 18 -25 feet. jigging, drifting and trolling.
July and August walleye fishing when most trophy walleyes are caught. The transition happens sometime in early to mid July and depends on temperatures and weather patterns. In July the fish move to deeper waters 12-18 feet. Reefs and structure off shore and islands offer the best results. The walleyes are still in large schools at this time and may "come up to feed " into shallower water at dusk. If its a windy day the fish may be pushed into shore on the windy side of a bay or deep on the calm side. Pink and white as well as gold and orange and chartreuse are the best colors. Jigging in the morning and evening and back trolling with spinners during the day. A depth finder can be helpful to stay on top of a school and to find the breaks and structure. We have depth finders available at the camp. On bright days on the main lake you can spot the walleye schools, so polarized sunglasses are a must. The biggest trophy walleye come off of big water on sharp cuts, sunken islands are best fished "on the cut" where the depth suddenly drops off. With the average depth of Sydney Lake being 65 feet there is lots of Walleye action at deeper levels too. Fishing humps that are 50 feet deep can often be filled with walleyes as well as Lake Trout. The best times of day to fish are mornings until about 1:00pm and evenings after 5:00pm. A good strategy is to fish mornings and evenings and relax or go swimming during the afternoon. It gets dark about 10:30 in early July and about 9:30 in late August.
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