These are ordinary methods that work on walleye, smallmouth bass, and northern pike in this kind of water. They are not a secret map of the North Arm. Spots change with wind, water level, and the week.
A jig tipped with a minnow, leech, or nightcrawler is the standard presentation. In spring, after the season opens, look in shallower bays and along points where the water warms first. In summer, move out to reefs, points, and the edge where the flat drops off. In fall, walleye often school on that same structure, and the run back to camp gets colder and rougher.
Smallmouth on Rainy Lake live on rock: shoreline boulders, points, and reefs. Tubes, jigs, crankbaits, and a topwater bait on a calm evening are the usual tools. Bass season dates change. Call or email us, and read the current regulations, before you keep a bass.
Fish the weed edges, the cabbage, and the mouths of bays. Spoons, spinnerbaits, and a large minnow under a float all catch pike here. Use a wire leader. Pike are around through the open-water season. Size and possession limits are in the regulations, not something the camp sets.
Rainy Lake is big water, and the ride to camp is long. Wind builds on the North Arm. Wear a life jacket, carry a chart or a GPS you already know how to use, and tell someone at camp if you will be out late.