I have been walleye fishing Kawnipi/ McKenzie bay area usually the last week of June and over the 4th of July for over 25 years. I am usually on the big water of Kawnipi when winds allow and in McKenzie Bay when I can't be on Kawnipi. Great fishing. I used to bring in a flat of 500 nightcrawlers before live bait was banned and I had tremendous numbers and size. Since then I have used gulp/powerbait on Lindy rigs and jigs and have trolled hard plastic lures and my catch rate and size has gone down by a 1/3. However, it is still great fishing.

For the past 4 years I have been hitting Brent/Comnee lakes for walleyes and smallies. I believe my catch rate is comparable to Kawnipi but I have caught larger walleye in Brent/Comnee on average.  Also, there seem to be fewer paddlers in the Brent/Comnee area but still more vrowded than I would like.

I would be up for a fishing contest for sure.