Always heard good things about Kab. awesome looking lake . definitely looks like a Canadian shield lake. Wish you would have got that big pike in the boat, great video as always.
@@GoMidwestFishing yeah i did>>>>>>LOL catching up on some past videos. You really have a great channel.......definitely one of the best ones out there. Keep doing what your doing. great format and editing. with the under water footage and arerial footage, and reviews. If you and Reggie ever get up to the Blackduck area (north of Bemidji) next summer look me up. we'll chase some fish!!!!!!!!!
@@walleyebass I will let you know when I head up your way. Its only a matter of time. Thanks for the great comment. It really does help to hear that kind of stuff. As you know, UA-cam isn't always kind to us.
Great video. Loved the way you show where on the map you are going then take us there. I'm looking to come up next Summer for a week from Portland. My family owned a couple islands on Namakan Lake but we sold them a few years back. Subscribed to your channel and looking forward to watching more content. Keep it up!
Thanks for the comment. I heard Namakan has some great fishing. After going to Kabetogama, I put Namakan on the list of lakes to go to next. It is such a beautiful area by those lakes. I'm curious about the islands your family owned. Did you have a cabin on the island? Did the islands have a name?
@@GoMidwestFishing You will catch tons of smallmouth bass / northern and walleye along the north shoreline trolling with Rapala treble hook floater minnows (silver, gold or blue), or rebels (same colors), working crankbaits along rocky reefs barely showing above water yields nice consistent results for big fish...including walleyes. I'm like you guys....love working bays and reefs and exploring for the active action and constant surprise hits from those 8-12 pound northern and 3-4 pound smallies. Bass Oreno works perfectly for topwater action all day and night but especially well in the last 2 hours of light in those weedy bays and up the Namakan River. That's where your islands are. The very last island at the east end of Namakan was ours and the little island (that's really attached to the mainland) 100 feet south of the big island. No names on the islands but there were two small cabins...one on each. My dad, JK Zawodny homesteaded them in the 50's or 60's around then. We sold both but the last one was sold to a doctor in Minneapolis who I think probably still owns the big one with the house built on the north rock face...looking at the river mouth. Nice walleyes and big fish trolling lures around lady rapids up Namakan...that's as far as where you can take your boat before portaging up to the upper portion then you can portage over Hay rapids and end up by high falls. Great walleye fishing below high falls if you take the time and energy to get there. Two portages...untouched up there. TRUST ME.
11:06 yeah that was crazy, loved the awesome underwater shots, it was also kind of fun that you was about to lose your Rod! You are totally right on the title of this video! Always heart brakes when we lose a big one! Great Video my Man 👍
Yeah, I had a nice scab on my elbow for the next week. If was a fun trip. I've been trying to get more underwater footage. You'll see more of it in the next couple of videos.
I love these lakes that are in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nature. I wish I had more time to explore all the lakes up there. We did manage to hit four lakes, which you will see soon. Thanks Wes.
I fish this lake often and found the biggest northerns I've seen were close to points or corners on islands that were adjacent to the big water. If I were to be looking for them I would just hit these and skip the long stretches of shoreline. Not to say they aren't fish there but they seem to like the open water near by.
Next week I will upload Ash lake where we dominated the smallmouth bass. We hit four lakes while fishing up there and did well on the smallies. Thanks again for watching.
There are so many great spots to fish there, you can't go wrong. I use the Sportsman connection guide book to find the best spots to fish. Weedlines, rock piles, and transition zones are always a good place to start. Good luck out there!
Haha Rande, I guess I had that coming after I blamed you for that tropical storm in my video!😂 But I don't take the blame for that dent in your boat, okay?😬 Thank you very much for the shout out! I wound't necessarily say that being a doctor one-ups being a pilot -- in my line of work I'm only responsible for one or two lives at a time, my friend! This lake was beautiful and I'm glad you had two days to explore, although I'm sure there was even more you wanted to check out. What the heck was the thing you used to film the underwater footage with your GoPro? You have the BEST toys!
I was just going to tell you that I uploaded the video with your shout out, but I guess you already saw it. For the underwater footage I attached my gopro to my aqua-vu camera. The aqua can record too but its such low quality I don't like to use it in my videos. I still need to add a stabilizer to it so the camera doesn't shake so much. I will eventually get a system figured out that will work good. As far as the dent goes.. its a good one, but it doesn't leak, so all is good. That's why I buy my toys off craigslist. I don't feel so bad when I bash them up. Thanks again for watching!
I love fishing for pike. I'm usually the only one out there targeting them on these walleye lakes. The funny thing was, we still caught walleye while fishing for pike. We did try floating out in the middle with the other boats, but that got boring real quick.
Awesome video! I’m planning on going up around june 17th. What can I expect? I’m from Nebraska and haven’t ever been in the area. This isn’t going to be too early is it?
That's awesome! Sorry for the late reply, I took a month off. You won't find much of anything but wilderness up there. June 17th is a perfect time to go. If you stay at the campground, it is very rustic but very beautiful. I have not stayed at the resorts up there, but you will have more amenities if you do. There is a small gas station a few miles away that you can get supplies at. Overall, it a place to get away from it all. I loved it. The lake has nice water and good fishing.
That loon footage was cool! Never specifically searched for loon behavior, but seems to me you witnessed some rare loon action. And for a guy with a thick northwoods accent I was shocked to hear you mispronounce "Kab-eee-tow-gah-muh" ....
I know! As much as I was trying to say it right, it kept slipping out the wrong way. I didn't even notice until I started editing this video. By then it was too late. That loon gave us some excitement. I was actually getting worried that we might hook it. I appreciate the comment Phillip.
my house is directly off your bow right before you measure your first fish, big pike like those south bays / grassy islands / nashata .... sucker/natural color suicks are good, if the rangers catch you filming out there; they may ask you for a permit
Thanks for the great info. I will have to check into that permit thing... I didn't realize one was needed. I assume because its a national park? I know I can't fly a drone there.
@@GoMidwestFishing ya I doubt you could get into trouble it’s a user permit I think the catch is you can’t be doing it for profit without a license / been making a point to do more pike fishing used to be a top 10MN lake not sure now
Gold portage is a solid smally destination / running lindy n leech back there gets all the fishies that those fancy bass boat guys can't find (they get boners about their fancy boats and lose bloodflow to the brain)
Haha.. I had to listen to that several times to hear what you were talking about. I believe that was Reggie zipping his tackle box, but who knows, call it what you will.
I first went to Kab in 1969, when I was 12 yrs old. Anyone else remember those days?
I can't say I do. I was born in 1975. I bet it was awesome though.
Always love to fish for walleye on Kab!
This was my first time to Kabetogama. I was pleasantly surprised with this lake. I really liked it. Thanks for watching!
Your welcome!
Always heard good things about Kab. awesome looking lake . definitely looks like a Canadian shield lake. Wish you would have got that big pike in the boat, great video as always.
Holy cow dude! It appears you did some binge watching. I really appreciate all the support. I hope you enjoyed all the videos.
@@GoMidwestFishing yeah i did>>>>>>LOL catching up on some past videos. You really have a great channel.......definitely one of the best ones out there. Keep doing what your doing. great format and editing. with the under water footage and arerial footage, and reviews. If you and Reggie ever get up to the Blackduck area (north of Bemidji) next summer look me up. we'll chase some fish!!!!!!!!!
@@walleyebass I will let you know when I head up your way. Its only a matter of time. Thanks for the great comment. It really does help to hear that kind of stuff. As you know, UA-cam isn't always kind to us.
Great video. Loved the way you show where on the map you are going then take us there. I'm looking to come up next Summer for a week from Portland. My family owned a couple islands on Namakan Lake but we sold them a few years back. Subscribed to your channel and looking forward to watching more content. Keep it up!
Thanks for the comment. I heard Namakan has some great fishing. After going to Kabetogama, I put Namakan on the list of lakes to go to next. It is such a beautiful area by those lakes. I'm curious about the islands your family owned. Did you have a cabin on the island? Did the islands have a name?
@@GoMidwestFishing You will catch tons of smallmouth bass / northern and walleye along the north shoreline trolling with Rapala treble hook floater minnows (silver, gold or blue), or rebels (same colors), working crankbaits along rocky reefs barely showing above water yields nice consistent results for big fish...including walleyes. I'm like you guys....love working bays and reefs and exploring for the active action and constant surprise hits from those 8-12 pound northern and 3-4 pound smallies. Bass Oreno works perfectly for topwater action all day and night but especially well in the last 2 hours of light in those weedy bays and up the Namakan River. That's where your islands are. The very last island at the east end of Namakan was ours and the little island (that's really attached to the mainland) 100 feet south of the big island. No names on the islands but there were two small cabins...one on each. My dad, JK Zawodny homesteaded them in the 50's or 60's around then. We sold both but the last one was sold to a doctor in Minneapolis who I think probably still owns the big one with the house built on the north rock face...looking at the river mouth. Nice walleyes and big fish trolling lures around lady rapids up Namakan...that's as far as where you can take your boat before portaging up to the upper portion then you can portage over Hay rapids and end up by high falls. Great walleye fishing below high falls if you take the time and energy to get there. Two portages...untouched up there. TRUST ME.
@@UKRakaUrbanKickzRecordings wow, thanks for all that info. I cant wait to go check it out.
11:06 yeah that was crazy, loved the awesome underwater shots, it was also kind of fun that you was about to lose your Rod!
You are totally right on the title of this video!
Always heart brakes when we lose a big one!
Great Video my Man 👍
Yeah, I had a nice scab on my elbow for the next week. If was a fun trip. I've been trying to get more underwater footage. You'll see more of it in the next couple of videos.
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Awesome video Rande congrats for hitting 900!
Sweet! I didn't even see that. I'm excited to see the channel grow. Thanks for all your help.
A picture perfect area to hang out and enjoy the fishing!!
I love these lakes that are in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nature. I wish I had more time to explore all the lakes up there. We did manage to hit four lakes, which you will see soon. Thanks Wes.
I fish this lake often and found the biggest northerns I've seen were close to points or corners on islands that were adjacent to the big water. If I were to be looking for them I would just hit these and skip the long stretches of shoreline. Not to say they aren't fish there but they seem to like the open water near by.
Thanks for the tip! I was hoping for a giant pike there, but didn't find one. I was probably just fishing the wrong spots for them.
Must be nice fishing in that kind of weather we were in the triple digits where I live in Las Vegas
That was a couple weeks ago when the weather was beautiful. It has been high 90's and high humidity this last week, so I feel your pain.
If you ever go back up there, gold portage is a solid spot for smallies
Awesome. Thanks for the info!
MN sure a great state for sportsmen. Thanks Rande!
My goal is to fish every lake in the state before I die. Not sure its even possible. How was your little getaway vacation?
@@GoMidwestFishing Short trip to the Catskills was fun- no Montana for me this year. Thanks for asking!
Thank you!
Hi Chuck. Thanks for watching!
Looks like a great place to fish Wish there was more small mouth big thumbs 👍 buddy
Next week I will upload Ash lake where we dominated the smallmouth bass. We hit four lakes while fishing up there and did well on the smallies. Thanks again for watching.
im going in a week and staying on south cutover island, any recommendations for opening week fishing?
There are so many great spots to fish there, you can't go wrong. I use the Sportsman connection guide book to find the best spots to fish. Weedlines, rock piles, and transition zones are always a good place to start. Good luck out there!
Haha Rande, I guess I had that coming after I blamed you for that tropical storm in my video!😂 But I don't take the blame for that dent in your boat, okay?😬 Thank you very much for the shout out! I wound't necessarily say that being a doctor one-ups being a pilot -- in my line of work I'm only responsible for one or two lives at a time, my friend! This lake was beautiful and I'm glad you had two days to explore, although I'm sure there was even more you wanted to check out. What the heck was the thing you used to film the underwater footage with your GoPro? You have the BEST toys!
I was just going to tell you that I uploaded the video with your shout out, but I guess you already saw it. For the underwater footage I attached my gopro to my aqua-vu camera. The aqua can record too but its such low quality I don't like to use it in my videos. I still need to add a stabilizer to it so the camera doesn't shake so much. I will eventually get a system figured out that will work good. As far as the dent goes.. its a good one, but it doesn't leak, so all is good. That's why I buy my toys off craigslist. I don't feel so bad when I bash them up. Thanks again for watching!
Love pulling top water for pike ok kab, they make a good fish 🌮
I love fishing for pike. I'm usually the only one out there targeting them on these walleye lakes. The funny thing was, we still caught walleye while fishing for pike. We did try floating out in the middle with the other boats, but that got boring real quick.
Awesome video! I’m planning on going up around june 17th. What can I expect? I’m from Nebraska and haven’t ever been in the area. This isn’t going to be too early is it?
That's awesome! Sorry for the late reply, I took a month off. You won't find much of anything but wilderness up there. June 17th is a perfect time to go. If you stay at the campground, it is very rustic but very beautiful. I have not stayed at the resorts up there, but you will have more amenities if you do. There is a small gas station a few miles away that you can get supplies at. Overall, it a place to get away from it all. I loved it. The lake has nice water and good fishing.
Great Video!
Thank you.
That loon footage was cool! Never specifically searched for loon behavior, but seems to me you witnessed some rare loon action. And for a guy with a thick northwoods accent I was shocked to hear you mispronounce "Kab-eee-tow-gah-muh" ....
I know! As much as I was trying to say it right, it kept slipping out the wrong way. I didn't even notice until I started editing this video. By then it was too late. That loon gave us some excitement. I was actually getting worried that we might hook it. I appreciate the comment Phillip.
my house is directly off your bow right before you measure your first fish, big pike like those south bays / grassy islands / nashata .... sucker/natural color suicks are good, if the rangers catch you filming out there; they may ask you for a permit
Thanks for the great info. I will have to check into that permit thing... I didn't realize one was needed. I assume because its a national park? I know I can't fly a drone there.
@@GoMidwestFishing ya I doubt you could get into trouble it’s a user permit I think the catch is you can’t be doing it for profit without a license / been making a point to do more pike fishing used to be a top 10MN lake not sure now
@@kabbythedog9409 I appreciate the heads up.
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Gold portage is a solid smally destination / running lindy n leech back there gets all the fishies that those fancy bass boat guys can't find (they get boners about their fancy boats and lose bloodflow to the brain)
I appreciate all the great info. Love the bass boat comment!
Did you fart at 23:18???
That was definitely a ripper!!!
Haha.. I had to listen to that several times to hear what you were talking about. I believe that was Reggie zipping his tackle box, but who knows, call it what you will.