Fishing with Z Guide Services LLC

Fishing with Z Guide Services LLC Premier guide service on Lake Vermilion! Lund Boats pro staff

Only 5 nice keepers this morning! A lot of my spots have large toothy critters chasing the walleyes around making it tou...
06/11/2026

Only 5 nice keepers this morning! A lot of my spots have large toothy critters chasing the walleyes around making it tough to stay consistent. Even caught a few nice smallies this morning! Nice to see some footballs starting to show up after the spawn! Back at this afternoon!

Now booking for the end of July and into August! The late summer bite can make for some of the best action of the entire season and the leadcore bite is always a great time! Don’t miss out! Give me a call or text anytime (218) 404-9200 or book directly online at fishingwithz.com!!

Great morning after the storm rolled through! Only had limited time but we found an active pod and kept some nice eaters...
06/10/2026

Great morning after the storm rolled through! Only had limited time but we found an active pod and kept some nice eaters! Back at it again tomorrow! Hopefully the boat doesn’t get blown away in the storm tonight!

Fishing Report!!!!Week  #4 6/1-6/8Water temps: 68-70This week was the best week of fishing we have had the entire season...
06/08/2026

Fishing Report!!!!

Week #4 6/1-6/8

Water temps: 68-70

This week was the best week of fishing we have had the entire season! With a mixture of great action, really nice keepers, and a bunch of slots it was an all around great week!

As I’m sure many people figured out this week, the shallow rock bite is going and in full swing. Our best bite was 4-12’ rocks. Points and rock piles were the main areas of focus for us.

Throwing a trusty bobber with a leech produced the most fish all week long. Making sure your leech was 12” or so off the bottom was key, sometimes even higher based on the fish and spot. We did catch a few fish on plastics but that action was not as frequent as a leech.

Finding areas with wind is always a huge help to finding active walleyes. Let your leech soak and float into the rock to trigger bites from even the laziest of eyes. Hot sunny days seemed to have the walleyes fired up nearly all day long and it’s made for some good fun on the water.

A few keys to getting the most bites this week… let them eat the leech and don’t get too quick with setting the hook, keep moving until you find active fish, and capitalize on the evening hours right before dark.

Don’t overcomplicate things. It’s a bobber and a leech. Find a point or rock pile and throw them up on top during the low light hours, or even mid day when it’s hot, and you’ll probably catch some walleyes! Keep it simple!

As we keep rolling into summer, this weather front I’m sure will change the bite. I already saw a change in the bite this morning, much slower and they were very finicky and just grabbing the back of the leeches.

July and August dates are already starting to book as well. Getting on the books early is never a bad thing! Lock in your dates today for the amazing late summer bite as well as the always fun lead core bite in August.

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Call or text anytime (218) 404-9200 or book directly online at fishingwithz.com!

As always, tight lines!
Z

Another great morning trip! A nice bonus fish was a nearly 40” pike that decent to bite our walleye set ups! Not the typ...
06/07/2026

Another great morning trip! A nice bonus fish was a nearly 40” pike that decent to bite our walleye set ups! Not the typical target but no complaints about that high quality of a fish! A lot of throw backs this morning too, tons of actions just not enough of the right size ones!

Another incredible summer day on The Big V! Started the day helping out fellow guide Al’s Guide Service on Lake Vermilio...
06/06/2026

Another incredible summer day on The Big V! Started the day helping out fellow guide Al’s Guide Service on Lake Vermilion with a big group! 1 slot, 1 over and 8 nice keepers in our boat plus a few more limits of nice keepers in his boat!

Ended the day out of Glenmore Resort - Lake Vermilion, MN with a stellar evening bite ending two short of their four person limit. Highlight was a 23.5” walleye along with this being their first trip to the lake!

Day off tomorrow, then back at it on Sunday for another full week of making memories with awesome people!

Only 3 day left in June! Mornings or evenings available!

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Now booking for the second half of July and the entire month of August for lead core trips! This is an awesome time to get the entire family out and catch some fish!

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One of my favorite parts of guiding is getting kids out on the water. The excitement and pure joy they have when they ca...
06/05/2026

One of my favorite parts of guiding is getting kids out on the water. The excitement and pure joy they have when they catch a fish is hard to beat.

We were all that kid at one point. Back then, fishing was simple, we were just happy to be on the water and catch something.

Sometimes it feels like we’ve forgotten that. Whether it’s fish size, Livescope, or the latest debate, people spend too much time arguing and not enough time enjoying the sport.

Fishing is supposed to be fun. Take a kid fishing, make some memories with family and friends, and enjoy the time on the water. That’s what it’s all about. 🎣

Tough bite this am! Only had one client so we got their walleyes they wanted to take home as they catch mostly smallmout...
06/04/2026

Tough bite this am! Only had one client so we got their walleyes they wanted to take home as they catch mostly smallmouth on their lake!! Even had a few decent smallmouth show up this morning. Back at this afternoon!

Beautiful morning out of Muskego Point Resort! Fish were finicky to start the morning but ended with 3 limits of quality...
06/03/2026

Beautiful morning out of Muskego Point Resort! Fish were finicky to start the morning but ended with 3 limits of quality eaters!

Picked up right where left off last night! Justin and his dad have been trying to line up dates with me for about a full...
06/02/2026

Picked up right where left off last night! Justin and his dad have been trying to line up dates with me for about a full year before today! Beautiful 23.5” slot released for another angler to enjoy catching one day! Nice limit of eaters to go along with it!

The fishing is very good right now. It’s not easy, but with a little work and patience we are having some really high quality days on the water!

I have openings at the end of June still!

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Lots of quality fishing still to be had then! You can call or text (218) 404-9200 anytime or book directly online at Book with Fishing With Z. https://book.vallypro.com/p/fishing-with-z

Some pictures from yesterdays trip! Arguably one of the best overall days of fishing I’ve had on Vermilion in while! The...
06/02/2026

Some pictures from yesterdays trip! Arguably one of the best overall days of fishing I’ve had on Vermilion in while! The quality was top tier and the action was great! Lots of doubles yesterday. Big fish of the day was the heaviest 27” walleye I think I’ve ever seen come out of Vermilion!

Explored new areas and tried new spots and found fish in areas I’ve never thought to check!

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