 Well, it was a pretty eventful summer on Malax Lake, but as the seasons change, anglers will find more restrictions on fishing at the lake. And this week's Northwoods Adventure Clayton Castle shows us what we can fish for this fall. With schools back in session in Labor Day in the rearview mirror, summer fishing season is beginning to wind down as well with the closure of walleye fishing on Malax Lake. On the day after Labor Day, walleye fishing will close, and there will be again a live bait ban. The exception with the live bait ban this time is if you're fishing from dock or from the shore, live bait is loud, and we wanted to do that, so you know, primarily kids and families fishing panfish or whatever from the dock still had that opportunity. But there's no need to fret, there are plenty of other species you can fish for on Minnesota's largest lake. Fishing for all other species is perfectly fine as long as artificial lures are used, or muskie and pike fishermen can also use Sacramento's 8 inches or larger. The lake is a landmark for many Minnesotans near and far, as its proximity from other larger Minnesota cities brings tourism to the surrounding community. Well, I would have to say, well first it's two hours from Minneapolis, it's two hours from Duluth, it's two hours from Detroit Lakes, it's two hours, it's kind of right smack dab in the middle of the state. So it's a quick day's drive, I mean you can get up in a day and drive back in a day and enjoy the resource. Malax Lake had a busy summer as the Minnesota wild held their first annual bass fishing tournament on the lake, and soon after that Malax Lake was braided as the best bass fishing lake in the country by Bassmaster Magazine, and people are taking notice of the lake skyrocketing popularity which will carry over into the fall. There's a great bass and northern population waiting to cause some excitement. There's nothing like pulling an 18 to 20 inch bass in or 35 to 40 inch northern, and there's an abundance of all those sizes. The current fishing season continues through November 30th before the new fishing year kicks off on December 1st. Reporting in Garrison for this week's Northwoods Adventure Clayton Castle, Lakeland News. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.