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Minnesota is known around the world as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Most of these amazing lakes are located in Northern Minnesota, which also features the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Minnesota is a prime destination for Walleye Fishing, Northern Pike Fishing and Bass Fishing. With incredible fishing lakes like: Lake of the Woods, Lake Vermilion, Lake Mille Lacs and Leech Lake, you are sure to catch your fishing limit on these and most Minnesota Lakes. Make sure you spend some time at our great Minnesota Resorts and Minnesota Campgrounds and you will find it's a place you won't want to leave. There is also great Minnesota Lake Property for sale throughout the lakes area, so you can find your Dream Lake Home. Whether you enjoy fishing or just a quiet boat ride, you will find beautiful Minnesota Lakes in every corner of the state!

Minnesota Fishing Reports

Lake Mille Lacs Fishing

Crappies are being caught from the marinas and boat harbors.

Lake Mille Lacs Fishing

Lake of the Woods Fishing

Limits of nice 16 – 19 inch walleye are being caught within an hour, and anglers report releasing several 25 – 30 inchers as well. The water temperature is at about 46 degrees and the walleye are still spawning. There’s still some ice on the big lake but the Lighthouse Gap and Four Mile Bay are open. Limits are being caught in a variety of depths, anywhere from 4 to 13 feet of water. Anchored and jigging, using a frozen shiner, seems to be working the best. Over by the Morris Point Gap anglers are finding the fish in about 5 feet of water, with anchored and jigging working the best.On the Rainy River, crawlers are producing sturgeon.

Twin Cities Area Fishing

Crappies and sunfish have become very active in the shallow bays of lakes such as White Bear, Vadnais, and Centerville. The marinas and docks scattered throughout the St. Croix River also provided an improved crappie bite this week. Walleyes and sauger are scattered but active on the St. Croix. A jig and minnow is working best in eight to 23 feet.

Lake Minnetonka Fishing

Minnows and waxworms are producing a lot of crappies throughout the lake. These fish are located along the shorelines out to about 10 feet of water. You'll find some sunfish mixed in, but most have been small.

Annandale Lakes Area Fishing

Sunfish and crappies have shown up in good numbers throughout the shallow bays and channel areas. Waxworms, minnows, and Berkley Gulp are all turning fish at Clearwater Lake, Cedar Lake, Lake Sylvia, and Pleasant Lake in less than six feet. Wright County Lakes

Battle Lake Area Fishing

The ice is out and the crappies have started to hit in the bays and shoreline areas of East Battle Lake, Ten Mile Lake, and West Battle Lake. The best sunfish reports are coming off Deer Lake and Mollie Stark Lake in two to six feet of water.

Brainerd Lakes Area Fishing

Crappie fishing has picked up this week in the bays, channels, and harbor areas of Gull Lake. The smaller lakes also have started producing panfish, most of which are coming from less than five feet of water. Nisswa, Margaret, North Long, and Round are all worth noting. Crow Wing County Lakes

Chisago Area Lakes Fishing

Sunfish and crappies continue to bite at a good pace with minnows or waxworms working the best. The best reports are coming from three to six feet of water at North Lindstrom Lake, Chisago Lake, South Lindstrom Lake and South Center Lake. Chisago County Lakes.

Detroit Lakes Area Fishing

Look to the "Long Bridge" area of Big Detroit Lake for crappies. The "Bowling Alley" area of Little Detroit Lake is kicking out panfish during the afternoon hours. Work the inlet and outlet areas at Height of Land Lake for panfish and the shallow bays of lakes Melissa and Sallie as well.

Duluth Area Lakes Fishing

On Lake Superior, coho anglers are doing well by trolling plugs near the surface around Park Point. Kamloops and steelhead are being taken on spawn sacs and yarn-tied hooks on the Lester, Knife and Sucker rivers. St. Louis County Lakes

Ely Area Lakes Fishing

Crappies and perch continue to bite on Fall Lake, but the shorelines are opening up. Many areas of the Kawishiwi River are now navigable for small boats and canoes.

Fairmont Area Fishing

Small jigs tipped with minnows or waxworms are producing numbers of crappies in shallow water on lakes such as Amber, George, Hall, and Budd. Walleye and northern pike reports have been decent off the Minnesota and Iowa border lakes. A jig and minnow has worked best at Iowa Lake and Okamanpedan Lake.

Grand Rapids Lakes Area Fishing

There's stil l some ice floating on the big lakes, but the bays and small lakes are open. The crappies starting biting this week in the bays of Lake Pokegama and Lake Wabana so look for other lakes to follow suit. The warm-water discharge plant on the Mississippi River continues to provide steady panfish action as well. Itasca County Lakes.

Mankato Area Fishing

Look for crappies in 10 to 14 feet in Baker's Bay on Lake Washington. The west side of Lake Francis is kicking out sunfish and crappies in six feet or less. Work the south end of German Lake for panfish in 10 to 12 feet. Buckmaster Bridge on Madison Lake is giving up crappies.

McGregor Area Fishing

The open-water panfish bite is just starting and there hasn't been a lot of people chasing them. Safe bets over the next couple of weeks for crappies include the narrows of Big Sandy Lake or Pleasant Point and the narrows on Lake Minnewawa.

Ortonville Area Lakes Fishing

A jig and minnow is turning walleyes during the evening on Big Stone Lake. Better locations have been the Twin Silos through Shady Beach area and the Meadowbrook area in shallow water. Jigs have started turning walleyes on the north end of Lake Traverse in eight feet or less.

Park Rapids Area Lakes Fishing

Anglers are just starting to chase panfish. Early reports indicate some crappies coming from the shallows on the north end of Long Lake. The bays on Big Mantrap Lake and the Crow Wing Chain have started giving up a few panfish as well. Hubbard County Lakes

Rainy Lake Fishing

On Rainy Lake, the shorelines are open, but some ice remains on the main lake. Some sturgeon action is being reported on the Rainy River.

St. Cloud Area Lakes Fishing

The "Rumble Bridge" area on the northwest corner of Lake Koronis is producing sunfish and crappies. Look to the bay near Morningstar Resort on Rice Lake for crappies in less than six feet. Long Lake and Horseshoe Lake also have provided steady panfish action in shallow water. Stearns County Lakes

Starbuck Area Lakes Fishing

A few crappies are coming from the Starbuck Marina and Fish Hatchery Bay on Lake Minnewaska. The best approach has been a small jig tipped with minnow.

Upper Red Lake Fishing

The ice is completely out and a few crappies have been caught close to shore. Great walleye catches reported during opening weekend. There's also a lot of suckers in the creeks, which has kept many people busy.

LAKE WACONIA Fishing

On Lake Waconia, a few crappies have been caught close to the shore in Waconia Bay.

Waterville Area Fishing

The lagoon on Lake Tetonka continues to produce crappies. A few more crappies and good-sized perch also have been caught on the main lake in 10 feet. The narrows on Lake Sakatah are giving up crappies via minnows. Bullhead action also remains strong at Jefferson Lake.

Willmar Area Fishing

The bays, shorelines, and culvert areas are producing a lot of sunfish and crappies. You'll have to do some sorting, but lakes such as West Norway, Nest, Elkhorn, Andrew, Diamond, Willmar, and Florida are all safe bets for panfish.

LAKE WINNIBIGOSHISH Fishing

On Lake Winnibigoshish, the shorelines are opening up. Although the ice has started to move, main-lake ice is still very evident.

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Minnesota Walleye Fishing Tips

Walleyes have a reputation for being short strikers. They’ll hit the bait without getting hooked. Avoiding this problem—and consequently hooking more fish—is a two-step process. Step one is to understand how a walleye eats. Sometimes a walleye will slash a bait like a pike or a muskie does. But usually they’ll swim up to it and flare their gills, inhaling their prey and the water surrounding it. If anything happens to interrupt that flow of water, you get a short strike, or nothing at all.

Step two, is adapting your presentation to decrease resistance in the lure-and-line combination, and thereby permit your bait to flow right into the walleye’s mouth. To that end, he offers the following six tips:

1: Use Light Line Light (4- and 6-pound-test), thin-diameter lines offer less drag, or resistance, on a lure. This lets a walleye suck it in more easily.

2: Bounce the Bait When you’re using live bait, McClelland recommends also using a bottom-bouncer rig. Bouncers are L-shaped wires that have a lead weight molded to the shaft. As an angler retrieves the rig, the weight bounces off the bottom and creates slack in the line, which allows the fish to inhale the bait more easily.

3: Shorten the Stroke Many jig fishermen pump their rods too vigorously, using long vertical strokes that can pull the bait out of a fish’s mouth. Use short lifts instead and you’ll hook more walleyes.

4: Offer a Bigger Bite Adding a plastic body to a jig also helps by increasing the surface area to which the fish’s sucking force is applied. It may seem counterintuitive, says McClelland, but a slightly bigger bait is easier for the fish to inhale.

5: Pump a Crank With crankbaits, steady retrieves may hook aggressive walleyes, but a stop-and-go technique is better for deliberate feeders. Once the lure achieves proper depth, lift the rod tip, reel in the slack, and repeat.

6: Troll With the Flow When the water has a chop, trolling with the waves imparts that necessary slight slack in the line. Also, keep a close eye on your inside planer board as you make a turn; it will give you that small amount of slack that allows for more solid strikes—and more walleyes in the boat.

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