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The State of Minnesota is home to over 10,000 Lakes, so if you enjoy Fishing, Boating, and Water Sports, this is an excellent vacation destination.  Minnesota is known for great Walleye Fishing, Northern Pike Fishing, Muskie 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 one of our many great Minnesota Resorts and Minnesota Campgrounds, which are perfect for both Fishing and Family vacations.  There is also beautiful Minnesota Lake Property for sale throughout the State, so you can find your Dream Lake Home.  If you are interested in owning Minnesota Lake Property, but do not want the commitment of outright ownership, you can purchase timeshare resales, which are usually located within a resort community.  This way you can enjoy a luxury resort condo each year without having to make reservations, and you can enjoy all that the Minnesota Lakes have to offer.

Minnesota Fishing Reports

Lake Of The Woods Fishing

Lots of large sturgeon are coming in, with fish over 65-inches being reported! Many fish measuring in the high 50s and low 60s have been released. Deeper waters seem to be best, with anglers having success in 40-plus feet of water at the mouth of the Rainy River. The best approach has been a sinker and 18" lead and hook loaded with crawlers. The northern pike season is continuous on Lake of the Woods and in the Rainy River--these are most likely to be found entering the back bays in search of food.

Mille Lacs Lake Fishing

Anglers are fishing the south end bays and catching crappies. Try near Izaty's, Malone Island, or out of Isle. Check with the bait shops. Knife, Ann, Platte, Sullivan and Fish lakes producing sunnies and crappies from shore.

Lake Minnetonka Fishing

Crappies biting at the shoreline, but it really depends on the weather. Sunfish are also hitting. The lake is down 2.5 feet, so walleye opener may be best in 12 feet or possibly deeper, about 40 feet if warmer.

Bemidji Area Lakes Fishing

Most crappies and sunnies have been holding in the deeper water, close to areas they will move to once water temperatures remain at least 50-degrees overnight. A few fish have been moving into the shallows to feed late in the day, after the sun has had a chance to warm the water. Sunfish usually like shallow muddy areas with a dark bottom since these areas are full of insects. Crappies usually prefer a clean, hard bottom because they prefer hunting minnows. Perch have already spawned in most of the lakes--perch in shallows are mostly males, with the female perch holding in deeper waters while they recover from the spawn. River spawning walleye are finally finishing their spawn. Lake spawning walleye generally begin their spawn when the river walleye are finishing up.

Chisago Area Lakes Fishing

Chisago and South Lindstrom have been hot for panfish action. Crappies biting out of the channel between Chisago and South Lindstrom. Try in front of the A frame for crappies and sunfish. The north end of North Center is producing crappies. Or try South Center by Hazelton Bay. Depths of 4-14 feet working well with waxies, crappie minnows, flu flu jigs, Mr. Twisters, cubby jigs. Or try a hook with a crappie minnow.

Detroit Lakes Area Fishing

The panfish bite has been very good in waters throughout the Detroit Lakes area. While the many fronts have made it difficult to pinpoint hot spots, when the temperatures are warm and the sun is shining, the shallow water bite has been great. The smaller lakes and darker, shallow bays have been the most productive areas, especially when using jigs and small minnows under a slip bobber. Some of the clearer, deeper lakes will start begin producing good numbers once water temperatures rise, extending the crappie bite well past the fishing opener.

Park Rapids Area Lakes Fishing

Some anglers have been doing well, catching limits of large crappies and bluegills. The best bet for panfish has been in depths of 6-10 feet of water where fish are staging just outside of their spawning bays. These spawning areas are typically very shallow and range from tiny backwater bays to protected pockets in reeds and cattails. The slightly deeper areas with submerged weeds just outside have been best. Productive techniques have been a tiny jig tipped with a crappie minnow, suspended below a float--a float with an ice jig tipped with a couple of maggots has also worked well. A 1/32-ounce jig tipped with a plastic bait was produced fish for some anglers. For all combinations, cast the jig as far as you can and keep your rod tip high upon retrieval--a light line and a long rod will help with distance. No need to jig the bait, just let it swing toward the boat in a pendulum fashion, taking up line when needed and repeating the process.

Lake Waconia Fishing

The crappies have been biting on Lake Waconia! So far, most of the action has come from Waconia Bay between 7 to 9 feet of water. Besides crappies, there has been plenty of perch action as well.

White Bear Lake Fishing

On White Bear Lake, the crappies and sunnies are biting in roughly 6-8 feet of water.

Top 5 Minnesota Walleye Fishing Lakes

Lake Of The Woods 

Known as one of the greatest Walleye fishing lakes in America.

Mille Lacs Lake 

The best walleye fishing is found near shoreline structure, the mid-lake gravel humps, and the mud flats.

Lake Vermilion 

The water in Lake Vermilion is clear and the lake's abundant islands provide good drop-offs for anglers to target Walleye.

Lake Winnie 

Lake Winnibigoshish has excellent shoreline structure as well as mid-lake humps and sunken islands for great Walleye fishing.

Rainy Lake 

Because of the size regulations, the walleye population has exploded on Rainy Lake and the catches are usually outstanding.

Top Minnesota Bass Fishing Lakes

Lake Minnetonka

Some of the best bass fishing on Lake Minnetonka occurs around the eastern third of the lake, especially in Wayzata, Browns and Robinsons bays, and around Big Island.

Mille Lacs Lake

Your best bet to successful bass fishing on Mille Lacs is to use tube jigs, smaller baits, lighter lines, retrieve slowly, and approach quietly. Use spinnerbaits in weedy conditions, and crankbaits in open water.

Lake of the Woods

Plastic worms, crawfish, lizards, frogs, and grubs will all catch bass on Lake of the Woods.

Kabetogama Lake

There are a lot of clustered islands on Kabetogama, start shallow in the vegetation and work into the deeper water.

Rainy Lake

Rainy Lake is known for Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing.

Alexandria Chain Of Lakes

The Alexandria Chain features Lake Carlos, Lake Darling, Lake Geneva, Le Homme Dieu and Lake Victoria.

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