April 5, 2012

LAKE MINNETONKA AREA The crappies and sunfish seem to be moving in and out with the sun from the shorelines out to eight feet on most lakes. If it’s cloudy, they’ve been tough to catch, but a few hours of sunshine will push them back into the shallows. Look to the small bays and shallow

LAKE MILLE LACS Although the ice is gone, there hasn’t been much fishing to report. Start looking to the traditional bays such as Cove, Isle, and Wahkon to be the first spots to produce crappies along the shorelines. Many of the channels and boat harbors should start holding crappies as well. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 Terry’s

ALEXANDRIA AREA Crappie action has been sporadic with a more consistent bite on those days when the sun is out during the afternoon and evening hours. The small, traditional spring panfish  lakes such as Pocket, Oscar, and Darling have been giving up crappies and a few sunfish in less than six feet on small jigs

DULUTH AREA The ice has been out for nearly two weeks, but the weather since that time has remained windy and cold, preventing panfish anglers from finding fish. Strong northeast winds have limited fishing opportunities along the north shore of Lake Superior. Some anglers have headed to the Brule River on the Wisconsin side looking

FARIBAULT AREA You’ll catch perch below the King Mill Dam with minnows on the Cannon River. There had been some crappies caught in shallow water on Cedar Lake last week, but since it cooled down, those fish have moved back into 10 to 12 feet. When the sun shines, the docks around Roberds Lake are