April 26, 2012

NORTHEAST METRO Jigs tipped with minnows or small plastics are producing walleyes in the Prescott area of the Mississippi River and white bass on the St. Croix River. Minnows are the ticket for crappies on the 10- to 15-foot weed edges of White Bear Lake and in eight to 10 feet at Demonterville Lake. Blue

ALEXANDRIA AREA Crappie action is best when the sun is out and the water warms a bit. Look to the shallows of Reno Lake, Oscar Lake, and the bays throughout the Le Homme Dieu Chain. Sunfish seem to be hitting in shallow water on most lakes, but there’s quite a bit of sorting of small

DULUTH AREA Anglers are finding a few crappies, bluegills, and perch in four to six feet of water at Fish Lake. Spawn bags are producing Kamloops in the Sucker and Lester rivers and smelt were still running early this week. Mepps spinners or nightcrawlers are turing brook trout on the Lester and most other small

FAIRMONT AREA Look for perch to hit minnows in less than six feet at Iowa Lake and North Silver Lake. Budd Lake and Lake Sissiton continue to produce crappies in six to 10 feet via FluFlus and minnows. Look to Fox Lake with minnows in 12 to 14 feet for crappies and the occasional keeping-sized

LAKE MILLE LACS The water hasn’t warmed enough to drive crappies into the bays and harbors. Anglers do catch a few fish in the afternoon and evening hours if the sun is out in Isle, Cove, and Wahkon bays, but no big numbers at this point. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 Terry’s Boat Harbor (320) 692-4430 LAKE