May 17, 2012

FAIRMONT AREA During the day walleyes are hitting in eight to 12 feet and during the evening hours four to eight feet has been best. Shad Raps or a jig and minnow have been the hot baits at Hall Lake, Budd Lake, and Lake Sissiton. At Tuttle Lake, shiners or Shad Raps are producing walleyes […]

DULUTH AREA Chubs are turning walleyes in 10 to 12 feet at Island Lake. At Rice Lake and Boulder Lake, jigs tipped with shiners or chubs and worked very slow are producing walleyes in about six feet. Crappie action has slowed, but Fish Lake is kicking out bluegills in shallow water. Chalstrom’s Bait (218) 726-0094

ALEXANDRIA AREA Lake Reno and Lake Mary are producing walleyes in seven to nine feet early and late or 15 to 18 feet during the day. Lake Darling is kicking out walleyes in 17 feet during the day and shiner minnows have been the bait of choice on all lakes. Crappies continue to hit in

LAKE MINNETONKA Walleye action has been slow during the day, but there are some fish being taken at night along the shorelines on floating jigs and shiner minnows in less than five feet. The 14-foot weed edges in the big bays have produced a few walleyes during the day, but the numbers have come at

LAKE MILLE LACS East – Walleye reports have been consistently good with big fish coming out of deep water and better numbers of keeping-sized fish biting in shallow water. A Lindy Rig and leech is producing fish on the 20-foot sand and shoreline breaks and there are some pods of walleyes being found on top of