May 24, 2012

MANKATO AREA Crappies and sunfish continue to be found shallow on Lake Washington, German Lake, and Jefferson Lake. Minnows, leeches, and Rapalas are producing walleyes on Washington in eight to 12 feet. On the Blue Earth and Minnesota rivers, catfish and walleyes are being caught in the deeper holes. The southeast corner of Lake Hanska […]

ALBERT LEA AREA Crawlers are producing sunfish in the cemetery area of Fountain Lake in five feet, while leeches are turning crappies and catfish in three feet. The cemetery area and Hatch Bridge area also are producing northern pike via sucker minnows in five feet. Look to Shell Rock Channel on County Road 84 for

DULUTH AREA Rice Lake is producing walleyes on chubs and panfish on minnows or leeches in less than six feet. Shiner minnows are turning walleyes at Boulder Lake in six feet and at Island Lake in 10 feet. Walleyes are being taken with shiners and leeches on the St. Louis River in less than 10

LAKE MILLE LACS East – The shallow rock bite for walleyes has been excellent during the evening hours with crankbaits or slip bobbers and leeches. The mid-depth rocks have produced plenty of keeping-sized walleyes during the day and the main-lake mud flats and deep gravel are producing numbers of bigger walleyes. There really hasn’t been a