August 9, 2012

LAKE MILLE LACS Reports indicate more keeping-sized walleyes being caught on the mid-depth rocks or off the flats in 30 feet or more at night with slip bobbers and leeches. During the day, leadcore and cranks are turning big walleyes in 30 to 34 feet, as are crawlers on the edges of the flats. A few

DULUTH AREA The eight- to 10-foot weedbeds on Fish Lake are producing northern pike and bluegills. Look to Island Lake with chubs for walleyes in 25 feet and smallmouth bass continue to hit topwater baits at Island on the shallow structure. Lake trout are hitting green and silver spoons about 70 feet down north of

NORTHEAST METRO Muskie anglers are seeing fish, but getting them to bite has been difficult on Forest Lake, Lake Owasso, and Jarvis Lake. The High Bridge area on the St. Croix River is producing smallmouth bass and Lake Phalen is giving up northern pike via sucker minnows. Largemouth bass are hitting plastics at Bald Eagle

ALEXANDRIA AREA Crappies are hitting tube jigs and minnows in 12 to 18 feet at Lake Carlos and Lake Darling and you’ll find sunfish in 16 to 18 feet at Lake Ida or eight to 12 feet on Darling. Walleye action has slowed, but some fish are being taken during low-light periods in six to

STARBUCK AREA Nightcrawlers have been the ticket for walleyes on Lake Minnewaska in 10 to 12 feet. Sunfish action has picked up on the Starbuck and Glenwood ends of Minnewaska in the eight- to 14-foot weeds. Bass and northern pike remain an easy catch on the weedlines of most lakes. Minnewaska Bait and Tackle (320)