NORTHEAST METRO A jig and minnow is turning walleyes in 20 to 30 feet and smallmouth bass in shallower water on the St. Croix River. Look to Big Marine Lake for sunfish in 17 to 20 feet and to Lake Phalen for northern pike. Muskies continue to be raised with bucktails and crankbaits in shallow […]
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