October 2, 2014

DULUTH AREA Look for walleyes and crappies to hit minnows at Island Lake in 12 to 15 feet, and sucker minnows are turning northern pike on Rice Lake in 5 feet. Walleyes are being found in 9 feet and northern pike in 4 feet at Boulder Lake. Grouse hunters are seeing more birds as the […]

ALEXANDRIA AREA Muskies are hitting BullDawgs on Lake Miltona and Lobster Lake in 8 to 12 feet. Walleyes are being caught on minnows during the evening hours on the weedlines of Miltona and Lake Ida. Look to Reno Lake for crappies in 10 to 18 feet, and bigger bass are being found on the deep

FARIBAULT AREA The dock on Cannon Lake is producing perch and Cedar Lake is giving up crappies and sunfish in 7 to 9 feet. Look to Roberds Lake for catfish and sunfish, while Lake Mazaska is kicking out sunfish and crappies in 7 to 10 feet. Waterfowl hunters found plenty of wood ducks, geese and

FAIRMONT AREA Opening day of the duck season produced limits for most groups, but Sunday was slower. Blue-winged teal and wood ducks were around in big numbers, followed by mallards and a few geese. Walleyes continue to hit crankbaits in 6 to 8 feet on Budd Lake, Hall Lake and George Lake. Crappies and sunfish

LAKE MINNETONKA AREA Walleyes are hitting minnows at night in 24 to 28 feet in Brown’s Bay and Wayzata Bay on Lake Minnetonka. Look to Lake Independence with minnows in 15 feet for walleyes as well. Bass remain scattered along the deep weedlines and hitting spinnerbaits on most lakes. A few crappies are being found

LAKE MILLE LACS  East – Anglers are finding numbers of small walleyes on the 16- to 22-foot sand during the day. Look for the trolling bite at night to start picking up on the rock reefs and points with the next full moon. Muskie activity has improved on the shallow rocks, smallmouth bass remain an easy