December 4, 2014

ORTONVILLE AREA Work the Meadowbrook and Rocky Ledge areas of Big Stone Lake for perch in 12 to 14 feet. A few walleyes are coming off the north end of Big Stone around Mallard Point in 10 to 12 feet. Bluegills and crappies are biting on Lake Traverse, Lake Lac qui Parle is producing crappies

 RED WING AREA Northern pike are hitting in most backwater areas and crappies have started biting in the marinas – both spots have about 9 inches of ice. Open-water anglers are catching walleyes and sauger below the dam on the Mississippi River in 18 to 20 feet during the day or 8 to 12 feet

ALEXANDRIA AREA Ice depths vary from 4 to 11 inches on area lakes. Look to Little Lake Mary for crappies and sunfish in 10 feet and to Maple Lake for crappies in 10 to 15 feet. Hit the east side of Reno Lake for perch, walleyes, and crappies in 7 to 10 feet, or the

DULUTH AREA The ice is in good shape with 10 to 12 inches reported on most lakes. Walleyes are hitting shiner minnows at Boulder Lake during the evening hours in 8 to 10 feet and Rice Lake in 6 feet. On Island Lake, walleyes are biting in 12 to 15 feet and the narrows of

LAKE MILLE LACS  East – Ice conditions continue to improve with more than 10 inches reported in the bays. Cove, Isle, and Wahkon bays remain hot for pike in 6 to 10 feet and a few more walleyes are being caught outside the bays on mid-depth structure. Look for more parts of the main lake to

LAKE MINNETONKA AREA On Lake Minnetonka, panfish and pike are hitting over 15 to 19 feet in Carson’s Bay, Maxwell Bay, Emerald Bay, Black Lake, Seton Lake, and the north arm. Look to Lake Sarah for crappies and sunfish in 15 to 18 feet, while Medicine Lake is producing crappies in 20 to 25 feet