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FARIBAULT AREA Look to the northwest corner of French Lake for crappies and walleyes in 25 to 30 feet. Cannon Lake is giving up perch and walleyes in 10 feet, and Roberds Lake started giving up panfish in 18 to 20 feet. On Lake Mazaska and Circle Lake, crappies have been biting over 12 to

LAKE MILLE LACS  East – Look for walleyes on the 20- to 30- foot rock structure during the day. The sand/mud transition areas on the north end have produced walleyes, and you’ll find perch in 12 to 16 feet on the north end sand as well. Most bays continue to provide steady northern pike action and

ELY AREA Ice conditions have really improved over the last week, but fishing pressure continues to be light. Anglers are just starting to pull their fish houses out and lake conditions look good for the start of the upcoming trout season. The Great Outdoors (218) 365-4744 GRAND MARAIS AREA Walleyes are hitting jigs and minnow

LAKE MINNETONKA AREA Most reports indicate varying ice depths from 4 to 10 inches and about 6 inches of new snow on top of it – this has continued to slow the ice-making process. On Lake Minnetonka, sunfish and crappies are being caught in the smaller bays such as Carson’s, Black Lake, and Seton Lake

ALEXANDRIA AREA Walleyes continue to hit on Lake Miltona and Lake Ida in 17 to 20 feet during the evening hours. Crappie action remains strong on Little Mary Lake in 8 to 14 feet and Lake Carlos in 12 to 15 feet. Look to Chippewa Lake for sunfish in 8 to 10 feet, and northern

ORTONVILLE AREA Perch seem to have moved shallower, 9 to 12 feet, on Big Stone Lake from the islands up to Rocky Ledge. Walleye reports off Big Stone have been best in the Yankee Town area in 8 to 10 feet. Lake Lac qui Parle continues to give up crappies during the evening hours.  Artie’s