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LAKE MINNETONKA AREA Lake Sarah is producing sunfish and crappies in 8 to 15 feet and you’ll find suspended crappies over 16 to 20 feet on Lake Minnetonka. Minnetonka is also producing plenty of bass and northern pike along the weedlines, some walleyes in 17 to 20 feet, and muskies along the weeds off most points. 

FARIBAULT AREA Bass and pike are hitting minnows in 10 to 12 feet on Kelley Dudley Lake and Lake Mazaska is giving up crappies in 12 feet. Look to Cedar Lake for sunfish and crappies in 7 to 9 feet and the shoreline off County Road 12 at Cannon Lake is good for perch. Nagel’s

FAIRMONT AREA Crappie and sunfish action remains strong in 4 to 6 feet at Lake Sissiton and Budd Lake. Crankbaits have turned walleyes in 6 to 8 feet on Budd, Hall Lake, and George Lake during the afternoon and evening hours. Look for a good “second opener” when the duck season starts again on Saturday.

LAKE MILLE LACS  East – The wind has limited fishing activity and only a few walleye anglers headed out last weekend and early this week. Look to the sand in 16 to 20 feet during the day or the rock points and shorelines at night with crankbaits. Muskie, smallmouth and northern pike reports also have been

DULUTH AREA Look for walleyes to hit minnows in 10 to 12 feet on Island Lake, Boulder Lake and Whiteface Lake. Large sucker minnows have started turning muskies on Island and the St. Louis River in 8 to 10 feet. The wind has knocked a lot of the cover down so grouse hunting has improved, and

ALEXANDRIA AREA Fishing reports have been limited to a few walleyes coming off Lake Miltona in 40 feet or more with minnows. A few walleyes also can be had off the weedlines of Miltona, Chippewa Lake and Lake Ida during the late evening hours. Waterfowl hunters have been idle this week with the split zone