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FARIBAULT AREA Bass, crappies, and northern pike are all being pulled from 14 to 17 feet on Cedar Lake. Look to Cannon Lake for perch in 10 feet and to Hunts Lake after dark for crappies over 20 feet. Crappies also can be had with glow jigs and minnows at night on Roberds Lake in

DULUTH AREA Walleyes are hitting chubs in 10 to 12 feet at Boulder Lake, while sucker minnows are turning northern pike at Rice Lake in five feet. Glow jigs and minnows are the ticket for crappies at Caribou Lake in 15 feet or Fish Lake in 12 to 15 feet of water. Chalstrom’s Bait (218)

ALEXANDRIA AREA Spoons or setlines are producing walleyes in 19 to 26 feet at Lake Ida and Lake Miltona. There’s some evening crappie action over 26 to 30 feet on Lake Darling or in shallower water on Lake Louise. Hit 20 feet on Lake Geneva for northern pike, crappies, and an occasional walleye. Christopherson’s Bait

LAKE MILLE LACS East – The deep gravel is now accessible via some roads being plowed and maintained by resorts. Anglers are finding bigger walleyes and a few jumbo perch on the gravel in 22 to 25 feet. Northern pike action remains stellar with sucker minnows and tip-ups in Isle Bay over 13 to 15 feet.

LAKE MINNETONKA AREA Walleyes and crappies are scattered between 24 and 40 feet on Lake Minnetonka and Lake Independence. Sucker minnows are producing northern pike on the deeper weedlines of Minnetonka, while crappies and sunfish are suspended over 25 to 28 feet on Lake Sarah and Medicine Lake. Wayzata Bait (952) 473-2227 NORTHEAST METRO Crappie