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DULUTH AREA Walleyes are being taken with minnows and jigs at Island Lake in 10 to 15 feet and Boulder Lake in less than 10 feet. Muskie anglers continue to hit Island and the St. Louis River with large sucker minnows, finding fish on shallow rock structure. Grouse hunting reports have really improved now that […]

FAIRMONT AREA Look for bluegills in three to five feet at lakes Hall, Budd, and Sissiton or crappies on the five- to eight-foot structure of Hall and Budd. Walleyes are hitting jigs tipped with minnows or Twister Tails at night in the channels between the aforementioned lakes. Duck and goose hunting has been good with

ALEXANDRIA AREA A jig and minnow is producing walleyes in 40 to 50 feet at Lake Miltona and Lake Ida. Anglers fishing the shorelines of Reno Lake are catching walleyes and crappies during the evening hours. Work the 16- to 20-foot weedlines of Lake Darling, Lake Le Homme Dieu, and Lake Carlos with minnows for

LAKE MINNETONKA AREA On Lake Minnetonka, shallow-running crankbaits are turning walleyes during the evening hours along the 12-foot weed edges, while daytime action has been best with a jig and minnow in 15 to 19 feet. Minnetonka also is giving up crappies in the 10-foot milfoil, northern pike via spinners and suckers in 15 feet,

LAKE MILLE LACS With water temperatures slightly dropping, the nighttime crankbait bite is slowly improving for walleyes. Most anglers believe another five-degree drop in water temps would kick it in along the shorelines and rock areas. Minnows are the best option for walleyes during the day on the shoreline breaks in 11 to 18 feet or