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LAKE MINNETONKA Hit the inside and outside weed edges from eight to 15 feet for panfish and bass. Northern pike are hitting spinners and minnows over the top of the weeds during the day and a few muskies have been seen chasing topwater baits in these areas during low-light periods. A spinner rig tipped with […]

ALEXANDRIA AREA Trolling Shad Raps with leadcore or drifting with spinners and crawlers have produced walleyes in 22 to 26 feet at lakes Miltona and Ida. Work the weedlines out to 22 feet for panfish at Lake Darling, Lake Carlos, and Lake Le Homme Dieu. Bucktails are raising muskies on the 12- to 15-foot flats

LAKE MILLE LACS Slip bobbers and leeches continue to turn  walleyes at night off the flats in 30 feet or more. The crankbait bite at night is slowly improving on the shallow to mid-depth rocks, but that will get better as the water cools. During the day, a few walleyes can be had by pitching jigs

GRAND MARAIS AREA A jig and minnow is producing walleyes in 18 to 25 feet at Seagull Lake and Lake Saganaga. You’ll also catch walleyes with Rapalas at Devil Track Lake in eight to 12 feet or with leeches at Two Island Lake in 12 to 15 feet. Rainbow trout are taking crawlers in 12

MANKATO AREA The deep holes on the Minnesota River have started producing walleyes and catfish. Trolling crankbaits at a fast pace has been productive for picking off suspended walleyes over 20 feet of waer at Lake Washington. Second Point, Third Point, and Grassy Island on Washington are worth hitting for panfish. Most groups of goose