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LAKE MILLE LACS East – Walleyes continue to be caught at a good pace during the day with spinner rigs on the gravel or live-bait rigs on the deep edges of the flats. Work the rocks during the evening hours with crankbaits or slip bobbers and leeches. Northern pike are hitting minnows and crankbaits in the

FAIRMONT AREA Bluegills are hitting in four to six feet on Budd Lake and Lake Sissiton, while crappies are being plucked off the six- to 10-foot rock humps on Budd and Hall Lake. Trolling crankbaits in eight to 12 feet has produced walleyes at George Lake and Hall. Sommer Outdoors (507) 235-5225 WILLMAR AREA Sunfish

DULUTH AREA Leeches are turning walleyes at Island Lake in 20 feet and at Boulder Lake and Fish Lake in 12 to 14 feet of water. Hit Rice Lake for panfish and pike in less than six feet and Fish is producing bluegills in six to eight feet. Smallmouth bass continue to be found in

ALEXANDRIA AREA Crappies are hitting in the cabbage weeds of lakes Darling, Le Homme Dieu, Carlos, Ida, and Mary. Look for walleyes on these lakes as well, and most are hitting crawlers or leeches in 12 to 18 feet. Lake Reno continues to give up walleyes in 12 to 16 feet via slip bobbers and

LAKE MINNETONKA Find the standing green weeds and you’ll find a mixed bag of fish. Walleyes are relating to the deep side, while bass and northern pike are on the shallow side of most weedlines and weed flats. Crappies continue to be found in the weeds over 15 feet and sunfish are still shoreline-related as