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ALBERT LEA AREA Floating Rapalas are producing limits of northern pike in shallow water at Pickeral Lake. Jigs and plastics are turning northern pike, walleyes, and bluegills at the city beach on Fountain Lake. With all the rain this week, it has been key to find the clearest water you can when fishing. Albert Lea […]

FAIRMONT AREA Crappies and sunfish are set up under trees along the shorelines of lakes George, Sissiton, Budd, Hall, and Fox. Walleyes are being caught on minnows, leeches, and crankbaits in less than 12 feet on Hall and Budd, while North Silver Lake continues to produce perch in shallow water. Sommer Outdoors (507) 235-5225 MANKATO

LAKE MILLE LACS East – A jig and minnow is turning walleyes in 12 to 16 feet on the rock/sand transition areas during the day. In the evenings, pitch a slip bobber and leech on the shallow rocks and it’s been important to stay off the fish under both scenarios and throw to them due to

DULUTH AREA Slip bobber rigs and minnows or jigs and minnows are producing limits of walleyes from the shorelines out to 12 feet on Island Lake and Boulder Lake. The St. Louis River is giving up walleyes, but the majority of them have been bigger fish. Lake trout and coho salmon are being taken with

ALEXANDRIA AREA Work the shallow bays of lakes Miltona, Ida, Darling, Le Homme Dieu, Geneva, and Carlos for crappies. A few walleyes  are hitting minnows in less than 10 feet on Lake Mary and Geneva and there is some evening action in the channels between other lakes. Northern pike are an easy catch with minnows

LAKE MINNETONKA AREA Crappie action has picked up along the shorelines out to six feet of water on Lake Minnetonka, Lake Independence, and Lake Sarah. Jigs tipped with fatheads or leeches are turning walleyes in 10 feet in Browns, Wayzata, and Excelsior bays on Minnetonka and in eight to 12 feet on lakes Sarah and