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DULUTH AREA The ice is going out quickly on the inland lakes and getting on it is no longer an option. There has been quite a bit of activity along the shore of Lake Superior where anglers are fishing from shore and from boats for Kamloops and coho salmon. The bite has been a hit

FAIRMONT AREA The ice has been gone for more than a week in this area and although anglers have started fishing open water, success has been limited to a few crappies, perch, and bullheads. These shoreline bite should improve as the water continues to warm. Hall Lake Cabins Bait & Tackle                            (507) 235-5225 MANKATO AREA

FARIBAULT AREA The ice went completely out last Sunday so fishermen have made a quick switch to open-water angling. So far the crappie and sunfish action has been slow with just a few panfish coming out of the shallow areas of lakes Mazaska, French, and Cedar. Nagel’s Live Bait (507) 334-8341 RED WING AREA The

ALEXANDRIA AREA Most small lakes are open, but the big lakes still had floating ice on Tuesday morning. The ice that remained was being chewed up fast and the entire area was expected be ice-free by this weekend. Christopherson’s Bait and Tackle (320) 763-3255 BATTLE LAKE There’s still plenty of ice on most big lakes,