I was nervous sitting at the boat launch wondering how I was going to pull a rabbit out of my hat. My clients had just bought a cabin on one of the lakes in the Cormorant chain of lakes near Detroit Lakes, Minn., and I had my work cut out for me.
I had zero intel on this water body, I but did some research on the DNR website and I found the fish numbers impressive.
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The month of June is the best month of fishing of the season in Minnesota. Well, this hasn’t been the case as fluctuating temperatures really have messed up the bite.
As recently as 10 days ago we had water temperatures in the high 70s, some even pushing 80 degrees. Boom, here comes the change, and we now have dropped 15 degrees in water temperatures.
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The recent heatwave in Minnesota was intense and hard to believe. We were barely into June and already had suffered August-like heat. Those excessive temperatures really disrupted the bite.
Steve Carney: Dealing with excessive heat on the water Read More »
It has been my pleasure over the decades to guide for many families, and I always have a great time teaching youngsters the art of angling. Most of the young people are grandchildren of the adult or sometimes single moms with a teenage child.
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It is amazing how just a week of unseasonably warm weather changes everything.
After a run of average weather for weeks in Minnesota with the water temperatures lagging behind recent springs, now suddenly the well-above-average heat has changed fish locations.
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So far the 2026 open-water fishing season in Minnesota has been a minnow affair.
Minnows right now are producing much better than leeches or crawlers, and this trend usually continues well into June. Most of the walleyes I have caught recently have been absolutely loaded with minnows in their stomachs.
Steve Carney: Fine tuning your late-spring minnow choices Read More »
From my view on the water, opening weekend in Minnesota was tough for most anglers mainly because the wind was so horrible. After Saturday’s opener, I felt like I went 10 rounds with Mike Tyson.
I’d spent the day on a very small lake in Pope County, around 300 acres, thinking it would be wind-proof… ummm, no.
Steve Carney: How to handle windy early season fishing Read More »
This angler will be spending a lot of time fishing the farm lakes of central Minnesota for probably the next four weeks. My favorite lakes are the small, 400- to 800-acre lakes in Todd, Grant, and Douglas counties.
Many lakes feature tons of rocks and boulders and surprisingly very little weed growth. Those boulders are the key!
Steve Carney: Follow the water temps for mid-May walleyes Read More »
Minnesota’s fishing opener 2026 is finally here this weekend, and most of us are gearing up for a great few days. The water temperatures have been lagging behind, so I expect we’ll be presenting some simple strategies and keep things on the slow side. Here are some thoughts on our impending May 9 opener.
Steve Carney: Keeping it simple on the Minnesota fishing opener Read More »
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