LAKE MINNETONKA AREA Walleyes are hitting a live-bait rig and minnow in 19 feet at Lake Minnetonka and Lake Independence. The edges of the deep weed flats on Minnetonka are giving up muskies, mainly on
LAKE MILLE LACS Anglers trolling crankbaits at night have caught walleyes more consistently along the shoreline breaks and shallow rock points or reefs. The day bite has been limited, but a jig and minnow is
Chain: With the cooler days the bite has moved to a midday time frame. There have been some reports of stained water in most of the lower lakes. Water clarity is poor, and this is
Carlyle Lake: Crappie action is good below the dam. White bass are biting well below the spillway. Channel cats are good on the lake for anglers drifting or jug fishing with cut bait or leeches.
Lake Bloomington: Bass fishing is best on jigs, chatterbaits, and soft plastics off points with timber and along the weeds in the evenings. Catfish are fair on dipbaits and crawlers. Anglers are catching crappies up
Illinois River: The walleye and sauger bite has dropped off with the recent warmer weather. This shut the bite down and fish are harder to find. Anglers who are catching fish are finding them here
LAKE MICHIGAN/METRO AREA LAKES In Sheboygan, fishing pressure has increased on the Sheboygan River, and catch rates have improved. Most fish have been taken around Esslingen Park with trout and salmon landed on spawn, spoons,
ASHLAND AREA Trees continue to show fall colors with some leaves already dropped. Fishing on the big lake continues to be good in deeper water, while shallower water becomes more littered with dead weeds, making
DOOR PENINSULA AND KEWAUNEE AREA When the wind allows it, the salmon fishing out of all ports has been fantastic for nice 2- and 3-year-old kings. Fish 120 feet out to about 250 feet and
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