DULUTH AREA Most lakes have nine to 12 inches of ice with small vehicles being used on select lakes. Crappies are hitting minnows in 12 to14 feet in Pontoon Bay on Fish Lake and Boulder
LAKE MILLE LACS East – Bigger walleyes have been hitting jigs during the day on the main-lake structure in 20 feet or more. At night, the shallow reefs have been giving up better numbers of
LAKE MINNETONKA AREA The smaller bays have eight to 10 inches of ice, while the big lakes and bigger bays average six inches. On Lake Minnetonka, walleyes are hitting setlines and shiner minnows in 20
ALEXANDRIA AREA Walleyes continue to bite best during the evening hours on glow spoons and minnow heads or setlines and shiner minnows in 12 to 18 feet on Lake Le Homme Dieu, Lake Ida, and
Lake Michigan The browns and steelhead are in the harbors in full strength. Spawn sacks under a float are working well as well as the standard tinsel or white tube jig tipped with wax worms.
Crab Orchard Lake Wind and cold hampered anglers, but bass fishermen got in some good catches right before Christmas. Spinnerbaits were the best bet. Otherwise, bluegills have slowed, although some fish are still being caught
Lake Sangchris Bass are fair near hot water ditch on jigs and crankbaits. Crappies are fair on minnows. The west and east arms of the lake and dam area are closed to boat traffic through
Mississippi River Conditions are improving in backwaters. Small bodies of water are fishable, but larger areas dangerous. Bluegill fishing is fair. Most fish being caught are 7 to 9 inches. There are reports of good
BIG GREEN LAKE AREA There was no ice on Big Green Lake, not even in the backwaters that had had ice earlier. There were some boats out the past few days, as anglers looked for
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