NORTHEAST METRO Crappies continue to be plucked off the 10- to 12-foot breaks on Lake Jane. Muskie anglers are hooking fish on the weedlines of Lake Elmo with large sucker minnows and a few walleyes
LAKE MILLE LACS East – With water temperatures around 60 degrees and a full moon this weekend, the shallow-water crankbait bite should be good. Work the six- to 12-foot rocks off Hunter’s Point, Big Point,
Chain The walleye action is picking up. Fishermen have been reporting good catches in the river channels and mouths of the creeks in the early morning or late evening. Jig and minnows or jig and
Crab Orchard Lake Crappie action has improved recently. Most fish are being located in 8-10 feet of water over submerged cover, rip rap or bridge pillars. Minnows and jigs are equally effective. Catfish action is
Spring Lake Catfish are biting on bluegills and shad. Bass being caught on spinnerbaits. Crappies biting on minnows and jigs at the south end bays. Lake Bloomington Catfish biting good on dipbaits, doughs and crawlers.
Illinois River The sauger bite is slow with fish being caught near the tailwaters of dams or on the flats vertical jigging jigs with minnows or pulling “three-way rigs.” The white bass are starting to
ASHLAND AREA Hunters had good luck during the early goose season. Angling pressure has been light. Those fishing inland waters seem focused on muskies, while anglers on Lake Superior are after lake trout off shore
LAKE MICHIGAN/METRO AREA LAKES Sheboygan trollers have been catching mostly chinooks along with a few cohos on spoons in 30 to 70 feet of water. Anglers fishing off piers continue to catch some fish. Those
DOOR PENINSULA AND KEWAUNEE AREA Salmon fishing in Door County continues to be strong. Fishermen are finding the best action in about 90 to 140 feet of water while fishing the top 65 feet. It
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