Currently, the lake is stocked annually with walleye fingerlings, and if surplus fish are available, they’re stocked as well.
Although its panfish typically draw the most attention, this 1,099-acre system is showing signs of improving walleye numbers, along with plenty of bass, both of the largemouth and smallmouth variety.
At just over 1,700 acres, Sturgeon Lake is the second-largest fishery in Pine County. It’s a beautiful lake, with amazingly clear water that often attracts more recreational users than anglers during the summer months.
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Of the roughly 200 walleyes sampled in last summer’s survey, 82 of them were less than 11 inches long, 72 were between 12 and 14 inches in length, 38 measured between 15 and 19 inches,
From a fishing standpoint, this 1,185-acre lake northeast of Brandon in west-central Minnesota has nothing but good to offer.
The story behind the robust walleye population is an interesting one. These are a genetic strain of walleyes unique to the Cannon River that’s persisted in Sarah and a few other southern Minnesota lakes for
Looking for a pleasant place to spend a day outdoors with your family and to catch some fish while doing so? Hennepin County’s Lake Rebecca is worth checking out.
Itasca County’s Big Cut Foot Sioux Lake is connected to one of the state’s premier walleye fisheries, Lake Winnibigoshish.
Gunflint Lake is a large, deep, Canadian Shield-type system with a fine reputation for producing walleyes, lake trout, and smallmouth bass.
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