Lake Independence, Hennepin County
Site Staff
November 2, 2021
Independence has a storied reputation for not just producing good numbers of muskies, but also trophy-caliber fish.
Lake Profile
Three Island Lake, Beltrami County
Site Staff
October 26, 2021
It’s a bluegill and crappie fishery first, known for producing quality panfish within its abundance of healthy habitat in the way of vegetation to support them.
Snowbank Lake, Lake County
Site Staff
October 19, 2021
Its iconic lake trout population, an abundance of walleyes and smallmouth bass, and its northern pike – which includes the rare silver-phase pike – make it a destination lake in these parts.
Lake Melissa, Becker County
Site Staff
October 12, 2021
It’s a 1,850-acre bowl-shaped system with an abundance of structure, vegetation, a tullibee forage base, and enough deep water to allow many of its pike to grow beyond “snake” status.
Upper Hay Lake, Crow Wing County
Site Staff
October 5, 2021
It holds a healthy crappie population, respectable largemouth bass in both numbers and size, and enough walleyes to make them worth a look.
Bottle lakes, Hubbard County
Site Staff
September 28, 2021
The lakes are connected by a navigable channel, which allows fish to move between the two systems. So from a fishing standpoint, what you catch in one, you can expect to catch in the other.
Pokegama Lake, Pine County
Site Staff
September 21, 2021
Pokegama has all of the usual suspects, such as panfish, walleyes, pike, and bass. But it also has an abundance of riverine and unique fish species in the mix.
Ely Lake, St. Louis County
Site Staff
September 14, 2021
The lake probably has one of the best largemouth bass populations you’ll find in these parts.
Big Birch Lake, Todd County
Site Staff
September 7, 2021
Big Birch is loaded with a wide range of diverse structure that holds a variety of healthy fish populations.
