Metro Area Fishing Report – May 17th, 2013
NORTHEAST METRO Anglers trolling the current breaks near Prescott on the St. Croix River are hooking walleyes in 15 to 20 feet with a jig and minnow or leadcore and crankbaits. Bald Eagle Lake is
NORTHEAST METRO Anglers trolling the current breaks near Prescott on the St. Croix River are hooking walleyes in 15 to 20 feet with a jig and minnow or leadcore and crankbaits. Bald Eagle Lake is
Banquets/Fundraisers May 18: N.E.W., New Market DU Banquet, Doublewide, New Market. For more info call Brian Boysen, 952-292-8806. May 29: Drumming Log Chapter RGS Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Commander Bar & Restaurant. For more info call

As ice-out progresses north, those with a vested interest in fishing might see this weekend something they didn’t in many places during last weekend’s fishing opener: fishermen in boats, on open water.
District 1 – Baudette area CO Keith Backer (Blackduck) reports fish-run activity was worked, and complaints were investigated of walleyes being speared and left to spoil. Forestry was assisted with several fire complaints. CO Demosthenes

Twenty-five minutes into the 2013 season, Gov. Mark Dayton, fishing during the Governor’s Fishing Opener, got the walleye monkey off his back.
ALBERT LEA AREA There’s a night bite for walleyes with spinners and minnows in shallow water at Fountain Lake. Dane Bay on Fountain and Pickeral Lake are producing northern pike with bobbers and fatheads. Crappie

In the end, the vote was rather anticlimactic.
FAIRMONT AREA Walleyes are hitting jigs and plastics in less than six feet at Tuttle Lake. Crappies are shallow during low-light periods and in eight to 12 feet during the day at lakes Budd, Hall,
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