Minnesota

FAIRMONT AREA More than one inch of rain was followed by five inches of snow last week, leaving the lakes in this area a “sloppy mess” according to most anglers. The only two lakes they

ALBERT LEA AREA Heavy precipitation in the form of rain and snow last weekend left area lakes a mess. There’s so much water on top of the ice on most lakes that anglers have not

DULUTH AREA Kamloops fishing has picked up for shore anglers from the French River up to the Sucker River. Looper Bugs tipped with waxies under a bobber or crawlers floated off the bottom have worked

BATTLE LAKE It’s difficult to get on the small lakes with a truck, but snowmobiles are traveling without much problem. There is some slush to deal with on many lakes, vehicles are being used on

RED WING AREA Pitching jigs tipped with plastics or minnows has produced walleyes and sauger below the dam on the Mississippi River from the shorelines out to 15 feet. Some of the biggest walleyes are

DULUTH AREA A few anglers have started hooking Kamloops at the mouth of the French River on Looper Bugs and waxies. Fish Lake is producing sunfish and crappies in six to 14 feet and Caribou