
Minnesota Fishing Report – December 8, 2020
Upper Red Lake remains the main draw, but it’s likely that fishing activity is going to pick up on Lake of the Woods by this weekend as well.

Upper Red Lake remains the main draw, but it’s likely that fishing activity is going to pick up on Lake of the Woods by this weekend as well.

Chasing down a mixed bag of jumbo perch and plus-sized largemouth bass through first ice in Minnesota.

He’s arguably the most famous fly-fisherman in the country.

A crazy flurry of catches, including a slab crappie and a bonus bass.


Should we be fortunate enough to receive weather to form enough ice to support our fishing efforts, here are a few popular public fishing places “above” I-70 to auger a hole in the ice and

DNR fisheries biologists believe the lake currently holds a half-dozen saugeye that would top the current state record of 9.68 pounds.

Late-fall crappies dominate statewide angling.

On Lake Michigan, perch fishing has been particularly hot in this area. And don’t forget about the lake trout.
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