
Blackduck Lake, Beltrami County
The panfish that swim in Blackduck are worth fishing for. They’re highlighted by trophy-caliber bluegills and crappies, along with some pods of jumbo-sized perch.

The panfish that swim in Blackduck are worth fishing for. They’re highlighted by trophy-caliber bluegills and crappies, along with some pods of jumbo-sized perch.

Anglers who get out are doing well, especially for walleyes and crappies, as water temperatures continue to drop.

With cooling water, most anglers are catching fish anchored up and jigging with fatheads and frozen shiners.

They see this little orange thing, and they turn towards the lure which is making some noise, and they see the minnow and just nab it.

Definitely seeing a change with these colder temps. Nothing too drastic yet, but we’re tweaking our patterns and presentations a bit. Feeling like fall, and water temps are dropping. We’re still seeing a lot of

It’s definitely starting to feel like fall weather-wise – and with the water temps – and the fall bite is starting to pick up.

The easiest way to get them is by trolling shad-bodied crankbaits.

Various techniques are still proving effective in catching, but as water temps cool, jigging will be the desire of walleyes and has been successful this past week.

And while there isn’t much for traditional walleye structure, Strawberry does have some rock substrate, and it holds a lot of smallmouth bass.
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