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Minnesota is known around the world as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes".  Most of these amazing lakes are located in Northern Minnesota, which also features the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.  With incredible fishing lakes like:  Lake of the Woods, Lake Vermilion, Lake Mille Lacs and Leech Lake, you are sure to catch your limit on these and most Minnesota Lakes. Visit major lake hotspots like the Brainerd Lakes Area, Grand Rapids Lakes Area, Alexandria Lakes Area, Park Rapids Lakes Area and the Bemidji Lakes Area. Minnesota Lakes have outstanding Walleye Fishing, Northern Pike Fishing and Bass Fishing!  Once you spend some time at one of our great Minnesota Resorts you will find it's a place you don't want to leave.  With so many lakes there is Lake Property For Sale throughout the Minnesota Lakes Area.  Whether you enjoy fishing or just a quiet boat ride, you will find beautiful Minnesota Lakes in every corner of the state!

Minnesota Fishing Reports

Lake Mille Lacs Fishing

EAST - The evening Walleye bite has been good with jigs and leeches on the rocks in nine to 12 feet. Slip bobbers and leeches also work well during the evening with Big Point, Doe Island, and Hawkbill Reef standing out. The smallmouth bass action has improved with plastics or shallow-running crankbaits around docks and shallow rocks.

WEST - Work the edges and tops of the mud flats such as Seguchie's, Seven Mile, Curley's, and Eight Mile with leeches and rigs or minnows and spinners in 22 to 30 feet for walleyes. The 14- to 18-foot rock points and reefs are producing walleyes during the evening hours via slip bobbers and leeches. Smallmouth bass also remain active on the shallow, rock points and channels.

Lake Mille Lacs Fishing

Lake of the Woods Fishing

Walleyes started to move deeper with consistent reports from 20 to 32 feet. Anchoring and pitchin' jigs and shiners is productive, but spinners and crawlers have started working. Hot spots include the Lighthouse Gap, Morris Point Gap, and the flat by Zippel Bay.  At the Northwest Angle, minnows and crawlers also have been the ticket for walleyes around Oak Island and Flag Island.

Lake Minnetonka Fishing

Look for walleyes and pike to hit minnows and leeches on the 13- to 18-foot weedlines of Lake Minnetonka. Bass are scattered from the shorelines to the first weedline and hitting artificial presentations. Sunfish are active in four to six feet and crappies are hanging around the points in 14 to 16 feet.

Alexandria Lakes Area Fishing

Live-bait rigs and shiner minnows are producing walleyes in seven to 12 feet on Lake Reno. An occasional walleye report is heard from the weedlines of Lake Miltona and Lake Le Homme Dieu during low-light periods. Panfish continue to move in and out of the shallow spawning areas with the weather. Look to cabbage weeds, sand, or pencil reeds on most lakes. The bass bite has been hit and miss with the smaller lakes producing bigger fish on the flats and near docks.

Annandale Lakes Area Fishing

Look to Clearwater Lake and Buffalo Lake with crawlers and leeches for walleyes in 18 to 25 feet. Crappies are cruising the shorelines and shallow reeds on lakes such as Clearwater, Augusta, Sugar, Sylvia, Granite, and Pleasant. Most lakes are producing bass on spinnerbaits or plastic worms. Clearwater, Pleasant, John, and Sugar lakes are safe bets for pike in 10 to 14 feet with sucker minnows.

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Battle Lake Area Fishing

A jig and minnow is producing walleyes on Otter Tail Lake in 16 to 21 feet or 28 to 33 feet. There's a late evening walleye bite with minnows on Eagle Lake in 14 to 18 feet. On Rush Lake, West Battle Lake, and East Battle Lake, shiners or leeches have turned walleyes in 16 to 20 feet. Crappies are shallow on lakes Clitherall, Blanche, Stuart, West Battle, and East Battle. Bass are hitting jigs and plastics on most lakes in the shallows. Look for sunfish in shallow on Elbow Lake, Dead Lake, Deer Lake, Stalker Lake, Silver Lake, and Blanche.

Bemidji Lakes Area Fishing

Walleyes remain tough to come by with an occasional fish caught on minnows at the river mouth on Lake Bemidji and on Lake Plantagenet in eight to 12 feet. Crappies continue to be found shallow with lakes such as Midge, Pimushe, and Hattie giving up the most numbers. Bass are being found shallow with spinnerbaits on most lakes, while minnows and spinners are triggering pike in 10 to 12 feet on Lake Irving and Grace Lake.

Brainerd Lakes Area Fishing

Walleye action has improved on the north end of Gull Lake in 18 to 30 feet with minnows. On the Merrifield end of North Long Lake, you'll catch walleyes with shiners or leeches in 20 to 30 feet.  Panfish action is strong in the shallows of Gull, Nisswa Lake, Roy Lake, Cullen Lake, and Lake Margaret. Bass and pike are hitting sucker minnows in the shallows of most lakes.  A jig and shiner minnow is producing a few walleyes during the day on the Whitefish Chain. There's been some crankbait action late at night as well. Bass are being found just about everywhere and being taken on a variety of baits. Work the weedlines with spinners and minnows for northern pike and panfish are hitting in four to six feet or eight to 12 feet on most lakes.
 

Cass Lake Fishing

Walleyes are hitting a jig and shiner minnow in six to 10 feet on Cass Lake, Lake Andrusia, Kitchi Lake and Pike Bay Lake. Shad Raps also have turned fish at night in the current areas of these lakes. Crappie action is hot in Allen's Bay on Cass, Big Rice Lake and Kitchi Lake. Northern pike are hitting minnows along the 12- to 14-foot weedlines of Cass, Pike Bay, Andrusia, Big Wolf and Little Wolf lakes.

Chisago Area Lakes Fishing

Bobbers and leeches are producing walleyes, bass, and pike on bars of Chisago Lake and South LindstromLake. Bigger sunfish are in 12 to 18 feet on Chisago and South Lindstrom and bass are an easy catch with plastics or live bait along the weedlines of most lakes. Look for suspended crappies over 12 to 18 feet on Chisago and North Center Lake and sucker minnows are triggering pike in eight to 12 feet on KroonLake. There's an evening walleye bite with bobbers and leeches on South Center Lake in 15 to 18 feet.

Hackensack Lakes Area Fishing

Walleyes are hitting minnows and leeches in 18 to 20 feet during the day on Woman Lake, Ten Mile Lake, Birch Lake, and Pleasant Lake. A few have been caught shallower during low-light periods.  Look for crappies in less than six feet at Ten Mile, Pleasant, and Webb Lake. Bass are an easy catch in the shallows of most lakes.

Leech Lake Fishing

Lindy Rigs and leeches are turning walleyes in 18 to 22 feet throughout Walker Bay. The cabbage in Steamboat Bay and Sucker Bay also is holding walleyes in six to nine feet. When the wind is hitting them, Pine Point, Otter Tail Point, and Stony Point produce walleyes in less than 10 feet via shiners and jigs. You'll find good-sized perch in the emerging cabbage and the crappie bite has been "on and off" in the bays.

McGregor Area Lakes Fishing

Hit Big Sandy Lake with minnows in six to 10 feet for walleyes. The mouth of the Prairie River on Big Sandy is worth noting for crappies as are the bays on Lake Minnewawa. Northern pike anglers have struggled with most reporting a few small fish off Big Sandy.

Ortonville Area Lakes Fishing

Spinners and crawlers are producing walleyes in 10 to 12 feet on Big Stone Lake. Better areas this week have been around the islands, Hartford Beach, and Sodak. There's an evening walleye bite on Artichoke Lake in six to 10 feet and you'll find crappies on the south end in shallow water. On the Minnesota River, catfish and northern pike are being caught below the dam.

Park Rapids Area Lakes Fishing

Fish Hook Lake and Long Lake are producing walleyes on leeches in 16 to 19 feet. Bass are in 10 to 12 feet pre-spawn mode on most lakes. Bluegill action has picked up in the shallows of Straight Lake and a few crappies are coming off Long Lake in 12 to 14 feet.

Rainy Lake Fishing

A jig and minnow is producing walleyes in six to 10 feet throughout Black Bay, Lost Bay, and Saginaw Bay. The dam area of the Rainy River also is worth noting for walleyes. Look for crappies in the shallows of Black Bay and crankbaits are turning pike in Cranberry Bay and Black Bay in less than 12 feet. The best smallmouth reports are from the Brule area.

St. Cloud Area Lakes Fishing

Look to weedlines or 25 feet on Lake Koronis for walleyes. On Rice Lake, you'll find walleyes on the weedlines and crappies close to shore. Sunfish, crappies, and bass are cruising the shorelines of most lakes. Cedar Island, Becker, Grand, Pearl, and Horseshoe are worth noting in less than six feet.

St Cloud Area Fishing

Starbuck Area Lakes Fishing

Walleye action has improved off Priest Point on Lake Minnewaska in 15 feet and in the high school area in 22 to 25 feet. Spinners or jigs and minnows are best. On Lake Mary, walleyes are hitting minnows in 12 to 15 feet. The Glenwood end of Minnewaska is giving up crappies in three to five feet and the area bass bite is strong in shallow water.

Twin Cities Area Lakes Fishing

Trolling Shad Raps on the sharp breaks of the St. Croix River has produced walleyes. Leeches are best for walleyes on Big Carnelian Lake in 17 feet and White Bear Lake in 14 to 17 feet. The shorelines of Tanners Lake and Silver Lake are producing sunfish, while bass and sunfish are shallow on lakes Jane, Olson, and Demonterville. Spinnerbaits are the ticket for pike on Silver, Jane, and Olson lakes and the backwaters of the St. Croix are holding crappies.  Sunfish have moved extremely shallow on most lakes with Minnewashta, Steiger, Auburn, and Bavaria providing good catches.  Plastics and spinnerbaits are producing bass in shallow water on Lake Auburn and Lake Bavaria. Sucker minnows are the ticket for pike on the seven- to 12-foot weedlines of Pierson Lake, Steiger, and Auburn. Crawlers and sucker minnows continue to produce catfish on the Crow River.

Upper Red Lake Fishing

Walleyes continue to be caught on the six- to eight-foot breakline at the mouth of the Tamarack River and south of the Tamarack. The south shore is producing fish with a jig and minnow in less than eight feet. A few big pike are mixed in with walleye catches and the north shore is producing crappies in less than four feet.

Lake Vermilion Fishing

During the day a Lindy Rig, red hook, and leech is producing walleyes in 22 to 28 feet on the rock transition areas. The evening bite is still good on the 12- to 16-foot mud. Crappies are in their traditional spawning areas and northern pike are active in the new weed growth areas. A white spinnerbait, spoon, or sucker minnow will trigger these fish.

Lake Waconia Fishing

Sunfish are cruising the shallows on the north and northwest side of the lake, mainly along the bulrushes. Crappies have moved deeper with a few coming off the emerging weedbeds. Walleyes are hitting jigs and fatheads during low-light periods in eight to 14 feet on top of the reefs and weedlines. Look for bass in shallow water with spinnerbaits producing bigger fish.

Waterville Area Fishing

Lindy Rigs and leeches are the ticket for walleyes on Lake Tetonka and Lake Sakatah in less than five feet. Leeches and crawlers are turning walleyes in 10 to 12 feet at Horseshoe Lake and in 20 to 30 feet on Lake Elysian. The rock piles on Madison Lake also are holding walleyes. The lagoon and channel on Tetonka are producing sunfish and crappies and Lake Francis is worth hitting for crappies.

Willmar Area Fishing

The walleye bite has been limited, although a few fish have been caught at night at the trap on Lake Florida in two to 15 feet. Lakes such as Long, Andrew, Solomon and Willmar also have produced an occasional walleye in shallow water - but it's been tough. Panfish are being found in the bays on Nest Lake, Games Lake and Diamond Lake.

Lake Winnibigoshish Fishing

The evening walleye bite is consistent off Little Stony Point in four to eight feet with a jig and minnow. The Duck Pass area also has given up walleyes in less than six feet. Raven's Point, Sugar Point, and the "bird houses" are producing walleyes in shallow water. You'll find bigger walleyes on the bars with Lindy Rigs and leeches in 18 to 22 feet.

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