Fishing has been steady with the Crappies moving in to the deeper holes in most area lakes. Look for suspended fish anywhere from 20-30 feet down over 35-45 of bottom depth. Using 2 lines, have a Crappie minnow on a glow jig and your second line rigged with a small jig tipped with a wax […]
Long lake in Park Rapids is putting out walleyes and some decent Crappies in the 17 to 25 foot depth range. The night bite on Big Sand has also been strong for eater size walleyes in the 30 to 40 foot depth range using glow in the dark jigs and a shiner minnow. For good bluegill […]
Ice fishing is off to a full start in the Park Rapids area! Walleyes, Crappies, Northern Pike even some big Bass are being cut through the ice in the 5 to 12 foot depth range around weed beds. Tip ups with minnows or jigging spoons on a stout jogging rod have been working well. Look […]
Finally a true cold snap to help make some safe ice! Nothing has changed much fishing wise since last week nor will anglers see any true heavy changes in the next couple of weeks other than better ice conditions. While most of the smaller lakes are walkable and even able to support smaller atvs, the […]
The small lakes are finally frozen over for the most part. The ice is not consistent or what I would consider safe. In a week or so, that should be a different story. However, with a little scouting and some common sense, some decent ice for walking on and some active fish through the ice […]
As the small shallow lakes freeze I’m leaning towards the big lakes in the Boat. Ice under 5” is not a good idea. If your in a Boat concentrate on early ice locations and presentations. Just don’t tell the fish you are in a Boat. Lol. Fish the weed lines for walleyes and suspended panfish. […]
Walleyes are going strong on rainbow chubs and even night crawlers. 3/8 oz glow in the dark jigs tipped with a minnow is working just about everywhere. Concentrate on the 13-15 ft depths along the shorelines and or out in front of any current area like a river or creek coming in. Large schools of […]
Wow, what a gorgeous week to be in the North woods! Leaves are colorful and falling quickly and so is the water temperatures around the area. Look for water temps to be in the upper 40’s up to mid 50’s. This is the sweet spot folks for fantastic fall fishing for everything from pan fish […]
Hello everyone, Fall fishing is here! Between the awesome grouse hunting and fishing throughout the area, I’m not sure what to do. I do know that when I’m catching crappies bigger than a bucket I’m in 30 ft of water fishing an 1/8 oz jig tipped with a Berkley Gulp white 2” grub. And occasionally, […]
