Good fishing can be found around the Park Rapids area! The trick is dodging the slushy lakes. The ice is decent, however, the snow on the ice has caused some slush in some areas. Crappie fishing has been good—with many of the lakes providing action all day long! Depth ranges can vary from […]
There is decent walkable ice scattered throughout the Park Rapids area. Do your research before venturing out as no ice is ever 100% safe! However, this time of the year we are catching fish just a couple minute walk off of most shorelines. Stick to the shallow weed beds and weed edges where the bluegills, […]
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. […]
Wow, winter is here…almost Fall fishing is at its finest on the Park Rapids Lakes Area. Walleyes can be found shallow at night by trolling crankbaits in 6-10 ft. of water. A flashy Pearl #7 Berkley Flicker Minnow is a very productive walleye catching bait. Focus on shallow feeding shelves just outside in-flowing rivers/creeks […]
If you can brave the cold, the walleye bite surrounding Park Rapids is HOT!! Jig/minnow combos or live bait rig/minnow combos are both top choices. Florescent Orange or Green have been the top colors. Rainbow chubs, small suckers, or red tails have all been boating fish. Look for fish along the bottom of breaks that […]
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 a 1/8 oz. jig tipped with a Berkley Gulp white 2” grub. And occasionally, […]
Fall in love with nature all over again Geese are migrating, fall colors are peaking and pine cones are plopping onto the deck. Fall chores may have to wait until you return from the north woods where you can still hike, bike or ride miles of ATV trails and take in the comforting scent of […]
As Fall sets in we are enjoying big numbers of just about any fish you want to catch! We have been focusing on jumbo perch, crappies, and walleyes throughout the area. Crappies can be found suspending over deep mud flats in the 20-30ft range. Use jigging raps or 1/8 oz jigs tipped with a fathead […]
Fishing in the Park Rapids area is heating up Walleyes are being caught in the 13-17 ft range on many area lakes using night crawlers and jigs. Rainbow chubs are also working well on any live bait rig. Northern Pike can be caught be casting or trolling spinner baits over the tops of weed flats […]
