Fishing around the Park Rapids area is awesome Walleyes are hitting pearl white crankbaits trolled along the shallow weed edges in the 10 ft range. Pike are eating chartreuse spinner baits slowly rolled through deep weed beds in the 15 ft range. Bluegills are schooled heavily on the deep weed lines and are being caught using lindy […]
If your into catching big panfish, then this is your week in the Park Rapids area. The biggest of the sunfish can be found where the walleyes roam. We are catching good numbers of big sunfish in the 15-25 ft range. Sunken islands close to shore that top off in the 15-25 ft. range have been the best. If […]
Park Rapids Summer fishing action is in full swing! Largemouth bass are slaying the wacky worms in 5- 10 ft. of water in just about any weed bed. Northern Pike are hunkered down a bit but can easily be caught trolling the deep weed lines with deep diving crankbaits that run about 12-15 ft. deep. […]
Mid-summer crappie action is in full swing. Crappies can be found schooled in and around heavy shallow weed beds in the 8-12 ft range. 1/16 oz tube jigs worked along the edges of the weeds about half way down to the bottom or just swimming through the tops of the weeds will produce fish. Mid-day […]
Bass, pike , walleye , and panfish are all providing great fishing opportunities throughout the Park Rapids Lakes Area Look for bass along any shoreline cover, under docks, weed beds, or the deep weed line. White spinnerbaits and black plastic worms are working great in the 6-12 ft. depth ranges. Pike can also be found […]
Fishing in the park rapids region is really heating up The majority of the largemouth bass and smallmouth bass are in the shallows Responding so they are very easy to catch on a jig and plastic tail combos. Concentrate on Shoreline areas up to 5 feet deep. Use a small jig head tipped with […]
It’s that time of year when fishing patterns are all over the board! The bluegills/crappies are all basically shallow—7’ of water or less. Small tube jigs, bobber minnow/waxie combos, or even tiny crankbaits will land a bunch of crappies or bluegills this time of year. The walleyes are leaning towards any new weed growth—on the […]
Spring Fishing Tip It’s no secret that the biggest crappies of the open water season are found in the shallow warm waters of Spring hidden in some form of cover such as pencil reeds, sunken timber, or near the edges of cattails. The problem starts when a live crappie minnow is used under a float. […]
This weeks Fishing Report is a Fishing Tip So you tie on a new ice jig—tungsten, lead, tiny hook and all—whatever. You go to the “honey hole” and the Vexilar is lit up with a ton of fish. The second the jig falls the fish rush the bait and slam it good. Four times in […]
