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. […]
Ice fishing in the Park Rapids area is in full swing—as long as you are walking or using a small ATV. The ice varies in thickness greatly (3”-7”) so you must be cautious. Remember, ice is never 100% safe! Especially now that there is quite a bit of snow on the ice acting as […]
Timing is everything One of the biggest mistakes I observe are dozens of ice anglers aiming to catch the sunset bite at the last minute. The “golden hour” of fishing starts well before sunset—up to an hour sometimes depending on cloud cover. One must remember the sun sets under the ice long […]
Attract and catch more pan fish by getting aggressive I like to have a rod rigged up with a medium sized gold or silver jigging spoon like a JBlures Weasel, Kastmaster, or a Northland buckshot spoon. I spend the majority of my day searching for schools of panfish. It starts with marking them through […]
Fall Crappie fishing has kicked in throughout the Park Rapids area Concentrate on the deeper muddy bottoms in the 19-25 ft range. Use an 1/8 oz jig tipped with a crappie minnow and keep a close eye on your electronics so you know how high off the bottom to keep the jig. Northern Pike can […]
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 […]
Walleye fishing in the park rapids area has been really good. Many big fish and nice catches of big Walleyes as well. Look for the Walleyes to be in the 15-30 ft range in most lakes. Live bait rigs and leeches have been productive. Crappies are feeding heavily on weedy flats near shore in the […]
The Crappie action in the Park Rapids area is on fire and the fish just keep getting bigger. Crappies up to 16 inches have been caught this week using 1/16 oz jigs tipped with a small white twister tail or a Croppie minnows making a long cast and slowly swimming the jig back to the […]
