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 […]
Sunrises and sunsets continue as bookends for glorious summer days on the water and in the woods. You can go fishing, take a kayak around the lake, go tubing down a river, pitch a tent under the pines, stay off line for a few days or shop where you don’t have to stand […]
The walleye fishing is hot right now throughout the Park Rapids area—especially for the big fish! They can be caught in the 15-20 ft. range using a variety of bait with a lively minnow like a red tail chub being the best. Put the minnow on a 1/8-3/16 oz. orange or green jig and […]
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 […]
Winners of the winter-spring Park Rapids Downtown Business Association (PRDBA) photo contest are Brad Lee, Mike Sheeran and Barbra Wicks, all of Park Rapids. This was the PRDBA’s 20th contest. Lee’s photo, Great Blue Heron, won in the Wildlife category and was taken at Fish Hook Lake. Sheeran’s winning photo, Secret Spot, won in the […]
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 […]
With so much snow everywhere, snowmobilers and cross country skiers have embraced winter. And it’s not over yet. Trail grooming continues and the Heartland Lakes area includes hundreds of miles of beautiful trails to ride and ski. Walleye, pike and bass fishing season has ended in this part of the state, but avid anglers […]
Mid-winter fishing is in full swing. In a few weeks, things will begin to change rapidly. But for now, think deeper water for more consistent walleye and crappie fishing. The deep basins are full of crappies creating good day time bites in the 25-40ft depth range using small minnows or tiny jigging spoons tipped with […]
