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Minnesota Fishing Guide Service’s Fishing Report 09.19.18
Smallmouth Bass are schooling heavy and are on the feed bag anywhere from 6 ft of water down to 20 ft. The warm weather is keeping many of the fish shallower then normal. Standard crawfish baits like a jig/craw combo or a live bait rig with a small sucker minnow will catch fish worked along […]
Minnesota Fishing Guide Service’s Fishing Report 09.12.18
Fall fishing is approaching fast. But for now, the action remains steady on all area lakes—especially for Walleye. Look for the fish in the 20-30 foot range chasing schools of bait fish. Vertical baits like a perch colored #5 Jiggin’Rap is catching the fish near the bottom. Trolling a JB Lures spinner (green/gold/glow) tipped with […]
Minnesota Fishing Guide Service’s Fishing Report 09.06.18
Walleye fishing in the Park Rapids area remains strong. They can be found cruising the weed lines and also deep summer structures. Live bait rigs tipped with minnows and night crawlers will produce fish. Look in the depth ranges of 10 to 13 feet on the Weed lines and on the deep summer structures 20 […]
Minnesota Fishing Guide Service’s Fishing Report 08.29.18
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 […]
Minnesota Fishing Guide Service’s Fishing Report 08.13.18
Capt. Josh lets us know what’s biting and how to reel them in! We have been hammering the Walleyes all week. Lindy rigs and crawlers at the lake basins 30-40 ft deep. A red #2 hook is a good bet. Crappies remain strong in the shallow weed beds at 6-10 ft using a jig and […]
Smokey Hills Fishing Report – 8/14/16
Walleye – Find the deep weed edge and move fast! Walleye are active this time of year and can be caught trolling with any number of Rapalas. Ask Josh at the store to point out some hotspots on your local lake. Northern Pike– The big pike are hanging pretty deep from 15 to 30 feet of water. Use […]
Smokey Hills Fishing Report – 7/31-8/6/2016
Park Rapids Fishing Report 7/31/16 to 8/6/16 Courtesy of Smokey Hills Outdoor Store Walleye – Out off the deeper shelf’s, breaks, and weed lines in 18’-22’ ft of water. Most fisherman are pulling number 7 or 9 Rapalas through the deeper waters. Some fisherman are trying suspended fishing over 30-40 ft of water. Either jigging […]
Smokey Hills Fishing Report – 7/16/2016
Park Rapids Area Fishing Report 7/16/16 Courtesy of: Josh Severtson, Smokey Hills Outdoor Store Walleye – Most fisherman finding the eyes right on or just off of deeper weedlines and shelves running 18-24 ft of water. Tie on a Lindy “Lil Guy” paired with a Redtail minnow, night crawler or large leech for best luck at finding those elusive keepers! […]
Park Rapids Area Fishing Report – 6.26.2016
Park Rapids Fishing Report 6/26/16 Big thank you to Jeremy Anderson from Jones’s guide service (218-252-0957) for helping us find the fish this week. Walleye- Swimming around the weed lines in 18-22ft of water looking for a plain Gamakatsu “Walleye Snell” or a Northland “Pro Walleye” either paired with a large leech, shiner, or redtail. […]
Ice and fishing report for the Park Rapids Area
Report submitted by Josh Severtson of Smokey Hills Outdoor Store December 30, 2015 Outside temperatures are finally dropping to below zero many nights and ice is being made twenty four hours a day. Within the last week we’ve had the rest of the bigger lakes completely ice […]