After checking questionable ice out condition on the Tower end of Vermilion for the last week we finally got enough open water on the South shore of Big Bay to be able to get out onto a large enough section of water to be able to fish. Even though my clients and I were unable to gain access to my prefered "Opening Day" walleye spot because of a huge ice flow on most of Big Bay I was able to get to a couple of my back up spots and we managed to have a very good day on Saturday!
Lake Vermilion Minnesota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

The water temperatures have raised with some nice spring weather, dandelions have popped up, and the walleye are getting on a solid chew, the St. Croix River walleye bite is good. Walleyes are still dealing with some serious current on the river, and this heavy flow predictably locates a good number of walleye in lower flow areas.
St Croix River Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Water temperatures on the lakes in our area are slowly creeping their way into the mid-50's but it is taking its sweet, old time. And, so are pan fish with their migration into shallow water. Most of the fish that are being found are in 10 - 25' of water, staging either right on the bottom of the "first break" or just off of it, closer to a basin.
Faribault, Albert Lea, Owatonna, Waseca, Janesville, Waterville, Mankato, etc. South Central Minnesota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Walleyes in shallow water on opening weekend. We took many 'eyes from 19 ½ to 27 ½ inches long-line trolling #13 Floating Rapalas in 5 to 7 feet of water on the south side of Mille Lacs.
Metro Area Minnesota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Anglers fishing Minnesota opener faced cold temperatures, rain and even snow showers in the Bemidji area. Reports vary, but most caught their walleyes near the river and creek inlets. Lakes with out river systems passing through, had a slow bite. Water temps. were 42-47 degrees on most lakes, as ice left the lakes only a couple of days ago. Best walleye action was on a jig and minnow fished very slowly.
Bemidji MN Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

illow River State Park - The general fishing opener provided some unexpected good results, given the cold weather in the prior days. Several keeper size largemouth bass were caught and released on the lake. The largest fish was reported at 20 inches long. The recent rain brought the Willow River up a little bit and it is still running off color.
West Central Wisconsin Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Brule River State Forest - The Brule area received 1.55 inches of rain (more in some areas) over last weekend, bringing the Bois Brule's flow close to 500 cubic feet per second (cfs). As of Wednesday May 7, the Bois Brule River was flowing above average at 337 cubic feet per second (cfs). The 63 year average is 219 cfs.
Northern Wisconsin Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Marinette County - Warmer temperatures will bring out the springtime wildflowers. Marsh marigolds, also known as buttercups, are beginning to bud and bloom with lilac bushes just beginning to bud and leaf out. Turkey hens are nesting usually seen running along agricultural and open fields along woodlands. Ticks are out along with minimal mosquito action. Bear are active throughout the county, hitting birdfeeders for seeds and suet. Please put your feeders away as bears will damage them if left out. The walleye bite has been tremendous, with the mouth of the Menominee River producing many fish both by pier anglers and boaters alike.
Northeastern Wisconsin Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Sheboygan County - In Sheboygan, shore fishing has been slow, but boaters fishing in 10 to 30 feet of water between the Sheboygan harbor and the power plant have been catching fair numbers of brown trout. Ozaukee County - Port Washington trollers have been catching decent numbers of browns on spoons in 20 to 40 feet of water.
Southeast Wisconsin Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Grant County - The Mississippi River water levels remain high throughout the county. Most boat landings remain under water and are not usable. One would be fisherman remarked, that by the time his boat floated, the water would be coming in the doors of his truck as well! The Mississippi River had dropped several feet in the last few days, but the river current remains very strong, with the lock and dam gates still out of the water at both Dubuque and Guttenberg. Fishing and boating activities remain in limbo.
South Central Wisconsin Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Mississippi River 9 to 15: River levels are dropping and clarity has greatly improved, especially in Pools 9 and 10. River levels on Tuesday were as follows: Lansing 12.17 feet and Guttenberg 13.6 feet. Water temperature has increased to around 51 degrees. Fishing has improved on the Mississippi River.
Iowa Fishing Reports NE & Mississippi River Pools 9 to 15 Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Spirit Lake (Dickinson): Casting crankbaits at night from shore or slip bobber fishing with leeches at night is producing walleyes. Crappies have begun moving to the North Grade, with fish up to 13 inches being caught. Use a bobber and a minnow or a small jig. The spawn is approaching so target transition areas between the main lake and spawning beds. Largemouth bass are moving to the Grade and Buffalo Run. Anglers are catching large bullheads at the Grade on night crawlers.
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Mississippi River Pools 16 to 20: The Mississippi River Pools 16 to 20 remain above flood stage but are steadily falling. Many boat ramps are still inaccessible due to high water. Water clarity has improved but it is still a little muddy. Water temperature is around 59 degrees.
Iowa Fishing Reports SE & Mississippi River Pools 16 to 19 Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Fogle Lake (Ringgold): A few bluegills and crappies are being caught in 6 to 10 feet of water near structure. Crappies are starting to move into shallow water. Largemouth bass fishing has picked up with several being caught from near-shore structure. Some channel catfish are biting in the upper end and the shallows.
Southwest Iowa & Don Williams (Boone) Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Cold fronts this past week and a lack of moving water have resulted in a slower start to open water fishing this year. A warmer forecast should help things pick up as water temps increase. The one plus this past week was a new lake record walleye caught by Travis Mettler of Concrete ND. The walleye weighed a whopping 13lbs 3 ounces. Congratulations Travis.
Devils Lake North Dakota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

As this report is being written, the ice is deteriorating by the hour. Above freezing temperatures and ever changing winds has been the enemy of the ice.
Lake Kabetogama and Namakan Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

This month has been awesome for very large walleye. Many fish have been tipping the scales at 10pounds (hard to believe but true). There was a period of about five to seven days were the bites were minimum but the bite turn into huge walleye, this was definitely a period were you didn't want to miss a single bite.
Mississippi River Pool 4 Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

There are still a few anglers walking out on area lakes to find panfish starting to move shallow. Buffalo area, several anglers are still fishing in deeper water for crappies, while some are starting to fish in 10ft depths
Wilmar Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Walleyes in American Narrows can be found in 36 to 40 feet while at birch point depths range from 28-32 feet with just a jig and a minnow.
Rainy Lake MN Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

I had 6 guys leave this morning with limits of jumbo's 9"-12.5". They fished Ottertail point the beginning of the week and the meadows area Wednesday and Thursday. The ice is 2 and a half feet wherever I've gone this week with some deep ruts getting on the ice.
Leech Lake-Walker, Longville Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

The Winter has not released its grip on the Big Winnie area and ice anglers have continued to pursue perch around the lake. There is plenty of ice and there are reports of as much as 30-35 inches in palces.
Winnibigoshish Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Sugar Lake is producing Crappies in 6-8 ft of water on waxies and minnows. Nice 'Gills are hitting as well in the 9-11 ft ranges on the weed flats. Sight fishing is the way to go, beware of the muskies--they are on the prowl as well.
St. Cloud area Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Perch fishing on area lakes is steady. Perch in the 10-11 inch range are common. Deeper perch are biting the best on small spoons tipped with waxies or minnow heads. Depths range from 35-50 ft.
Ottertail Minnesota Minnesota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

The walleye bite is on the upswing again. Starting to get more females now in 15 -25 ft of water on the main lake points near spawning areas. Having better luck with shiners rather than live bait.
Lake of the Woods Fishing Reports - Minnesota & Canada Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Great weather this last weekend brought out lots of perch anglers. Reports all around the lake are pretty much the same. Lots of people not so many perch. There down there but seem to be very inactive. Everyone I talked to had a few jumbos but pretty slow.
Mille Lacs Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

What a weekend! With the warm temperatures the Ice Fishing Extravaganza went terrific. Record crowds hit Gull lake in search of a big fish. The lucky winner landed a 5 pound walleye and drove home in a brand new truck. It was a fun weekend for everyone. The fishing was a little slow during the first part of the week but really took off when the weather warmed up again. We had some awesome walleye fishing on Gull from Thursday through the weekend.
Brainerd Minnesota (Includes North Long, Whitefish Chain,Gull Lake Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Gunflint lake. Where do I start. The weather was stupendous for Opener, more then a laker nut could ask for. Light snow and light winds with temps that never dipped below 19 at night and highs in the mid to upper twenties. So there we were, Reefraker, Rick, Harvey Lee, and myself. We arrived at the Holly Laker Place that is Gunflint Trail on a lake with same name. On the drive up the trail we saw the scorched trees from the summers forest fire. Still standing, black in color on a backdrop of white that is deep in depth and winter. Still there were trees untouched by flames as though a border was penciled in. It was good to be there again.
BWCA and Ely Area Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Ice fishing season is in full swing, and the fishing has been good. Not too many lakes are seeing vehicle traffic due to snow, but the warm weather has reduced the amount of snow so may be some cold weather will open some lakes up to driving. Panfishing has been very good with reports of big gills, and slabs falling victim.
Detroit Lakes and Pelican Rapids Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

As we feel the affect of a nasty cold front and easterlies for three days we look forward to soon warming temps and steady barometers. Anglers are coming in with mixed reports and mixed feelings about the infamous Upper Red Lake and all of her twisted ways. The anglers putting in pure fishing time are coming in very successful, card players and dice rollers are not doing so well.
Upper Red Lake Minnesota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

The Illinois River is starting to cool. We had a 5 degree drop in the water temps from last week at Starved Rock. Water is now 55 degrees. Waiting for that special temp somewhere betwen 50-53 degrees when the saugers start there feed for the winter.
Illinois Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

It’s the 3rd week in July and Winnie is still producing lots of nice stringers. It is getting harder to get the fish to bite out there on the humps but if you work it over and over with the right bait you will get bit. I have been using bigger leeches and crawlers that are in good shape, now is not the time to have crappy bait. The fish have a smorgasbord of food down there and you need to make them want yours. The humps and bars have been the most productive for me in the 20-24 ft of water.
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