We did pretty good up in Northern MN.
Heres a picture of my piggy 24 1/4 eye. Needed it because of the 34 degrees and the driving rain and snow. Made the outing on Saturday worth it.
We boated quite a few. Not spectacular for 15 guys going, but better than nothing.

Nice fish Matt. How did the advice pan out?

Caught 5 eyes kept two, 19" and 17.5" rest went back to the water in A.L. town, about 2 hrs fishing - it was slow and tough!

I tried! -
Started out North, water temps only 40 degrees. Nothing but Large perch (full of wormies too.) Went south to the bowstring river(south end), temps 48 to 52 in there, thats where we drilled the eyes.
West produced for some guys, very shallow as you said. If you parked deeper and casted shallower, they wouldn't bite, but if you parked on shore and casted a little deeper, they bite.

The ice went out on Thursday, so, it was WAY cold.

Drove the river into Bowstring, a mad house as usual, 1 eye caught from my boat, 2 in the other boat that followed me over.
Another one of the boats in my party talked to Ron Shara, and he was also having a tough bite on Bowstring. He was coming to try Sand today.

I like the lake (Sand), and am ready to hit it again next opener. Hopefully mother nature won't be playing nasty tricks on us.

Just got back from Madsion Lake. Wife caught a 17" 1 lb 9 oz and 15 min later caught a 24 1/2 " 4 lb 12 oz. Trolling in 15 to 18 fow with a jig and leech.

TO, let me know if you plan on visiting my area the long weekend coming up. I will make the sandwiches.

Yes, I will be in the western half of the state over Memorial Day weekend.

Caught a few short walleye on Tetonka 1-2am early Saturday morning. Drop shotting 3" Gulp emerald shiner and using a regular glowing jighead vertical. Nothing on cranks. Had one monster walleye (26-30") follow up to the boat casting a 1/2 ounce white spinnerbait while casting for northern after sunrise. Fished Washington Sunday morning and caught a few bass first point throwing a #10 x-rap but no walleye or northern. Fished Shields later in the day on Sunday and got skunked. Went to Iowa yesterday and fished Spirit Lake and found some more smallies, largies, and northern. And I'm spent. Till next weekend.

Reid G, any walleyes on Spirit?

Saw a few caught, not much size. It was really windy so the few boats that were out were in the south end of the lake and on the south side of that NE bay around the point. I was targeting smallies throwing lipless cranks and rip baits. No walleyes for me.

We did alright, headed out to Mille Lacs. All the fish we caught had to be tossed back but I don't mind catching 8 an 8 and a 9 lb Walleye. Alright fun for me. We ended up with 12 walleyes total on Saturday in the rain.

Well, my wife is back to work now, but she still prefers that I stay home over the next weekend or two to help her out (which is understandable).

Sooooo, instead of fishing on the weekend, I'll be fishing tomorrow! Woohoo! Myself and a friend will be down in the area and are really hoping to get on a multi-species day. Got our fingers crossed that this nice weather will bring the fish in shallower.

Will follow-up with a report tomorrow night.

bring the sail!

You should have no problem casting down wind.