i have a friend who is on the outs with his wife; he and i are planning on fishing all weekend so he doesnt have to be around her; he wants to fish the willmar area but neither of us have very much experience with any of the area lakes; what lakes would be a good bet for some decent multi species action this time of year? dont really care what we catch; other than small panfish (i know where i can catch those). are the small mouth and northerns active right now in general? can good fishing be had during the day, or should we concentrate on mornings/evenings? really appreciate any help; just a pointer in the right direction and we can find our way from there!

Your best is probably Green,Most other lakes are off & on right now,Here on Diamond I havent been catchin much,the other day I thought they were startin 3 eyes and 6 nice sunnies in 2 1/2 hrs,since then no luck once again.
Some cooler weather should get em goin,Maybe this rain? I'll be out tomorrow again.

Try Green Lake pull a varity of sizes & color shad raps in 12'-30'Should get a mixed bag eye,nort,l&smb.... Morning & evenings are best but sometimes 10-2 can be good.

green is pretty much what i was thinking; its the only lake in that area i have fished this summer. i dont have a huge variety of plugs to pull; what types of live bait options should we consider this time of year?

Leeches & crawlers on lindy or maybe spinner outside the weed lines. Havn't used any minnows yet but should be soon.

thanks for all the info guys; hopefully i will have a good report to pass along after the weekend.

Good luck fishing, and wish your friend good luck with his wife. Being on the outs with a woman is always miserable. It can drive you crazy.

Don't worry about not having enough plugs we can take of that for you JK.
Good luck fishing...this weather change and rain should help.

J.

silver shad or blue gill shad between landing and old mill in 12 ft. or run the rocks between co park 5 and other landing at nightfall.I have other spots as well but sick of walleye anyone ran into the big crappies they are not in my usual spots.

Blaspheme!!!!

ok that was wrong just want some crappie for my belly

well we got out early sunday morning; didnt do very good; boated a few small mouth, but nothing to brag about size wise. kinda p!ssed me off to have wakeboarders going back and forth right by us at 715 in the morning. grrrr.

Welcome to Green Lake!

Makes us all mad...

ya i told the girlfriend we would be off the lake by 9, anticipating thats about how early the recreational traffic would get going; i guess i misjudged!

IF mom ain't happy, nobody happy. You could ask her to go fishing with you. I know a guy that asked his wife.
"sex or fishing?" She replyed. "Don't forget your coat it's cold out on the lake".