Ah, Minnesota ice fishing. The best thing about ice fishing in Minnesota is that winters are long. So while walleye fishing on Leech Lake may have ended in February, you have a few more weeks to catch some perch! But after this winter brought high winds and wind chills well below zero, temperatures then began […]
The warmer weather has allowed perch anglers to move around and find better fish in the narrows and weedbeds in 7 to 9 feet. The flats in Agency Bay are producing perch in slightly deeper water as well. The main lake structure is giving up a few walleyes in 15 to 19 feet, but the […]
The 20- to 24-foot breaks in Walker Bay or the main lake bars in 18 to 22 feet are giving up a few walleyes during low-light periods. It’s been a tough bite this week and setlines with small minnows seem to be turning the few fish being caught. Perch reports have been light but look […]
We’re entering a year since “lockdown,” “masks” and “COVID-19” became an everyday part of our vocabulary. Some benefits of the worldwide pandemic? More Americans went outside than ever. Multiple sources reported a new surge in people hiking, biking and even hunting. Some bait and tackle stores reported that they struggled to keep up with a […]
Low-light periods remain best for walleyes on the 20- to 25-foot breaks in Walker Bay or main lake mud and sand areas in 18 to 23 feet. Some keeping-size perch are being caught in 8 to 10 feet in Miller’s Bay, Sucker Bay, and off Sand Point. The eelpout bite continues to improve over the […]