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Report from the Dock

With the extended stretch of warm, almost summer-like weather, water temperatures have risen quite a bit since last week across the state. That meant much better crappie and bluegill action in shallow water. Bays, shorelines, docks, old bulrush beds, and channels are now holding pre-spawn panfish. You’re still going to find some panfish outside of the traditional spring spots, especially the farther north you fish. But water temperatures in most areas have jumped enough during the past week to drive crappies and bluegills shallow and keep them there to feed throughout the day. There weren’t many reports that indicated panfish were still moving in and out of the shallows, as they had been until just recently. It should be a stellar weekend for catching panfish. If the walleye thing doesn’t work out as hoped, crappies and bluegills are going to be solid secondary options on the fishing opener.

Leech Lake Fishing Report

Crappie anglers are starting to show up in the bays and boat harbors, and there have been a few fish caught. Water temperatures jumped up quickly early this week, and that seems to have pushed crappies into some bays. Better reports this week were coming out of Sucker Bay, Boy Bay, and Shingobee Bay in less than 3 feet.

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Report from the Dock The good news is that crappies and bluegills are being caught when the weather allows anglers to get out. Another week that included relatively cool air and constant winds has continued to keep many anglers off lakes across the state. The weather also hasn’t done much to improvepanfish numbers in shallow […]

Report from the Dock Not much has changed on the panfish front since last week. Water temperatures have not gone up a whole lot, at least as of early this week, so there sill isn’t a big push for crappies or bluegills into shallow water. When the sun is out and water temperatures do jump […]

Report from the Dock While there were a few days of warm, bright weather during the past week, water temperatures have not risen much. As a result, the majority of better crappie reports continue to come from deep water. There just hasn’t been a big push of panfish into many of the traditional spring spots, […]

Report from the Dock It’s remained cool enough during the past week that lake and ice conditions really haven’t changed much. Basically, where people were ice fishing last week, they still could as of Tuesday morning. There’s been little additional deterioration to main-lake ice and shorelines along the far northern part of the state, and […]