By The Outdoor News

CRANE LAKE AREA
The Namakan River and Sandpoint Lake are producing walleyes in 12 to 15 feet, mainly on minnows. The moving-water areas continue to hold big concentrations of fish. Numbers of big smallmouth bass and northern pike also have kept anglers busy in this area. Most of these fish remain shallow and hitting minnows.

LAKE KABETOGAMA
Walleyes are being found in two locations: 10 to 12 feet or 25 to 35 feet. Look to Tom Cod Bay, Peterson Bay, Martin Islands, Mud Bay, and Daily Bay with jigs and minnows. Crappie action remains limited, but northern pike seem to scattered all over the areas that are producing walleyes.

LAKE OF THE WOODS
Four Mile Bay, Morris Point Gap, and outside the Lighthouse Gap have been best for walleyes in eight to 12 feet. Anchored and jigging with a frozen shiner minnow has been most productive. On those windy days, many anglers have done well in the Rainy River with the same presentation in six to eight feet of water.

LAKE VERMILION
Big walleyes continue to rule most catches with the occasional keeper fish mixed in. Jigs and minnows are the ticket in eight to 12 feet or 26 to 35 feet. Crappie reports have been mixed, but the wind and cold during the past week really limited the opportunities to fish them.

LAKE WINNIBIGOSHISH
Walleyes remain scattered between eight and 16 feet and usually bite on the wind-driven side of the lake. Shiner minnows are working best off Raven's Point, Mallard Point, and the Bird Houses if the wind is hitting them. There also have been strong reports from the Gap in Cutfoot and Williams Narrows. Look for good-sized perch and some pike mixed in with the walleyes.

RAINY LAKE
A jig and shiner minnow is the ticket for walleyes along the shorelines of Jackfish Bay and Black Bay. The current areas near Kettle Falls and the Rainy River also have given up decent walleye action in shallow water. The crappies just started biting in Black Bay, while spoons or crankbaits are the best bets for pike in Cranberry and Jackfish bays.

RED LAKE
The shorelines and Tamarack River continue to produce walleyes in six to 10 feet of water. Anglers are pitching slip bobbers and minnows, jigs, and even some crankbaits and doing well. Crappies can still be had in the shallows, and several more big pike were caught this week in less than eight feet of water.

LEECH LAKE AREA
A jig and shiner minnow remains the best walleye option in eight to 12 feet. The bite remains consistent with areas such as Otter Tail Point, the Hardwoods, Stony Point, and Pine Point producing plenty of fish. There has been some good perch action in these same locations. Crappie activity is peaking.