By Outdoor News

LAKE OF THE WOODS
Drifting with spinners and leeches has produced walleyes in 13 to 17 feet at the Lighthouse Gap and Morris Point Gap. A few bigger walleyes are being hooked in 28 to 33 feet. Sturgeon action is picking up in the Rainy River with crawlers and red hooks.At the Northwest Angle, muskies have started cruising the weedbeds and walleyes are being found on the reefs around Oak Island, Little Oak Island, and Crowduck.

RAINY LAKE
Work the humps and reefs on the east end in 36 to 40 feet for walleyes. The American Narrows are giving up walleyes in slightly shallower water. Leeches and crawlers are working best. A few bigger northern pike have been taken on minnows and crankbaits in Lost Bay and near Cranberry Island. Black Bay is still giving up a few crappies.

LAKE WINNIBIGOSHISH
When the wind blows, a jig and minnow will produce walleyes on the points and shoreline breaks with weeds in seven to 12 feet. Main-lake bars like Moses, Moxes Hole, the Snaghole, and Sugar Bar humps are giving up walleyes in 18 to 22 feet, mainly on rigs and leeches. Look for perch off Raven’s Flats in 12 to 14 feet or on the 16- to 18-foot rock piles and humps.

GRAND MARAIS AREA
The area brook trout bite is going strong and fly fishing is productive for whitefish at Greenwood Lake, Tom Lake, and Devil’s Track Lake. Walleyes are hitting slip bobbers and leeches during the evening hours in 15 to 20 feet at Two Island Lake and Twin Lake. Lake Saganaga is producing walleyes in 35 to 40 feet and Crescent Lake is worth checking for muskies. Spoons and crankbaits are producing pike at Northern Lights Lake and Saganaga. Downrigging about 90 feet down has been best for salmon on Lake Superior.

GRAND RAPIDS AREA Walleye action has picked up on the weedlines of Swan Lake, in 20 to 25 feet at Trout Lake, the 18- to 24-foot humps of Bowstring Lake, in 14 to 17 feet at Sand Lake, and in 25 to 32 feet at Sugar Lake. Lake Pokegama is producing numbers of largemouth and smallmouth bass, while Bass Lake is a safe bet for pike in 25 to 30 feet. Look for suspended crappies near the cabbage of Big Splithand, Little Splithand, and Wabana lakes.

LAKE VERMILION
The best muskie activity is taking place during low-light periods or after dark with hair baits and topwaters on the rocks and weeds. Walleyes are hitting leeches and live-bait rigs in 14 to 18 feet. Look for sunfish to be in the weeds of Larson Bay, Indian Bay, and Muskego Bay.

RED WING AREA
Trolling Rapalas in the Maiden Rock Flats area of Lake Pepin has provided steady walleye action in 15 to 18 feet. Crappies are hitting tubes in the back channel area and Bay City rocks. Sucker minnows are turning pike in the Rush River area, while smallmouths are found along the wing dams near Wabasha.

ST. CLOUD/EDEN VALLEY AREA
Look for sunfish in five to 13 feet on lakes such as Becker, Long, Cedar Island, Rice, and Pearl. Walleye action is limited, but northern pike are hitting sucker minnows on the weedlines of Horseshoe Lake, Lake Koronis, Browns Lake, Rice, and Long. Bass remain active in the weeds of most lakes. Crawlers and minnows are producing numbers of catfish on the Sauk River.

WILLMAR AREA
On Green Lake, walleyes are hitting leeches during the day in 30 to 40 feet and crankbaits in the shallows at night. The smallmouth bass bite also is improving on Green. Look for sunfish in 10 to 14 feet at Nest Lake, Eagle Lake, Norway/Games Lake, Lake Andrew, and North Long Lake. Largemouth continue to hit plastics on most lakes and Diamond Lake is producing small walleyes during the evening hours.