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Minnesota is known around the world as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Most of these amazing lakes are located in Northern Minnesota, which also features the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Minnesota is a prime destination for Walleye Fishing, Northern Pike Fishing and Bass Fishing. With incredible fishing lakes like: Lake of the Woods, Lake Vermilion, Lake Mille Lacs and Leech Lake, you are sure to catch your fishing limit on these and most Minnesota Lakes. Make sure you spend some time at our great Minnesota Resorts and Minnesota Campgrounds and you will find it's a place you won't want to leave. There is also great Minnesota Lake Property for sale throughout the lakes area, so you can find your Dream Lake Home. Whether you enjoy fishing or just a quiet boat ride, you will find beautiful Minnesota Lakes in every corner of the state!

Minnesota Fishing Opener News

To protect spawning concentrations of walleye and allow them to disperse, the DNR has delayed the fishing opener in some areas. Be sure to check ahead.

Among the areas affected: parts of Cut Foot Sioux Lake near Lake Winnibigoshish and Little Cut Foot Sioux Lake. The closed waters are from Williams Narrows east, and includes all of Little Cut Foot Sioux. It's the first time since 1997 that the lake was closed for the fishing opener.

Also, a portion of Pipestone Bay of Basswood Lake in Lake County will be closed to fishing from May 10 to May 16, and will reopen on May 17. The portion of Pipestone Bay affected is south of a direct line from Kosulainen Point to Gary Island to Caribou Point and then south to Pipestone Falls.

And Pike Bay of Lake Vermilion in St. Louis County will also be closed to fishing from May 10 to 16. The portion of Pike Bay affected is from the Pike River Dam to a north-south line at the narrowest portion between Echo Point and Puncher Point. The closed area also includes East Two River and West Two River between Hwy. 169 and Pike Bay.

The Pike River from the Pike River Dam to Pike Bay just north of the Pike River Hatchery will remain closed through May 31.

Minnesota Fishing Reports

Lake Mille Lacs Fishing

Lake Mille Lacs is wide open. Crappies are being caught from the marinas and boat harbors.

Lake of the Woods Fishing

A lot of ice remains on the main lake. On the Rainy River, crawlers are producing sturgeon despite the recent cold temperatures.

Annandale Lakes Area Fishing

The channels and bays of Sugar, Cedar, Clearwater and Sylvia lakes are producing crappies in the shallows. On Pleasant Lake, a few crappies are being pulled from 8-10 feet of water. Wright County Lakes

Brainerd Lakes Area Fishing

The larger lakes still have quite a bit of ice, while the smaller lakes were entirely ice-free. Look for crappies in the channel at Bar Harbor and in the ditches near Squaw Point on Gull Lake. Crow Wing County Lakes

Chisago Area Lakes Fishing

Shallow bays and piers are giving up crappies in 4-7 feet of water. For the most fish, hit Chisago, North Lindstrom and South Center lakes. Chisago County Lakes.

Duluth Area Lakes Fishing

On Lake Superior, coho anglers are doing well by trolling plugs near the surface around Park Point. Kamloops and steelhead are being taken on spawn sacs and yarn-tied hooks on the Lester, Knife and Sucker rivers. St. Louis County Lakes

Ely Area Lakes Fishing

Crappies and perch continue to bite on Fall Lake, but the shorelines are opening up. Many areas of the Kawishiwi River are now navigable for small boats and canoes.

Grand Rapids Lakes Area Fishing

Most all area lakes are still covered in ice, except for along the shorelines and in the bays. Itasca County Lakes.

Lake Kabetogama Area Fishing

The shoreline ice has melted. The Ash River has opened into Sullivan Bay, so ice-out on Kabetogama and Namakan lakes should occur soon.

Leech Lake Fishing

Leech Lake still has a fair amount of ice cover.

Lake Minnetonka Fishing

Crappies are being taken from Lake Minnetonka, look to the north side of Wayzata Bay, Maxwell Bay, Excelsior Bay, and Black Lake for numbers of crappies.

Ortonville Area Lakes Fishing

While the walleye action is slow on the south end of Big Stone Lake, some fish are being taken further north. The majority of fish have been close to shore in the Cameron’s Cove area on the South Dakota side of the lake, with jig and minnow combinations working best.

Park Rapids Area Lakes Fishing

Most of the smaller lakes are now open, but most of the larger area lakes are still ice covered. Hubbard County Lakes

Rainy Lake Fishing

On Rainy Lake, the shorelines are open, but a lot of ice remains on the main lake. Some sturgeon action is being reported on the Rainy River.

St. Cloud Area Lakes Fishing

Some sunfish action is being reported in the bays and culvert areas. Koronis, Rice, and the Horseshoe Chain of Lakes have produced the majority of fish in recent days, with fish being pulled from less than six feet of water. For the most fish, try a small jig tipped with a waxworm or minnow. Stearns County Lakes

Starbuck Area Lakes Fishing

A few crappies are coming from the Starbuck Marina and Fish Hatchery Bay on Lake Minnewaska. The best approach has been a small jig tipped with minnow.

LAKE WACONIA Fishing

On Lake Waconia, a few crappies have been caught close to the shore in Waconia Bay.

LAKE WINNIBIGOSHISH Fishing

On Lake Winnibigoshish, the shorelines are opening up. The entire main lake was covered in ice.

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Minnesota Walleye Fishing Tips

Walleyes have a reputation for being short strikers. They’ll hit the bait without getting hooked. Avoiding this problem—and consequently hooking more fish—is a two-step process. Step one is to understand how a walleye eats. Sometimes a walleye will slash a bait like a pike or a muskie does. But usually they’ll swim up to it and flare their gills, inhaling their prey and the water surrounding it. If anything happens to interrupt that flow of water, you get a short strike, or nothing at all.

Step two, is adapting your presentation to decrease resistance in the lure-and-line combination, and thereby permit your bait to flow right into the walleye’s mouth. To that end, he offers the following six tips:

1: Use Light Line Light (4- and 6-pound-test), thin-diameter lines offer less drag, or resistance, on a lure. This lets a walleye suck it in more easily.

2: Bounce the Bait When you’re using live bait, McClelland recommends also using a bottom-bouncer rig. Bouncers are L-shaped wires that have a lead weight molded to the shaft. As an angler retrieves the rig, the weight bounces off the bottom and creates slack in the line, which allows the fish to inhale the bait more easily.

3: Shorten the Stroke Many jig fishermen pump their rods too vigorously, using long vertical strokes that can pull the bait out of a fish’s mouth. Use short lifts instead and you’ll hook more walleyes.

4: Offer a Bigger Bite Adding a plastic body to a jig also helps by increasing the surface area to which the fish’s sucking force is applied. It may seem counterintuitive, says McClelland, but a slightly bigger bait is easier for the fish to inhale.

5: Pump a Crank With crankbaits, steady retrieves may hook aggressive walleyes, but a stop-and-go technique is better for deliberate feeders. Once the lure achieves proper depth, lift the rod tip, reel in the slack, and repeat.

6: Troll With the Flow When the water has a chop, trolling with the waves imparts that necessary slight slack in the line. Also, keep a close eye on your inside planer board as you make a turn; it will give you that small amount of slack that allows for more solid strikes—and more walleyes in the boat.

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