Ice conditions are stable, but not improving much. The recent warm weather (40's on Friday and Saturday) melted much of the snow on the ice, so the next cold snap should add some new ice. The warmth, however, deteriorated ice in some spots. I saw a truck fall through on Prior, so be careful about driving out. Walleyes have become largely nocturnal with all the traffic on the lakes-try small jigging spoons with a minnow head or small minnows on a deadstick along weedlines and at the base of points.
Metro Area Minnesota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Most lakes in the area are now seeing vehicle traffic but the snow cover is creating some insulation for the ice, which then either creates slush or thin ice. So, foot, ATV or snowmobile is still the recommended mode of travel.
Faribault, Albert Lea, Owatonna, Waseca, Janesville, Waterville, Mankato, etc. South Central Minnesota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Another week of mixed bag weather, minus 25 to plus 25 and snow with a little freezing rain. This adds up to difficult ice traveling. Anglers and spearers made paths to the previously traveled locations and found easy travel and a pretty good bite. The lake has areas of slush that impedes travel, but many anglers have found it worth the effort to get out.
Lake Kabetogama and Namakan Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Sub zero temps continue to improve ice conditions, but winds and storms have been hampering fisherman from making it out. Those going are report from 10-15 inches of ice in many of the smaller and earlier freezing bays.
Devils Lake North Dakota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

The walleye bite on Vermilion has been very good the past week. There is now around 14 inches of solid ice on the lake with around 6 inches of loose snow. There are a lot of pressure ridges popping up out there, so be careful!
Lake Vermilion Minnesota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Willow River State Park - Ice was on Little Falls Lake Tuesday morning. Visitors are reminded of the upcoming gun hunting season for deer. The season opens Saturday, Nov. 22 and ends Sunday, Nov. 30. Areas open to hunting are north of the Willow River and some undeveloped land to the east of the main use area.
West Central Wisconsin Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Upper Chippewa Basin fisheries report (Price, Rusk, Sawyer Taylor and inland Ashland and Iron counties) - For all intents and purposes, the open-water fishing season has come to an end across the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Most of the smaller lakes have iced over and many of the bays on the larger lakes also have a thin layer of ice.
Northern Wisconsin Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Marinette County - Deer activity is excellent with bucks chasing does according to archery hunters although this is a late start for the season and bucks may be coming out of rut by next week. Check the deer hunting regulations regarding blaze orange on ground blinds on state lands. Ground blinds constructed of deadfall from the area are not included in this new rule. Whitefish are spawning in the Lower Menominee River. Water temperatures are again on their way down.
Northeastern Wisconsin Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Sheboygan County - In Sheboygan shore anglers fishing off the piers and near the Deland Park boat launch have been catching a few browns on spawn and spoons. In the Sheboygan River some coho and browns have been caught on flies near the Kohler dam and in Esslingen Park.
Southeast Wisconsin Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Dane County - Fall waterfowl migrants seen on Lake Mendota last Sunday included buffleheads, shovelers, coots and a couple of tundra swans.
South Central Wisconsin Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Mississippi River Pools 9 to 15: The Mississippi River is still very low and forecast to remain stable or drop slightly over the next week.
Iowa Fishing Reports NE & Mississippi River Pools 9 to 15 Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Dickinson County Lakes Update: Very limited fishing activity. No safe ice reported anywhere as area lakes are beginning the annual freeze up. The north end of East Okoboji Lake is skimming over during the overnight.
For more fishing reports for the entire Northwest Iowa area...
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In Pool 17, river stage at Lock and Dam 16 is 4.18 feet and water temperature is 40 degrees. Walleye and sauger fishing is picking up at the dam. Anglers have been jigging with minnows and some fish are being caught on crankbaits. Crappie fishing has slowed down but some fish are still being caught in the backwaters on minnows.
Iowa Fishing Reports SE & Mississippi River Pools 16 to 19 Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Des Moines River (Boone, Polk, and Marion): A few walleyes are still being caught at Waterworks Dam near Boone, and Center and Scott Street dams in Des Moines. Fish are being caught on jig and minnow or jig with twister tail. Some large crappies have been caught below the Red Rock spillway.
Southwest Iowa & Don Williams (Boone) Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Fall of 2008 has blessed us outdoors enthusiasts with a gift of an incredible Indian summer, one with breezes that fools you just enough, that summer doesn't have to end. With the great weather and the great bite, fishing on the St. Croix River has been a treat. Since October 14th my guide service has brought in limits on each trip.
St Croix River Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

With the cool temperatures around the Alexandria lakes area the fishing has been picking up crappies are starting to bite deep cabbage beds, using twister tails or small fat heads on jigs.
Alexandria MN Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Temps up here are starting to fall. last reading was 67 surface temp. The fish on winnie have been in the weeds and shallow rocks, the weed bite has been 6-10 ft on either side of the weeds with a jig and a minnow.
Winnibigoshish Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Fishing has been HOT HOT HOT!! If you haven't already been up here, you need to come now. Walleyes are stacked on the reefs throughout the lake and are aggressively hitting everything in sight, and I do mean everything! No bait has really stood out over the last two weeks. As long as you get on top of fish, you can catch them with about every lure and technique you can think of.
Rainy Lake MN Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Crankbait bite is very good evening and early morning hours in 5-10' of water. During the day fish are hitting on the outside edge of weed lines in 18'-25' of water.
Ottertail Minnesota Minnesota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Fishing for all species of fish continues to be excellent except for muskies, which hasn't got going good yet. The walleye bite is going strong, and they are hitting on just about any presentation. Jigs and live bait rigs accounting for most of the fish.
Bemidji MN Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Fishing on leech continues to be productive. Look for walleyes on bars and shoreline breaks in 20' of water. Bottom bouncers and crawlers have been the most productive, but lindy's and leeches or jigs and minnows are also boating fish. The trolling bite is also good in the evening with shad raps and minnow raps in 8-12' of water.
Leech Lake-Walker, Longville Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Musky action is starting to pick up more and more each day. Pretty much any kind of lure is producing fish. A lot of the cabbage beds still look kind of brown and worthless but if you find some good green stuff you will find Esox! Big pike have been very slow for my boat though. Not sure why, could be the surplus of baitfish around.
Cass lake Minnesota Fishing Reports - Click here for details. Brainerd Area
July 10, 2008

I think this is the time of the summer that they refer to as the dog days. Sometimes it is hard to figure out what they mean. Because the fishing sure hasn't been bad lately. For most anglers it has been downright outstanding. Sure the walleye fishing has been a little slow, but what can we really expect. I think that the fish are enjoying the stable weather we have been blessed with recently.
Brainerd Minnesota (Includes North Long, Whitefish Chain,Gull Lake Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Well the MN River over here at Redwood Falls is still staying nice and high. Around the 7-8 foot mark at the N. Redwood Falls bridge.
Red River Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Walleyes are still going strong, slightly scattered but still hitting. If you don't limit out you just were not trying. The mass of walleyes stacked up against the last sandbar in 4-5 feet of water are beginning to spread out to 5, 6 and 7 feet of water.
Upper Red Lake Minnesota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

The crosby area has been having a pretty good year. With the late ice out the walleyes were slow but this last week its really heating up. Fish are done with the spawn and putting on the feed bags. Rocks, weeds and points have all been good. Its tough to beat a jig and shiner but leeches under floats have also been producing fish at night.
Mille Lacs Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Well the MN River has dropped from 8 feet to 6 feet in the Redwood Falls area and is still dropping fast. Water temps have been hovering around the 60 degree area. Cats are starting to put the feed bag on finally.
Minnesota River Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Opener stared off great this year we had a late ice off and the big fish were still in the current areas. The ice came off the lakes with a day or two to spare for opener. My first group of the year was my new Romanian friends from Chicago Staying at Timber Trail Lodge. On Sunday morning we woke up to a few inches of snow and portaged into Basswood lake. The water temps were from about 43 to 44 degrees. We got into some nice fish right away and stayed on them the whole day. The big fish of the day was a 28.5 inch walleye caught by Olvi SR. We had a number of fish over 20inches. All of the big walleyes we caught were released! I attached a few pictures of some of the walleyes. The fish were in 17-23 FOW. We used lindy rigs and jigs tipped with fathead and rainbow minnows.
BWCA and Ely Area Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Fishing on LaSalle Lake has been good. Water temperature on the hot side in the upper 80's and on the cool side are in the low 70's.
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This month has been awesome for very large walleye. Many fish have been tipping the scales at 10pounds (hard to believe but true). There was a period of about five to seven days were the bites were minimum but the bite turn into huge walleye, this was definitely a period were you didn't want to miss a single bite.
Mississippi River Pool 4 Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

There are still a few anglers walking out on area lakes to find panfish starting to move shallow. Buffalo area, several anglers are still fishing in deeper water for crappies, while some are starting to fish in 10ft depths
Wilmar Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Sugar Lake is producing Crappies in 6-8 ft of water on waxies and minnows. Nice 'Gills are hitting as well in the 9-11 ft ranges on the weed flats. Sight fishing is the way to go, beware of the muskies--they are on the prowl as well.
St. Cloud area Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

The walleye bite is on the upswing again. Starting to get more females now in 15 -25 ft of water on the main lake points near spawning areas. Having better luck with shiners rather than live bait.
Lake of the Woods Fishing Reports - Minnesota & Canada Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Ice fishing season is in full swing, and the fishing has been good. Not too many lakes are seeing vehicle traffic due to snow, but the warm weather has reduced the amount of snow so may be some cold weather will open some lakes up to driving. Panfishing has been very good with reports of big gills, and slabs falling victim.
Detroit Lakes and Pelican Rapids Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

It’s the 3rd week in July and Winnie is still producing lots of nice stringers. It is getting harder to get the fish to bite out there on the humps but if you work it over and over with the right bait you will get bit. I have been using bigger leeches and crawlers that are in good shape, now is not the time to have crappy bait. The fish have a smorgasbord of food down there and you need to make them want yours. The humps and bars have been the most productive for me in the 20-24 ft of water.
Grand Rapids and Lake Winnibigoshish Fishing Reports - Click here for details. --->