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6/2/21 Catching lots of walleyes and bonus smallies on Mille Lacs. On shallow to mid-depth rocks the first few weeks, now deep gravel or mud when it is calm/clear and mid-depth rocks when it is windy and cloudy. Caught several of the elusive slot fish during the open period, kept and ate a few. Catch and release now and remember closed walleye fishing and no live bait July 1-15. Good luck, and I will see you out there somewhere.

6/16/21 Catching bass, pike, sunfish, and crappies on west Metro area lakes. Starting to see a few muskies as well. Water temps in the low to upper 70s depending on the lake. Still catching fish in shallow to mid-depth depending on the lake. Good luck and I will see you out there somewhere.

Congrats! Bummer that the dead fish was the difference especially if it was healthy and swimming when you entered the bay! What weight did you have pre deductions and what was your fish/weight breakdown? Curious what people were catching... Did you fish the same spots on tourney day as you did in prefishing? and if you don't mind sharing did you fish crosslake or make it out to whitefish? Sorry for the questions but I always am interested on the where, how, and how many in this tourney but never stick around for the long drawn out awards handout...

Got back yesterday. Found some really nice bass and a lot of them, both large and small mouth in the 15"-17" range. Found a couple of walleye, 14" and 15". Had a great time as usual and the weather was calm for much of the time we were there. Had most success with slip bobber and leeches/crawlers.

Headed up this afternoon for a solo weekend. Throwing for Musky but might pull some cranks or spinners and see what happens.

I have them on the cabin. Last night out fishing in Wakemup saw lots of clouds on the graph. Marking some fish, but no takers. Saw a guy catch a couple walleye's out there.

That's a cool catch! I caught an old ugly stick last year by trout portage. I found an old boat with side scan by comet as well.

Anyone having any luck? From almost all reports i've read it's been pretty SLOW all year. Headed up with a group tomorrow for a week, and will be sure to report back what we find.

So no bites so far. Did see a bank fisherman catch a rainbow so I asked what he was using. Same thing as me... hopefully today is better!

Any mayfly reports?

That's awesome. I've caught fishing poles in Vermilion, and even the thick electrical cable that runs under Head-O-Lakes bay....but a bicycle is an awesome trophy. I'm glad that you released it so that it can get bigger for the next angler!

With extreme fire risk conditions across Minnesota today, the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the following counties: Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Washington, Wright and Yellow Medicine. Discuss below - to view set the hook here.

With extreme fire risk conditions across Minnesota today, the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the following counties: Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Washington, Wright and Yellow Medicine. Discuss below - to view set the hook here.

This was a complete mess of a year I will admit. I know Moonlight had their grand opening for their new deck so they booted folks quickly from the normal weighin. I heard the hockey kids normally help with weighin but they were out so some of the local pros came and helped. But yeah, it was a mess for weighin. Hot water lead to some issues for us keeping fish upright. Ended in 11th but had 5th without that 1 dopey dead fish...... And for the record prefishing I only got 2 fish Friday so that wasn't what hekped it for us.

Those swimming bikes! Never caught one but I have heard rumors about them! Congrats on your catch haha

And Ely's not?

hey now!!!!!!!!! except for one day the fish bit better then the bugs!!!!!!!

Most likely Bigmouth Buffalo fish. Actually in the sucker family. Many mistake them for carp due to their size and shape. That’s about the only thing that makes sense and they are native fish rarely caught on hook and line and they do spawn shallow.

Firefighters are responding to a 10-acre wildfire located in Scenic State Park, 3 ½ miles southeast of Big Fork. The fire is burning in mature pine and brush in the remote northeast corner of the park, and is 50 percent contained. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. Discuss below - to view set the hook here.

To help ensure public safety and protect natural resources, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is activating burning restrictions beginning 12:01 a.m. Friday for the southern and eastern portions of Beltrami county, and all of Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Morrison, Todd and Wadena counties. Discuss below - to view set the hook here.

It’s been a deadly start to the open-water season in Minnesota. As of June 16, as many as nine people have been victims of boating fatalities. That number, which is preliminary, marks the most fatalities at this point of the year in more than a decade. In addition, a higher-than-average number of people have drowned at places like beaches and swimming pools. Discuss below - to view set the hook here.

It’s been a deadly start to the open-water season in Minnesota. As of June 16, as many as nine people have been victims of boating fatalities. That number, which is preliminary, marks the most fatalities at this point of the year in more than a decade. In addition, a higher-than-average number of people have drowned at places like beaches and swimming pools. Discuss below - to view set the hook here.

I agree it’s yuppy town. Even with the cabin I only go up once a summer, but come fall I go there much more. You don’t have to fight the crowds in town but I am only in town to get gas and bait.

Things got so tough for me on Frazier bay Sunday I resorted to dragging the anchor which hooked into an old bike in 28 fow. Just as I was landing the bike it fell apart so all I got was the front tire. It's still out there swimming for some lucky angler

I'll be darn, I guess a blind squirrel does find a nut on occasion