Albert Lea-Austin-Faribault-Mankato-Northfield-Waseca, Fishing Reports

[rpotzie]

What are the best settings to view the thermocline? I have a Lowrance Elite 7, new last season. I've played with it a little bit but didn't have much luck showing the definite line.

[FshBloodRiverMud]

What are the best settings to view the thermocline? I have a Lowrance Elite 7, new last season. I've played with it a little bit but didn't have much luck showing the definite line.

Turn up gain.

Lowrance's are like I Phones....I don't and haven't taken the time to even learn how to turn them on.

Here's what you're looking for.

[Matt C]

Spent the day with my daughter fishing. Being boatless this season we started on the shorelines. My daughter got this from Roberds PA.

Buddy called and had an hour to kill with his boat, so we put the smack down on these dandy's.

Those that know me..I am not a bass guy. But pulling in 2 to 4 lbs fish on a 5'4" ultra light and 4lb test is a BLAST!

[TrollnDrift]

Fished Kelly-Dudley last night. Not much action from all the recent storms but was still good to get out.

[dan z]

Did well on big Jeff yesterday trolling #4 shad raps in 15 flow northerns and white bass were the eagars eaters with one walleye mid afternoon

[dan z]

Was on big Jeff again tonight and 2 northerns ripped the clicker. Didn't see much on the locator I think there all hiding in the weeds.

[pikerliker]

I was on Roberds yesterday morning/mid day. Started out trolling cranks, then switched to pulling spinners with nothing to show for it. Then I started fishing with a slip bobber and leaches right on the weed edge and CPR'd a 30 inch pike. Also caught 2 walleye 18 and 15 inch. I guess they wanted a slow presentation.

[therat]

Anyone been out to Greenleaf yet this year?

[dan z]

Madison lake, trolling c.p.r 32"

[dan z]

Was on German last week. Trolled around several spots and tangles with one northern and a bass. Weedlines were tough to follow and the depth of them were very sporatic. Seen some marks on the weed edge and found out they were sheep head suspended in 16' flow down 7' plain hook under a slip worked wonders.

[dan z]

Trolling this evening on Madison lake water levels are slowly going down and the pike are active. 13-20 f.o.w

Both fish are back swimming.

[Bouldin]

Fished Madison on break lines 15- 25 feet caught some walleyes but mainly sheephead about 10 to one.

[dan z]

Also on Madison yesterday caught a few pike and 1 16" eye trolling

[TrollnDrift]

Took the girlfriend out fishing and she boated a 40" musky tonight trolling rapalas.

[harvey lee]

Hit the lake yesterday for gills and it was slooooow. Started again this am and on the lake at 5:30. Should have had a limit of eyes but ended up with 5 nice eyes from 15.5-17. Then I worked an area for some slabs and boated a nice mess of 12-13 crappie.

Walleyes were approx. 15fow and crappies I boated pretty shallow at 12fow.

Out deep, fished were stacked in 30 plus fow but no takers there.

Overall, a great morning on the water and the weather was as good as it could have been.

[pikerliker]

Thanks for the report Harvey sounds like a nice day on the water.

[dan z]

Thanks for the tip

[harvey lee]

Yu betcha Dano, go out an boat some of those crappie, caught them close to the same area I boated those eyes. Just a little shallower to the point and out a bit. You may have to put up with a few of those eyes you talked about where I boated the crappie.

[dan z]

Looking to get out tommorow evening Monday evening and Tuesday all day glad you boated some fish

[TrollnDrift]

Boated 3 nice sized sheepshead trolling in 12' of water. Also one decent crappie over the 20' mark.

[bigsam]

Got into some nice 'gills this week around Shieldsville. Points of humps were holding fish. There were some nice 'eyes in the mix in the early morning hours as well.

[dan z]

Trolled around this evening and caught 2 walleyes 1 big slimmer and a sheep head pretty slow night. Fished in 11-17 f.o.w seen a few fish on the screen but not much for biters. Still nice to get out. Only one at the landing when I left @ 830.

Polar vortex? Wind and rain jacket in july...

[TrollnDrift]

Fished mazaska tonight, one perch and two sheepshead. All came out of 15ish feet of water around transitions. Two on crawlers and one on a leech. Tried trolling our way back to the launch no hits.

[pikerliker]

Fished Mankato area yesterday afternoon with a buddy. Caught one 15 inch bass and two 17+ inch walleye in the first half hour out, then nothing the rest of the night. We were pulling spinners with leaches.

[TrollnDrift]

Fished fox lake this evening, two sunnies, a bass and a sheepshead. All fish10' or less. Crawlers and leeches were even. Varied presentations.

[Billy G]

Fished Mazaska last night with the girlfriend in a boat with no trolling motor so we ended up just anchoring up and throwing the splash brights out. Used a small jig with a crappie minnow and tried two different spots, both no luck. Trolling is the key

[TrollnDrift]

Tired tetonka this morning, found fish on the transition from mud to sand. Few biters, missed all my chances.

[MattL]

I got on the water around 7:00 this morning and found walleyes a lot shallower than expected for the time of year and water temps. The surface temp was around 77 and my plan for the day was to troll starting shallower and working deeper as the sun got higher. I marked fish in 8' so that's where I started. I kept working deeper eventually switching over to leadcore with nothing to show for it. I was doubting they would be in shallow with the high temps, but figured I had to give it a shot since I didn't have any luck deeper. I scoped out the first area with side imaging and quickly dropped the Terrova. About 8 casts later a 17" walleye hit the net out of 4' of water. From 11:30 to 1:00 I picked up 4 more and lost a few. Then the sky cleared and the bite died. After that I poked around a few more spots with nothing to show for it so I pulled the plug as the recreational traffic picked up.

[zepman]

The fish are shallow right now...follow the baitfish and catch fish!

TONS of baitfish and newly hatched youngsters hanging right at shore or around any cover they can find...all of it shallow or weed producing areas.

Fish around here don't go deep in the hot summer months...they get up into cover and fill their guts!!

[Billy G]

Fished cedar lake today for bass. Had two misses on Texas rig, two hits and two misses on a frog and one on a spinner. Tough getting them in today. All were tucked up close to shore along weed beds.