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Has anyone been fishing Mckinley lately. Been thinking of running up there this weekend. If so when has the best bite been, and what are you using? Been going to Red Lake every weekend and getting tired of drive. Try something a little closer to home. If not Mckinley any other place to try. Looking for walleye or good crappie spot.

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The crappie action has been really good,(I would post some pics but I don't know how)I am heading up tomorrow in search of the elusive walleye and I mean elusive, it's been really slow for me, I am not sure how McKinley has been but I would say you need to be mobile and try as many spots as you can. I know sitting in one spot and waiting for them to come through, has not worked for me.
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Where have you fishing the crappies at. I've never fished crappies on Vermillion before. I have no clue to where to try. When has the best bite been AM or PM. If you could give me any tips I'd appreciate it.

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Do you have a snowmobile or wheeler? you will need one.
I have had the best action from morning to late afternoon, really any time of the day.

Wake-em-up bay or niles look on a map and find the deepest water and you will find the crappies, I would think you can find them in any mid size bay in the lake as long as there is a deep hole 40'-50'
Very few search out the crappies on V, the fish I am catching average10"-11" with a few 12 inchers, but if a person looks hard enough I know there are some bigguns.
I think someone could go up to trout lake portage area and looked around, they would have all the crappie action they could handle. MMM I might have to try that next week.

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