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Minnesota Fishing Report

By East Silent Resort / April 2, 2014 / Comments Off on Minnesota Fishing Report

It’s April now and snowstorms are still in the forecast. Winter has become tiresome, even for the most hungry ice fishermen. There is very little fishing on the lakes anymore. It’s the time of year when the lakes seem to rest, and man finds other things to accomplish off the lake. If you do fish […]

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Minnesota Fishing Report

By East Silent Resort / March 26, 2014 / Comments Off on Minnesota Fishing Report

Winter in Otter Tail Lakes Country continues. Cold weather rules again. Its back to fishing in portable shelters and don’t get rid of the auger extension just yet. The lakes have shed the snow from the surface which makes travel easy, but watch those access points. The panfish are biting around Otter Tail Lakes Country, […]

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Minnesota Fishing Report

By East Silent Resort / March 19, 2014 / Comments Off on Minnesota Fishing Report

What a great week we had! Much of the snow that was once covering the lakes in Otter Tail Lakes Country is no more. Now instead of being concerned about accessing lakes because of too much snow impeding lake accesses, we have to be concerned that the access points are too mushy, slippery, and soggy. […]

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Minnesota Fishing Report

By East Silent Resort / March 12, 2014 / Comments Off on Minnesota Fishing Report

What a refreshing stretch of warm weather we’ve had the past few days! All of a sudden, the lakes are passable. Public accesses that are located on the north side of lakes are quite easy to get through right now and the drifting and hard pack snow that have clogged south lying accesses are nearly […]

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Minnesota Fishing Report

By East Silent Resort / February 26, 2014 / Comments Off on Minnesota Fishing Report

The Minnesota season on walleye, northern pike, and large mouth bass closed on Sunday. Minnesota’s panfishing continues however, and in Otter Tail Lakes Country there are over 1,000 lakes to keeping fishing at this winter! There’s a panfish lake literally around every corner and while the lakes share the common Otter Tail Lakes Country landscape, […]

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Minnesota Fishing Report

By East Silent Resort / February 19, 2014 / Comments Off on Minnesota Fishing Report

The panfish have been more difficult to catch lately. They seem to still be lingering near drops on mid-depth weedy flats but have really become impersonal and unreasonable. Crappies and sunnies can be found at 10-15 feet with crappie minnows. The panfish bite slowing might be because they are under the influence of active pike. […]

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