mn fishing

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, […]

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. […]

The days continue to lengthen which helps anglers by giving them more day-light hours to catch fish. However, the persistent cold weather has put a damper on the ice fishing. Most of the large northern seem to have taken a back seat this last week, and the action is sluggish. Small northern still seem to […]

Although a lot of anglers are tired of the challenging lake conditions, extreme cold temps, and high propane costs, the walleye bite has picked up in the past week. When the days get longer all fish species go through changes and, for the most part, the changes are positive. While fishing tends to be more […]

Whether it’s winter, spring, summer, or fall, there are always fish biting somewhere. This winter is no exception-look and you may find. Late January brings along with it other problems. It’s usually easier to find fish then it is to find lakes and areas where travel isn’t inhibited by deep snow, drifting, flooded slushy lake […]

Anglers report that the walleyes are biting in 18-22 feet of water, as well as 28-32 foot depths depending on the lake. Most of the fish are being taken on jigs tipped with fathead minnows. Northern pike can be found at 15 feet of water when using sucker minnows, with multiple area lakes producing lots […]