Cold fronts this past week and a lack of moving water have resulted in a slower start to open water fishing this year. A warmer forecast should help things pick up as water temps increase. The one plus this past week was a new lake record walleye caught by Travis Mettler of Concrete ND. The walleye weighed a whopping 13lbs 3 ounces. Congratulations Travis.
Devils Lake North Dakota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Cool temperatures in the evening and during the day has not sparked much rise in water temperatures and thus, not much has changed within the report from last week.
Faribault, Albert Lea, Owatonna, Waseca, Janesville, Waterville, Mankato, etc. South Central Minnesota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Metro lakes are ice-free! Water is cold, though. Crappies are starting to move to the shallows, and the bite is getting started. Some sun and warm weather this week should make for a good crappie bite for opening weekend. Don't forget about the crappies if cold water has the walleyes slow on the opener.
Metro Area Minnesota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

As of right now, there is not much to report. All of the lakes except the really small ones are locked up in ice. Many of the larger lakes may not be fishable by the fishing opener, May 10th. Several boat accesses are in need of repair and work will not be done on these until the ice is out.
Bemidji MN Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

As this report is being written, the ice is deteriorating by the hour. Above freezing temperatures and ever changing winds has been the enemy of the ice.
Lake Kabetogama and Namakan Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

All area waters are ice free, but the rivers are running high. The Mississippi and St. Croix rivers are very high, which will cause the St. Croix River to be slow-no wake speed for boaters river-wide for the May 3 walleye opener.
West Central Wisconsin Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Spring conditions have been a little less than ideal for those who are looking to get out and enjoy a warm spring weekend. Last weekend started out with wind, snow, and cold temperatures...it is looking like this weekend is going to be similar. Birds continue to filter into the northland. Pine, and palm warblers, brown thrasher, ruby-crowned kinglets, tree swallows yellow-bellied sapsuckers are just some of the birds that have been observed.
Northern Wisconsin Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

The fishing opener is just around the corner, be aware of the new catch and release rule for the northern bass zone. Artificial lures and barbless hooks must be used if fishing for bass north of Highway 64 in the county.
Northeastern Wisconsin Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

In Sheboygan, fishing on the Sheboygan and Pigeon rivers has been slow, as well as off the piers. Boaters fishing in 10 to 30 feet of water between the Sheboygan harbor and the power plant have been catching fair numbers of brown trout.
Southeast Wisconsin Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Turkey hunters have been met with precipitation for most of the last week, limiting the amount of time some hunters are willing to spend in the field. Regardless of the rain, the turkeys were still strutting and gobbling in full force. The Pecatonica River is still out of its banks and the Sugar River is still high, but both rivers are on there way down, hopefully in time for the game fish opener.
South Central Wisconsin Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Even if the weather today does not even closely resemble what we all want to see on the "Walleye Opener" it is time to make sure that all of our gear is checked out and in perfect working condition for the big day.
Lake Vermilion Minnesota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

This month has been awesome for very large walleye. Many fish have been tipping the scales at 10pounds (hard to believe but true). There was a period of about five to seven days were the bites were minimum but the bite turn into huge walleye, this was definitely a period were you didn't want to miss a single bite.
Mississippi River Pool 4 Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Mississippi River Pools 9 to 15: River levels remain high with Lansing at 12.04 feet, Lynxville, Wis., at 22.0 feet, Marquette at 15.5 feet, and Guttenberg at 13.76 feet on Thursday morning. Additionally, Dubuque was 16.8 feet, Bellevue at 15.2 feet, and Camanche at 17.2 feet as of Tuesday morning. These are the highest river levels since 2004 and the Mississippi is in low-level flood stage. Water temperature has continued to rise and is near 55 degrees; however, most fishing activity has been curtailed due to high water.
Iowa Fishing Reports NE & Mississippi River Pools 9 to 15 Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Many lakes in northwest Iowa have deteriorating ice conditions and others have little fishing activity. Channel catfish should start biting any day as soon as the ice goes out.
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Iowa Fishing Reports NW: Spirit Lake, Okoboji Fishing Reports & more- Click here for details.

Mississippi River Pools 16 to 20: The Mississippi River is above flood stage throughout Pools 16-20 and many of the boat ramps are flooded over. The river has crested and is forecasted to slowly fall over the next week. Fishing has been difficult due to limited access and high water.
Iowa Fishing Reports SE & Mississippi River Pools 16 to 19 Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Fogle Lake (Ringgold): A few bluegills are being caught in deeper water near structure. Some channel catfish are biting in the upper end and in the shallows.
Southwest Iowa & Don Williams (Boone) Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

There are still a few anglers walking out on area lakes to find panfish starting to move shallow. Buffalo area, several anglers are still fishing in deeper water for crappies, while some are starting to fish in 10ft depths
Wilmar Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Walleyes in American Narrows can be found in 36 to 40 feet while at birch point depths range from 28-32 feet with just a jig and a minnow.
Rainy Lake MN Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

I had 6 guys leave this morning with limits of jumbo's 9"-12.5". They fished Ottertail point the beginning of the week and the meadows area Wednesday and Thursday. The ice is 2 and a half feet wherever I've gone this week with some deep ruts getting on the ice.
Leech Lake-Walker, Longville Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

The Winter has not released its grip on the Big Winnie area and ice anglers have continued to pursue perch around the lake. There is plenty of ice and there are reports of as much as 30-35 inches in palces.
Winnibigoshish Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Sugar Lake is producing Crappies in 6-8 ft of water on waxies and minnows. Nice 'Gills are hitting as well in the 9-11 ft ranges on the weed flats. Sight fishing is the way to go, beware of the muskies--they are on the prowl as well.
St. Cloud area Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Perch fishing on area lakes is steady. Perch in the 10-11 inch range are common. Deeper perch are biting the best on small spoons tipped with waxies or minnow heads. Depths range from 35-50 ft.
Ottertail Minnesota Minnesota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

The walleye bite is on the upswing again. Starting to get more females now in 15 -25 ft of water on the main lake points near spawning areas. Having better luck with shiners rather than live bait.
Lake of the Woods Fishing Reports - Minnesota & Canada Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Great weather this last weekend brought out lots of perch anglers. Reports all around the lake are pretty much the same. Lots of people not so many perch. There down there but seem to be very inactive. Everyone I talked to had a few jumbos but pretty slow.
Mille Lacs Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

What a weekend! With the warm temperatures the Ice Fishing Extravaganza went terrific. Record crowds hit Gull lake in search of a big fish. The lucky winner landed a 5 pound walleye and drove home in a brand new truck. It was a fun weekend for everyone. The fishing was a little slow during the first part of the week but really took off when the weather warmed up again. We had some awesome walleye fishing on Gull from Thursday through the weekend.
Brainerd Minnesota (Includes North Long, Whitefish Chain,Gull Lake Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Gunflint lake. Where do I start. The weather was stupendous for Opener, more then a laker nut could ask for. Light snow and light winds with temps that never dipped below 19 at night and highs in the mid to upper twenties. So there we were, Reefraker, Rick, Harvey Lee, and myself. We arrived at the Holly Laker Place that is Gunflint Trail on a lake with same name. On the drive up the trail we saw the scorched trees from the summers forest fire. Still standing, black in color on a backdrop of white that is deep in depth and winter. Still there were trees untouched by flames as though a border was penciled in. It was good to be there again.
BWCA and Ely Area Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

Ice fishing season is in full swing, and the fishing has been good. Not too many lakes are seeing vehicle traffic due to snow, but the warm weather has reduced the amount of snow so may be some cold weather will open some lakes up to driving. Panfishing has been very good with reports of big gills, and slabs falling victim.
Detroit Lakes and Pelican Rapids Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

As we feel the affect of a nasty cold front and easterlies for three days we look forward to soon warming temps and steady barometers. Anglers are coming in with mixed reports and mixed feelings about the infamous Upper Red Lake and all of her twisted ways. The anglers putting in pure fishing time are coming in very successful, card players and dice rollers are not doing so well.
Upper Red Lake Minnesota Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

The mild weathered November we have been experiencing has extended the fall bite, which still remains good. The river under went a very nice water level rise a couple weeks ago, but now the river is at the normal pool level of 675. The river may actually be a half foot higher, but for all intents and purposes, the river is where it normally is this time of year. The temperature sensor on my depth finder is reading 158 degrees, so that is broken, I do not have the exact reading, but I do know the water is much warmer that it usually is during mid November, but not 158. After the high waters abated the river is still stained, upon finishing the trip for the day and after pulling out the fish, I saw my livewell looked like it was filled with gallons of A & W root beer minus the fizz. The water is not carrying much sediment, so it is not dirty, just stained.
St Croix River Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

The Illinois River is starting to cool. We had a 5 degree drop in the water temps from last week at Starved Rock. Water is now 55 degrees. Waiting for that special temp somewhere betwen 50-53 degrees when the saugers start there feed for the winter.
Illinois Fishing Reports - Click here for details.

It’s the 3rd week in July and Winnie is still producing lots of nice stringers. It is getting harder to get the fish to bite out there on the humps but if you work it over and over with the right bait you will get bit. I have been using bigger leeches and crawlers that are in good shape, now is not the time to have crappy bait. The fish have a smorgasbord of food down there and you need to make them want yours. The humps and bars have been the most productive for me in the 20-24 ft of water.
Grand Rapids and Lake Winnibigoshish Fishing Reports - Click here for details. --->