It’s June and the fish are biting in this area
News | Published on June 10, 2024 at 2:30pm CDT
Anglers continued to do well across the state as the calendar flipped to June, according to a recent report in Outdoor News.
There seems to be something happening everywhere, with solid walleye, panfish, bass, and pike reports from most areas this week. There were even a few decent muskie reports from last weekend’s opener.
Walleyes continue to hit minnows, although leeches, nightcrawlers, and crankbaits have started to produce more fish as well. There are still some really consistent shallow-water walleye bites, especially early and late each day.
Other reports indicate that walleyes have started to move slightly deeper and relate to main-lake structure or emerging weedlines. Bluegill action remains strong, mostly around docks or shorelines as they wrap up their spawn, while crappies in most areas have now headed to the weeds as well.
In the Starbuck-Glenwood area
Walleyes are being taken on Lake Minnewaska with a jig and minnow or live-bait rig with a leech or crawler. Hit 15 feet with some cloud and wind or 18 to 24 feet when it’s calm and bright. Sunfish are being found in shallow water, while the majority of crappies have now moved onto mid-depth weeds throughout Minnewaska.
Report from Last Cast Bait And Tackle in Starbuck (320) 239-2239.)
Anglers will find sunfish along the shorelines and crappies on the weedlines throughout Lake Ida, Lake Geneva, Lake Le Homme Dieu, Lake Miltona, Lake Mary, and Reno Lake. Walleyes are being taken with a slip bobber and leech in 8 to 12 feet at Miltona and Reno. Bass are being found in the weeds, both shallow and deep, on most lakes. Swimbaits are producing a few muskies in 8 to 12 feet on Miltona.
Brassy shiners, spottail shiners, and leeches are producing walleyes on Big Sauk Lake in 12 to 18 feet and Lake Osakis in 18 to 22 feet. Float a sucker minnow or shiner under a bobber for pike along the weedlines on Little Birch Lake, Big Sauk, Long Bridge Lake, and Osakis. Sunfish are now set up along the shorelines throughout the area, and most lakes are producing crappies shallow or along 8- to 10-foot weedlines.
