The 10 best Minnesota lakes to hook a walleye in June

moncler outlet June is walleye month, and Minnesota is the walleye state. If you intend to catch these fish this summer, best to be on the water soon. And while 1,700 lakes and 100 rivers in Minnesota harbor the state most sought after fish, 10 huge bodies of moncler outlet water account for a whopping 40 percent of anglers annual catch. And most of these lakes are big: Lake of the Woods, for instance, amasses 950,400 acres, 307,010 in Minnesota. moncler mens jackets Even Cass Lake, the smallest of the 10, is 30,000 acres when adjoining waters are included. Following is a lake by lake breakdown detailing how walleyes are being caught now on Minnesota best waters. Upshot: The fishing, as always, is great. The catching as is customary in June is, too. Time to be on the water. moncler outlet

moncler outlet sale Mille Lacs: Though governed this summer by a 100 percent walleye release mandate, this hot spot two hours north of the Twin Cities is offering anglers plenty of fish. catching walleyes 13 inches to 28 inches, Tony said. As mid June approaches, walleyes will continue to move from shoreline rocks, breaks and other structure to deeper water, gathering on and along the lake flats. Leeches and nightcrawlers are good choices, Tony advises, on sliding sinker rigs, trolled or drifted under 1 mph. Wind is key it tends to stack the lake walleyes on the edges of flats or other structure. moncler outlet sale

moncler outlet online Leech: Leech anglers are finding walleyes throughout the lake. Check Submarine Island, Annex and Pelican reefs, among others, he recommends. Walleyes are still being found in fairly shallow water, 8 to 14 feet, and are being taken on red tail chubs and leeches, with some on nightcrawlers, said guide Steve Fellegy (651 270 3383), who soon will switch to lead core line trolling 5 Shad Raps. like the smaller cheap moncler outlet baits with lead core to get them down, rather than using the bigger baits. Walleyes seem to like the monlcer down jackets smaller ones, Fellegy said. are being caught 12 to 25 feet down, he said. Most anglers jig with minnows. many guests this week pulled Lindy Rigs, Kyle said. one last week caught a 31 incher on a rig and Smallmouth bass are being taken on or near the top, and northern pike are being caught cheap moncler jackets casting in bays. boat caught 36 northerns, another 29, Kyle said. even caught five walleyes casting and, by accident, a few muskies. (Lake of the Woods muskies season opens June 18.) moncler outlet online

moncler outlet store Upper Red: One of the state true hot spots, this lake moves to four keeper walleyes on Wednesday, up from three. One can be longer than 17 inches. The larger bag reflects the lake healthy fishery and is made possible, in part, because angling pressure falls off for the summer beginning in mid to late June. on Upper Red has been off the charts, guide Tom Neustrom said. had 30 to 40 fish days there this summer. Walleyes have been caught shallow in recent days, some in 7 feet moncler sale or less. moncler outlet store found that any structure with rock and sand has fish on it, Tom said. moncler outlet sale Day weekend was gangbusters. moncler outlet store

cheap moncler jackets sale Winnibigoshish: Walleye action on this 58,000 acre lake has been very good this early summer, Cheap Moncler Jackets with jigs and minnows still producing in shallow water. cloudy days, we still taking fish in 6 feet of water, Craig said. clearer days it been 10 to 14 feet. It mainly still a shoreline bite. On and around Winnie as elsewhere in the state shiner minnows are tough to find. fatheads are working just as well, Craig said. Early mornings and evenings are producing best for walleyes, with the best action near windward shores. cheap moncler jackets sale

moncler outlet jackets Rainy: Anglers who trek to this border lake usually are rewarded, not just with walleyes but with smallmouth bass. It the lake smallies, in fact, that each summer attract convoys of anglers to Rainy from distant states. jigs pitched to shore with minnows are taking fish. We also drag jigs and minnows on the bottom, which has been good. Friday, some of Billy clients cast fly rods and poppers for smallies, taking the feisty fish on the surface. walleyes are moving to the midlake reefs, and most fish will be on those reefs and humps within seven days or so, Mike said. For now, windblown shorelines are yielding fish. Minnows work, but the switch is on to leeches and nightcrawlers, Mike said, with leaders 5 to 6 feet long the way to go. Big Bay has been producing fish, as has moncler outlet online Frazer Bay. Here also buy moncler jackets mornings, evenings and cloudy days benefit anglers. And Texas rigged plastics are taking smallmouth and largemouth bass. moncler outlet jackets

cheap moncler Pepin: Representing the southern part of the state in Minnesota Big 10 walleye lineup, Lake Pepin essentially a wide and long spot in the Mississippi River yields a lot of summer walleyes. Mayflies will hatch soon, prompting walleyes and the baitfish they chase to rise in the water column. we run planer boards with Shad Raps and Flicker Shads, while also trolling baits with lead core line, Jarrad said. is perfect for lead core trolling. It a sandy bottom without much structure or snags. But unsettled weather in recent days has slowed fishing. fish are scattered and in various depths, from 7 to 30 feet, Krueger said. and minnows have been best; we just now switching to leeches. The bigger fish are in the shallows. Guide Travis Carlson (218 875 2811) reports that in addition to walleyes, Kabetogama is offering top notch northern pike (some exceeding 40 inches) action and smallmouth bass fishing. smallies are a pretty well kept secret here. Some are bigger than 20 inches. Saugers and jumbo perch round out finned attractions, Travis said. cheap moncler

moncler jackets outlet Cass: Walleyes are being found here 14 to 20 feet down, with action better near the shallower end cheap moncler sale of that range, with the best action in early morning and evening. mostly we using cheap moncler leeches and he said. Though perhaps not as popular among some anglers as Leech and Mille Lacs, Cass Lake has comparable, or better, walleye cheap moncler coats fishing, Clark said. walleye fishing, according to DNR surveys, is above the state average and above the Cass Lake historical average, he said. Nighttime anglers are dragging Shad Raps, Reef https://www.thebeastmark.com Runners and other baits in 6 to 8 feet of water moncler jackets outlet.