ALEXANDRIA AREA
Crappies are being found scattered in six to 12 feet of water. It really depends on the weather, but if it's warm you'll still find active fish in shallow water. Look to Lake Carlos, Lake Geneva, Lake Darling and Lake Le Homme Dieu for the area's biggest crappies. A few sunfish have been showing up in the shallows of these lakes during the past few days.
ANNANDALE AREA
The bigger crappies have set up in slightly deeper water, eight to 12 feet, and in areas with some emerging weeds on most lakes. Tube jigs or a jig and minnow have worked best on Clearwater Lake, Cedar Lake, Sugar Lake, Lake Sylvia and Pleasant Lake. Sugar Lake, Cedar and Clearwater are kicking out small sunfish in six to eight feet of water.
BATTLE LAKE
Look to the shallow bays and reeds in three to six feet of water for crappies on Elbow Lake and Walker Lake. Lakes such as Deer, Stalker, Mollie Stark and Annie Battle are producing sunfish in shallow water.
BRAINERD/NISSWA AREA
The bays, channels, and docks of North Long Lake, Gull Lake and Green Lake are producing crappies in five to seven feet of water. Small jigs tipped with waxworms or leeches have been the ticket for sunfish in less than eight feet of water on Nisswa Lake, Lake Hubert and Lake Margaret.
CROSBY AREA
Sunfish and crappies are hitting at a good pace in shallow water. Small jigs tipped with minnows or waxworms have worked best in three to seven feet of water. Look to Serpent Lake, Milford Lake, Black Hoof Lake, Rabbit Lake, Lake Adney and Mahnomen Lake for the area's biggest fish.
DETROIT LAKES
Find some reeds in five to eight feet of water and you should find bluegills and crappies. Lakes such as Little Cormorant, Big Cormorant, Pelican, Prairie, Crystal, Toad and Detroit are worth noting. Jigs tipped with waxworms or minnows are working best.
EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA
Crappies are hitting minnows on Fremont Lake and Blue Lake in less than six feet of water. The Mississippi River is producing numbers of catfish on nightcrawlers. Sunfish have been scattered in shallow and deeper water depending on the weather.
FAIRMONT AREA
The power plant area of George Lake is producing crappies during the afternoon and evening hours. The channel between Amber Lake and Hall Lake is a safe bet for crappies and bullheads.
GRAND RAPIDS AREA
The harbor and bays on Lake Pokegama are providing consistent crappie action. Look to the backwaters of the Mississippi River for bluegills and crappies in shallow water. There's an evening crappie bite in Cow Bay on Bowstring Lake in four to six feet of water. The bays on Spider Lake have produced numbers of crappies as well.
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