Grand Rapids area
Ben's Bait reports anglers are catching walleyes on Winnie, Sand and Bowstring lakes in 6 to 15 feet using fathead minnows and silver shiners with 1/8- to 1/16-ounce blue or green jigs. The harbor area on Pokegama and the north side of Bowstring also has been producing crappies.
Mille Lacs Lake
Walleye fishing has picked up, according to Johnson's Portside. Best bet during the day is around rocks in 12 to 16 feet using shiner or fathead minnows or leeches.
Nisswa-Brainerd area
S&W Bait reports excellent crappie fishing in the shallows in Gull and the shores of Pelican using crappie minnows, Flu Flu jigs and puddle jumpers. Some walleyes at Grassy Point in Gull using spottails, shiners or rainbows in about 15 feet.
Chisago City area
Frankie's Bait reports anglers are catching walleyes after 5 p.m. in 6 to 12 feet on the sand and gravel at the south end of Chisago Lake and during the day at the north end of North Center Lake in 8 to 16 feet using large leeches and fathead minnows.
