Battle Lake area: Walleyes are taking nightcrawlers and leeches at 10-20 feet on Otter Tail Lake and at 20-30 feet on West Battle Lake, while suspended panfish are in the weeds at 15 feet on Silver Lake, Clitherall Lake, Fiske Lake and West Battle. Northern pike action has been good along the weedlines of most area lakes.

Grand Marais area: Walleyes are taking leeches at 12-18 feet on Poplar Lake and on the rocks at 10-15 feet on Two Island Lake and are hitting crankbaits and leeches at 8-10 feet on Devil Track Lake. Lake trout are being taken on ciscoes and spoons at 35 feet on Clearwater Lake and at 45 feet on Loon Lake. Brook trout are going after nightcrawlers at 10 feet on Carrot Lake and at 6-8 feet on Shoe Lake.

Lake of the Woods: Fishing has slowed on the big border lake after a large mayfly hatch, but patient anglers still are catching fish. Walleyes are being caught by jigging frozen shiner minnows at 26-28 feet. The south shore of the lake is difficult to fish, as rain-swollen rivers and creeks have made the lake waters too murky for a good bite.

Lake Winnibigoshish: Anglers are catching walleyes by using spinner rigs and leeches or crankbaits in 14-17 feet of water on Sugar Bar, on top of the humps in the main lake, and from Bena Bar to the mud hole. Some fish are being caught in 6-10 feet on the shoreline breaks and points during the evening. Perch are at Snaghole Bar at 16-20 feet or in Bena Bay at 12-16 feet.

Park Rapids area: Walleye anglers are having good luck using a live-bait rig with a leech or shiner around weedlines at 18-22 feet. Northerns are being caught with a bucktail or spinnerbait around structure at 6-12 feet, and bass have moved deeper. Panfish are hanging at 10-16 feet around lily pads and deeper docks.

Lake Minnetonka: Anglers are using crankbaits and leeches to catch walleyes on the weedlines of Harrison Bay and the West Arm on Lake Minnetonka as well as in Lake Independence in 10-15 feet of water. Bass are taking topwater baits in the mornings and evenings on most area lakes. Sunfish remain shallow, and crappies are hovering over deep weeds.