ANNANDALE - B.J.'s Bait & Tackle, Bill, west side of Clearwater Lake, between the two public accesses (320-274-3730) The crappie tourney last week was tough, but a 2.2 pounder managed to come in and take first. Most are reporting sunnies and crappies along the emerging weedlines, using a flu-flu and minnow. Looking ahead to the opener, it should be good as long as the weather holds.
ANOKA – Action's Fishing, Jack, 809 West Hwy 10 (763-422-4890) There is a good crappie bite going on right now, best I've seen in 10 years. We have shiners, leeches, and crawlers. And we should have redtails for the opener. The Mississippi looks good for walleyes this weekend north of Anoka. We are ready to go for the opener.
BATTLE LAKE – Ben's Bait & Tackle, Josie, Junction of Hwy 78 and 210 (218-864-5596) The crappies continue to bite well on Clitheral, Elbow, Molly Stark, Blanch and West Battle Lakes. Most are coming from 4-6 feet of water. Everything looks good for this weekend. We are getting our docks put back in after the high winds last weekend. We should be good to go there. We'll be fully stocked up on bait. The water seems to be a little warmer then the past years.
BEMIDJI – Bluewater Bait & Sports, Mark Cook, 1 mile north of the Hwy 2 & 71 Intersection (218-444-2248) The crappies are going good on area lakes. We had a very successful crappie contest with the winning stringer weighing in at 15 pounds for 10 fish. The winners wouldn't reveal their spots though, but they are out there. The suckers are still running in the streams. We are geared up for the opener and we'll have everything for your open water fishing needs.
BLACKDUCK - Timberline Sport & Tackle, Carl Adams, Junction of Hwy 71 and Blackduck Lake Rd (218-835-4636) There have been a lot of crappies caught on Upper Red Lake last weekend the walleyes are ready to go too. The crappies on other area lakes are biting well too. It looks like it's going to be a great opener.
BRAINERD – www.sandwbait.com & www.walleyedan.com - S&W Bait and Tackle - Home of Walleye Dan's Guide Service, 7 1/2 miles North of Brainerd on the East side of Hwy 371 (218-829-7010) The countdown is on. I am chomping at the bit to hook into that first open water walleye of the 2007 season. Our group of fishing guides will be out in force and most of us will be on the Gull Lake Chain. We have a group that has booked us for the past number of openers and it is a fun time. Things are shaping up and it looks like we will have a very busy season on the water for all of our guides and then some. Our guide service will be in and out of S&W Bait all week long, so make sure to stop us and ask questions if you have any. Make sure you look through our new website at www.walleyedan.com
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