...in 8-12 feet of water, for crappies, Use jig and minnow combinations. White or yellow jigs have worked best. Try Grays Bay, Tanager Lake or Maxwell Bay. For opening day walleyes, try Browns, Smith or Spring Park bays in 15-18 feet of water...

...well. The walleye bite on Buffalo Lake has slowed but you'll still hit a few fish in 14 feet of water. Hit Buffalo and Maple lakes for northern pike. On Lake Minnetonka, Phelps Bay and Grays Bay are producing panfish in 13 feet of water.

...Lake Independence are catching walleyes in 18 feet with shiner minnows. Look for northern pike at the Arcola Bridge, Grays Bay, and Carsons Bay on Minnetonka over 14 feet. The Black Lake, North Arm, and Spring Park areas are producing sunfish...

...Browns Bay in 16 to 35 feet. Crappies are being found suspended in Phelps Bay over 17 feet and sunfish are hitting in Grays Bay, Black Lake, and the North Arm of Minnetonka. Tip-ups and sucker minnows are triggering northern pike in the Arcola...

...Northern pike action is spotty, but look to the weedlines or tops of weed flats to be holding fish. Crystal Bay and Grays Bay are your best options for panfish in 17 feet of water. WILLMAR AREA Sporadic panfish action is being reported in 8 to...

...Lake Minnetonka area The walleye bite has slowed on Lake Minnetonka, but northern pike remain active in Carson Bay and Grays Bay in 7 to 10 feet. Phelps Bay, Black Lake, and the North Arm are producing sunfish in 10 to 12 feet. Lake Independence...

...low-light periods on the 15- to 18-foot weedlines or in 30 feet or more in Brown's and Wayzata bays of Lake Minnetonka. Grays Bay on Minnetonka and the west side of Medicine Lake are kicking out pike in seven to 15 feet. Small panfish are an easy...