Below is the extended edition of the Detroit Lakes Fishing Report, with more tips and insights than you will find anywhere else online. Thanks for reading! The bite remains strong on lakes in the 412, thanks to consistent weather. Walleyes are staging at a range of depths, and remember they can be anywhere. Anglers often focus deep this time of year, but schools can be shallow. Every lake is different. (A quick FYI, this report is focused on walleye and forward facing sonar

Welcome to the Extended Edition of this week's Detroit Lakes fishing report — this version has the depths, presentations, and other tips you won't find anywhere else. Let's start with the walleye, because the daytime bite has been a genuine treat this week — better than usual, though morning and evening are still your best windows. They're biting on leeches and small sucker minnows, and here's the kicker: even dead minnows have been working. So if your bait quits on you, don'

Welcome to the Extended Edition of this week's Detroit Lakes fishing report — this version contains the depths, presentations, and other tips you won't find anywhere else. Bass fishing has been phenomenal this week, especially along the weedlines. They're stacked up in 8'-10' of water right in the weeds, and don't overlook the shallow structure either — any shaded structure, docks and lily pads especially, is holding fish too. Bigger plastics have been the move, 5"-7" in leng

Happy Fourth, anglers — this is the extended edition of this week's report, where the extra detail and tactics live. Leeches are the story this week, and the walleye bite is rolling because of it. You'll find fish out as deep as 26', but don't sleep on the weeds — there are still big females tucked up in there. The single best move right now is a medium leech. Run it on a jig, a dropshot, or under a slip bobber and they'll eat it. Slip bobber fishing can look like sit-back-an

You are reading the extended edition of the Detroit Lakes fishing report, for here and only here. Enjoy the deep dive into what's working right now on area lakes! The bite is shifting, and it's shifting in your favor. A couple weeks ago we were talking metallic jigs for walleye—now the leech bite has taken over, and it's a hot one. Warmer water has the 'eyes keyed in on leeches, so make a stop at the bait shop before you launch. My go-to right now is dead simple: a slip bobb