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Detroit Lakes Fishing Report (1/30/25)

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Ice Conditions and Public Accesses

Thanks for checking out the Detroit Lakes Fishing report!  Here’s the scoop.  Ice thickness varies from 18”-20” on Cormorant area lakes to 24”-26” on Detroit Lake.  The warm weather has helped to melt some of the biggest and hardest drifts on Detroit, which makes travel easier and safer on the lake. The accesses on Little Detroit were in rough shape but they have been cleared recently. If I had to say which is better, I'd give the edge to the access by J & K/Hub 41.


Fishing Report

The fishing has been very good this past week, especially the northern pike bite on Detroit.  Our houses on Little Detroit, “the home of the hammer handle” produced 3 pike over 35”.  It was very uncharacteristic…and awesome, to say the least!  Crappies are biting on pink and chartreuse jigs, spoons, and rippin’ raps.  Similar to walleyes, they are feeding before sunup, and again around 5:30 pm until… Combat light crappie bites with noodle rods to increase hookups.  Crappies are in the weeds, near rock piles and other structure and over deep holes, walleyes are still at inside turns with sharp breaks.  Go get ‘em!


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