| Minnesota is known for its outstanding walleye | | | | lots of walleye with tons of scenery to give you |
| fisheries. There are thousands of lakes in this | | | | the ultimate outdoor experience. Crankbaits that |
| state and the one thing that remains constant | | | | resemble perch do very well on Rainy Lake. This |
| throughout most of them is that the lakes have | | | | lake is also very popular for houseboating in the |
| walleye swimming in them. There are plenty of | | | | summer time. |
| other species to target in Minnesota, but no other | | | | Leech Lake is a very popular lake for fishing |
| fish gets targeted more in the state. Walleye are | | | | vacations. The lake is a big lake and it may take |
| easy to fillet and they taste great which makes | | | | some time to learn, but it will definitely reward |
| them a favorite of many anglers. | | | | you when you find the hot spots. There are |
| There are so many lakes in the state that have | | | | plenty of weed lines to go along with some flats, |
| walleye, but this article will focus on the bigger | | | | and deep water humps that will hold walleye. It is |
| lakes that are some of the best vacation spots | | | | very common to catch big perch and northern |
| for anglers. Some of the lakes that are targeted | | | | pike in the same spots that you will be catching |
| for walleye are Mille Lacs Lake, Cass Lake, Lake | | | | your walleye on this lake. |
| Winnibigoshish, Leech Lake, Upper Red Lake, Lake | | | | Lake Winnibigoshish, also called Lake Winnie, is an |
| of the Woods, Lake Vermilion and Rainy Lake. | | | | excellent walleye lake. This is another big lake, but |
| Mille Lacs lake is a huge lake with 132,000 acres | | | | there are plenty of walleye and a very good |
| of water to fish. The lake has a maximum depth | | | | northern pike fishery. Many anglers like to go out |
| of 40 feet, but there are plenty of shallow mud | | | | and catch their walleye for dinner and then fish |
| flats that on the north end of the lake that hold | | | | for northern pike for action. There are a lot of |
| lots of walleye. There are tons of walleye in the 2 | | | | pike in the 20 to 29 inch range with 30 to 35 inch |
| to 3 pound range, which are perfect size for | | | | fish being common. |
| eating. Once you find the walleye, you should be | | | | The other lakes that were mentioned above are |
| able to fill up the livewell with keeper fish. | | | | also very good places to plan a walleye fishing trip |
| Rainy Lake is located in the northern part of | | | | to. You can find more information on all of these |
| Minnesota and there are plenty of walleye to | | | | lakes to go along with lodging, fishing guides and |
| catch in this lake. Rainy Lake is a common lake | | | | more on our Minnesota fishing page. |
| that is featured on television shows. There are | | | | |