Where are the fish biting?

Dennis Gallaher of Eden Prairie had a great weekend of fishing in Cook County recently. He caught this massive 40-inch muskellunge. The muskellunge, or “muskie” is a relatively uncommon freshwater fish in Cook County. The muskellunge is the largest member of the pike family, Esocidae. He also caught a 35-inch muskie. Gallaher did not disclose the location of his lucky lake.

Buck’s Hardware Hank’s fish report, courtesy of Jon:

With the late spring we’ve been having, I keep wondering when the walleyes are gonna go for more depth. I’m still hearing that they’re coming in shallow in the evening. Once again we’re talking 4 to 10 feet deep. Minnows are still going strong but at the store we’re selling more and more leeches. Northern Light, Two Island, Devil Track, and Elbow are doing fine. Also, I heard that Poplar and Birch were doing well. Smallies in 12 to 18 feet of water in Hungry Jack, Devil Track, and Northern Light are biting on crawlers and cranks. Troll a Rapala or two and you should do all right –probably pick up a walleye on the way. Lakers in Greenwood, Sag and Seagull are suspended in 40 feet or so. Trolling spoons was also successful.