Northland fishing guides offer opening-day advice
Some of the area s best guides weigh in on where and how to fish on Minnesota s May 15 walleye opener. 5:00 am, May 8, 2021 ×
Justin Wiese, of Wheezy Outdoors Guide Service based in Remer, with a big walleye caught on the Rainy River. He and his wife, AliceKae, are among our group of guides offering opening day advice for anglers. (Contributed photo)
Advice is cheap, and in this case it s free. But if you are a Minnesota walleye angler, this may be the best free advice you’ve ever received.
The News Tribune asked 10 northern Minnesota fishing guides to offer a tip or two for anglers heading out on the May 15 Minnesota fishing opener.
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Lakefront perch and fishable ice moving closer to the Chicago area lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
Mike Norris sent the photo at the top from fishing the Green Lake area in Wisconsin last week. He texted:
They bite best on the heavy overcast days.
LAKEFRONT PERCH
Perch still good for boat fisherman fishing 105st area and farther xl fatheads best
As Sleziak noted, the center of the action remains the Calumet system and the South Side slips. Security varies in its dealings with shore anglers on the private property areas around the South Side slips, but in general be prepared to not be allowed to fish the private property areas. The small piece of Steelworkers Park at the eastern end of 87th is public land.