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About Rich Lindgren
Hometown
Lakeville, MN
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Rich Lindgren's Favorite Lakes
Leech Lake
Cedar Lake
Ossawinnamakee Lake
Pickwick Lake
Cedar Lake
Island Lake Reservoir
Lake Minnewashta
Pokegama Lake
Guntersville Lake
Pool 4 Sloughs at Pepin
Lake Pepin
Little Jay Gould Lake
Lake Minnewaska
Buck Lake
Lake Volney
Circle Lake
Murphy Lake
Marion Lake
Crystal Lake
Kitchi Lake
Robinson Lake
Pool 2 Mississippi
Lake Fork
Lake Vermilion
Fish Lake
Jay Gould Lake
Orchard Lake
Roberds Lake
Lake Stella
McMahon Lake
Hunt Lake
Mille Lacs Lake
Lotus Lake
Cass Lake
Pool 5 Mississippi
Deer Lake
Rich Lindgren's Fishing Reports
Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationForage:
MinnowsTechnique:
Grass JigsSeason:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Matted GrassForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Frogs/ToadsSolid summer bite for numbers and size of nice largemouth on Hollowbody frogs and buzzbaits tipped with Hammer Craws around matted vegetation and duck weed in 1-3ft of water. Not a lot of it in this lake, but if...
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Reported by Rich Lindgren
on Sep 9, 2021
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Season:
SummerSpecies:
Smallmouth BassStructure:
PointsForage:
ShadTechnique:
Hard Topwater (Popping)In early August the river was fishing pretty wide open, you can find frog fish in the slop, largies & smalies on wingdams & sand drops. Also cut banks and wood cover were producing key fish as well. ...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Sep 6, 2021
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Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Smallmouth BassStructure:
Rock PileForage:
PerchTechnique:
Drop ShotsSmallies seemed scattered on breaks from 6-20'. Drop shots, tubes & neds were all productive. Light line, long casts and dragging slow seemed to be the deal if you couldn't see the fish on a live forward facing...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Jul 26, 2021
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Grass JigsPick your poison, fish deeper weed edges with Jig worms and drop shots, or get your nose up in the grass and flip around to find quality fish.
Reported by Rich Lindgren
on Jul 13, 2021Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
DocksForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Frogs/ToadsShallow docks & wood with grass around them, black & brown hollow body frogs were the main deal, but BassTEK jigs also scored some good fish. Presence of bluegills and un slimy grass seemed to help
Reported by Rich Lindgren
on Jul 6, 2021
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Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
Swim JigsCaught several largies & smallies targeting rock & grass areas with current with 1/4oz swim jigs & soft plastics plus some fish in heavy grass matts on frogs.
Reported by Rich Lindgren
on Jul 6, 2021
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Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Panfish / BluegillStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
BobbersTons of panfish, mostly gills and a few crappie fishing inside weedlines and clear spots in the vegetation. Slip bobber set to about 18" with small jigs and soft plastics & gulp maggots.
Reported by Rich Lindgren
on Jun 29, 2021
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Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
ReedsForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Buzz BaitsWith over cast conditions & slight breeze, pencil reeds produced many bites on dark colored buzzbaits and hollow body frogs. Fish that missed towpater usually could be converted by pitching a creature bait. Also slowing down and picking...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Jun 26, 2021Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LaydownsForage:
BluegillTechnique:
ChatterbaitsYou could find Bass from 1' to 10' on Big Stone in middle of June. Big blue gills were on beds all around. Lots of stringy spring grass all over the lake. There were some bass offshore...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Jun 22, 2021
Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)Caught some smaller bass on frogs shallow. Better fish came in 4-7' around grass. Grass did not look good, but the best of the worst held some small schools of decent fish.
Reported by Rich Lindgren
on Jun 15, 2021Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Matted GrassForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Frogs/ToadsFished a Weeknight tourney, fishing was super tough, limits were hard to come by, very fish came deep. We won tourney by fishing hollow body frogs over matted vegetation & emerging pads. Had to fish very slow &...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Jun 2, 2021
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Season:
SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)Spawn seems to be at tail end, bass seem to be scattered from 2-10', finding good grass is NOT slimy is a good key to finding better concentrations of fish. A few good bed fish can be found, but...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on May 30, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
Swim JigsHit the lake for an evening, spring weeds only grew out to about 4-5', caught 6-8 bass and 1 pike in about 4hrs. All fish came on a 1/4oz Blk Blue swim jig with matching trailers in 1-4' of...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on May 27, 2021
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Season:
SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Rip RapTechnique:
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)Both largemouth & smallmouth bass were spawning on rip rap banks with low or no current in pockets near main channel. Beds were not visible due to water clarity, but fishing slow in likely areas produced fish. 1/8oz...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on May 26, 2021
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Season:
SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Wacky RigsStarted the night trying big baits, glide baits & Swimbaits, caught one small Tiger Musky. Peaked up shallow late to see a large amount of bass in the shallows both cruising & on beds. Around weed clumps and...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on May 26, 2021
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Season:
Pre-SpawnSpecies:
Smallmouth BassStructure:
BouldersForage:
PerchTechnique:
Swim JigsAs of fishing opener weekend, water temps were in the mid to upper 50s in most of Vermilion with a few smaller bays peaking into low 60s. Water is about a foot low & water color is as clear...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on May 18, 2021
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Season:
Pre-SpawnSpecies:
Smallmouth BassStructure:
PointsForage:
ShadTechnique:
Jerk BaitsWater temps were around 48-49F this past weekend. Smallies were found staging around hard bottom points. Lipless crankbaits and jerkbaits were the best producers, wind helped the bite. Shad pattern jerkbaits w/ Chart bellies worked well &...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Apr 27, 2021
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Season:
Pre-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LaydownsForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Swim JigsEarly April, main river water temps around Wabasha were in low 50s. Up to mid 50s in some backwaters. Northern Pike and Largemouth bass willing to eat Spinnerbaits, Bladed Jigs & Swim jigs around shallow cover on channel...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Apr 13, 2021Season:
Pre-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Brush PilesForage:
ShadTechnique:
Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)Water temps mid 40s to around 50. Few fish on flat sided crankbaits, like the Frittside 5 or Flat 75X, but swimbaits ruled the day, whether is was Missile Shockwaves & small keitechs on A-rigs, or small 2.8" Keitechs...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Mar 12, 2021
Season:
Pre-SpawnSpecies:
CrappieStructure:
Brush PilesForage:
ShadTechnique:
Vertical Jigging Mid Depth (10'-19')Crappie are in the brushpiles or in the trees in the back of the creeks. Using 15lb braid to 1/8 to 1/4 ounce jigs tipped with white or chartreuse in color soft plastics. Depths vary with the night time...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Feb 4, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
DamsTechnique:
Umbrella RigsMid November, water temps were in low to mid 60s. Tail race bite was just starting to pick up. Lots of white bass, with a few a largemouth & smallmouth mixed in. A-rigs with light heads and...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Nov 20, 2020
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Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
SpinnerbaitsMid November brings a fall transition & the bass are starting to bite a bit. Smallmouth have been spotty and not quite firing at the tailrace, but should be soon. Water temps are still in low to mid...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Nov 15, 2020Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LaydownsTechnique:
Structure JigsWater temps upper 40s in late October. Found fish from 2ft to 10ft. Rocks, Docks, Laydowns. Had to fish 3/8oz & 1/2oz jigs super slow. Menace grub trailer seemed best.
Reported by Rich Lindgren
on Oct 22, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
DocksTechnique:
Structure JigsDocks produced numbers & a few quality bites. Flipping remaining grass was also very productive for middle of October. Almost 19lbs to win a 40 boat Fall Brawl tournament and 16lbs to cash last check for 5 fish....
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Oct 11, 2020Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Matted GrassTechnique:
Frogs/ToadsWater temps were still hovering between 58-60 & the fall bite has not really got hot yet on Leech. Deeper Reeds & Rice with other weeds mixed in seemed to the most consistent producing areas. Flipping bite was...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Sep 28, 2020
Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
ReedsTechnique:
Structure JigsDoesn't feel like the Fall Feedbag is quite in full swing on Leech, but hopefully that picks up soon as water is in the upper 50's as of this weekend. Fish seemed to be scattered & in a transition....
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Sep 21, 2020
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Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
DocksTechnique:
ChatterbaitsAs of 2nd week of Sept, largemouth are still in the summer transition and are not really made the big move to their fall patterns & have not quite strapped on the fall feedbag. There are some quality fish...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Sep 15, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Smallmouth BassStructure:
Rock PileTechnique:
Texas Rigs (Worming)This August, smallies seem to be shallower on average than past summers. Quality smallmouth were found from shallow reeds, docks and laydowns and out to isolated rocks and shoals out to deeper water. 8-14' for off shore rocks...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Aug 29, 2020Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')The largemouth population density is probably the highest in cross of all the lakes in the whitefish chain. Cover water and search for key areas along weedlines in 10-15' Jigs, jig worms, soft plastics all viable options....
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Aug 17, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)The numbers of fish were not plentiful, but when you got a bite from a largemouth they were normally very good quality. D-Bombs w/ 3/4oz weights on 4/0 hook was best produced for me, fished from 8 to 14"...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Aug 16, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
DocksTechnique:
Structure JigsSuper Fun Lake, fished a small fun tourney with 4 boats for 3 hours. Plenty of fish caught from weedlines with soft plastics, to frogging pads to skipping docks with jigs & speed craws.
Reported by Rich Lindgren
on Aug 14, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')Fish are in their summer patterns. Few sporadic fish around docks, but the best bite was in grass edges and clumps in 8-12" of water. Casting 3/8oz Jigs w/ Menace Grubs trailers in green pumpkin and sunfish based...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Aug 4, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
ReedsTechnique:
Frogs/ToadsThe bite on Leech this summer for largies continues to be up and down with the changing weather fronts. Cattails or flat reeds flipped with jigs and tx rigs were consistent producers. Reeds can produce quality fish, but...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Jul 26, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
ReedsTechnique:
Structure JigsTried one evening for smallies to no avail. Reeds with jigs, and fishing rice with frogs and heavy texas rigs produced fish in multiple bays. Black Blue and Green Pumpkin were the top producing colors. Finding minnows,...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Jul 20, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
DocksTechnique:
Structure JigsFished in the evening mid week for an hour while breaking in boat motor. Caught 5 small bass on 3/8oz BassTEK Tungten jigs around docks. Shallow grass looked dead and in bad shape.
Reported by Rich Lindgren
on Jul 15, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Smallmouth BassStructure:
BaitfishTechnique:
Hard Topwater (Prop)Most of the baitfish and shad in the river in early July are about 1". Found several places were smallies were schooling on these small bait fish. Downsizing swim jig trailers and topwaters seemed key to converting short...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Jul 8, 2020Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Matted GrassTechnique:
Frogs/ToadsLake has a lot of interesting deep rock and shallow cover options. Early July, morning Plopper bite around shallow grass. Once the sun was up, docks, grass & wood with Frogs and Jigs was the key. If...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Jul 8, 2020Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Smallmouth BassStructure:
BouldersTechnique:
Lipless CrankbaitsMix of Post Spawn and Mayfly hatch makes for difficult fishing conditions. Fishing west side of lake. Best producing baits were Ned Rigs & Football Jigs fished in 14-17ft. Rocks, larger boulders & transition areas with cleaner...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Jun 28, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Matted GrassTechnique:
Structure JigsSmall weedy green lake already in June. Caught a few nice fish, the curly pond weed was still hanging on and fishing seemed to be bit off. Jigs, frogs & chatterbait lures produced fish from 1-5'. Banks...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Jun 23, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
Grass JigsConsistent and solid grass flipping bite where you could find grass that was clean & not scummy w/ harder bottom. 3/4oz Jigs and Texas Rigs in 4-8' of water. Numbers & quality were solid, big fish were hard...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Jun 22, 2020Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Smallmouth BassStructure:
PointsTechnique:
Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')Interesting lake. We caught 7 smallies in 3.5hrs from 2 to 15ft. Shallow weeds and sand, to rock humps to docks. Caught fish on bone poppers, drop shots, wobble heads and swimming jigs. Fish were definitely scattered...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Jun 22, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)Mid June marks the Post Spawn period in lakes around the metro. Fish can be in a bit of a funk, but also can be ready to put the feedbag on to recover from the Spawn. While we...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Jun 14, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
Ned RigsEarly June was the very tail end of the spawn, just few straggling bed fish. Finesse was key. Smallies and Largies from 2-15ft depths. Finding cleaner grass clumps mixed with hard bottom seem to be where...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Jun 11, 2020Season:
SpawnSpecies:
Smallmouth BassStructure:
BouldersTechnique:
Texas Rigs (Worming)Large percentage if fish pulling up on beds. 3-8' of water on boulder to sand transitions. Water temps upper 50's to low 60s. Drop shots, Neko rigs and wacky 4" senkos best producers in natural colors.
Reported by Rich Lindgren
on Jun 1, 2020Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LaydownsTechnique:
Wacky RigsThis lake appears to warm up quick & is ahead of other lakes in the metro. Water temps 65F. Few males guarding fry, but most of the fish seemed to be Post Spawn. Target wood surrounded by...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on May 25, 2020Season:
Pre-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LilipadsTechnique:
Wacky RigsMid May - Water temps are in the right spot, but the main wave of bass have not made the push to the shallows to spawn. Two techniques produced a large number of fish. First slow rolling a...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on May 22, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
Pre-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LilipadsTechnique:
Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')2nd Weekend in May. Water teamps 58-60F. Some fish likely spawning, but water clarity does not facilitate sight fishing. Definitely a population of fish still staging to spawn as well. Green Pumpkin or Bluegill colored Chatterbaits...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on May 17, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
Pre-SpawnSpecies:
Smallmouth BassStructure:
Rip RapTechnique:
Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')Looks for natural & man made rocky shore line areas mixed with gravel. Cover water with squarebill crankbaits in Late April and Early May looking for staging smallies. Once you find them, slow down and drag green pumpkin...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on May 10, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
Pre-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LaydownsTechnique:
Structure JigsLate April Pre Spawn conditions, water temps low to mid 50s. Work the laydowns and cover on north bank of Moores Lake for largies action with Flipping jigs or soft plastic texas rigs. Focus on areas where deeper...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on May 10, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
Pre-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')Early May, water temps 54-57F, Partly Sunny & Cloudy mix. wind 5-10mph. Best fish located in weedy bays where bass are moving to spawn, but they are holding in 2-5ft in patch green weeds adjacent to hard bottom and pad...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on May 10, 2020Season:
Pre-SpawnSpecies:
Panfish / BluegillStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')Early spring conditions, typically April right after ice out. Look for crappies and panfish in shallow bays and canals. Target areas near shallow cattails, emerging grass and old lily pad roots. Target fish by either casting or power...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Apr 8, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')Once Summer hits on this lake, there are two predominant patterns for quality & quantity of bass bites. Finesse fishing on deep weed edges and bottom transition areas with jig worms, drop shots and neko rigs. Fish light...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Dec 31, 2019Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
ReedsTechnique:
Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')Cass Lake is a beautiful fishery that is full of fish, Walleye, Pike, Perch and much more. It has a moderate population of Largemouth bass, they may not be overly abundant, but their size is definitely better than average....
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Dec 28, 2019Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Smallmouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')Island Lake is a unique fishery. Smallmouth in this lake often behave more like largemouth bass here. There are very few Largemouth in this system, so your best bet is to target smallies. While you can catch...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Dec 28, 2019Season:
SummerSpecies:
Smallmouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
Hard Topwater (Prop)Search out shallow to mid range sand & gravel flats with sparse vegetation and presence of bait. Smallie wolf pack and ambush perch and other small bait in these areas. Topwater baits are the best way to cover...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Nov 21, 2019Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LaydownsTechnique:
Neko RigsWith water temps in the Mid 60's, the Majority of the Bass in Mid April have already spawned, but pockets with large laydowns and hard bottom area great place to target a mix of the last few straggling fish...
Read MoreReported by Rich Lindgren
on Nov 21, 2019Products Associated With This Report
Rich Lindgren's Lists
Marion has big bass, but they can be tough to catch, here some baits that will stack the odds in your favor.
Best producing baits from August tournament on Island lake for smallmouth bass
Top bait picks that will catch both Smallmouth & Largemouth Bass on Lake Minnewaska
Baits that get bit in the spawn / post spawn transition in on Guntersville in April
My go to baits for anytime smallies on Mille Lacs
Leech lake is know for its shallow heavy cover, here are the essential tools to catch these hard fighting monsters!
All the tools you need to pluck lunker largies from this Upper Mississippi connected lake