Crane Lake

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Aug 2, 2026

Species

Walleye

Season

Summer (Current)

6 Fishing Reports

33 Followers

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Fishing Reports

6 Reports on Crane Lake

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Ray Valley
Gold Ambassador
7/23/26
- Species
  Walleye
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Vertical Jigging 0-9'
- Structure
  Submerged Vegetation
- Water Temperature
  75°
Fish weren't biting on the midwater reefs or sand so I decided to go shallow. Found walleye in weed beds, particularly right on the edges of cabbage beds. They seemed to like the crawlers threaded onto a 1/4 oz tungsten jig and would pick it up off bottom after pulling free from the vegetation. Had to sift through bait robbing little perch though which was a pain and cost a lot of crawlers and jigs because I found myself waiting too long to set the hook because I didn't know if it was one of those little robbers or a legitimate fish. If it was legitimate and I waited too long, the walleye or pike swallowed it and I broke the line off or gut hooked the fish.
Brandon Gesch
Gold Ambassador
9/6/24
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Fall
- Technique
  Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
- Structure
  Rock Pile
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  68°
This was a multi species trip so we caught a fair amount of walleye, crappie, pike, and smallmouth bass. I enjoy keying into the smallmouth. Outside of live bait rigs, the keitech swimbait on a 1/4oz jig head did very well for smallmouth. Relatively slow retrieve with a series of twitches and pops off the rod. Beautiful area to get away and fish!
Kail’s Fishing Reports
Gold Ambassador
9/30/21
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Fall
- Technique
  Vertical Jigging 20'+
- Structure
  Humps
- Forage
  Minnows
Use your Electronics to locate mid lake rock pile humps with fish on them. Vertical Jig the Rapala Jigging Rap on and around the hump. Use a short snapping jig stroke. I like to use a snap swivel at the bait and tie a 5 foot piece of mono to the fireline but you can use a small swivel to connect the line also. Check the last few feet of line often for nicks in your line an knots. Good Luck!