Crane Lake
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Species
WalleyeSeason
Crane Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Walleye + Winter
0 reports for Winter
Other Species Reported for Crane Lake
Walleye3 Reports
Smallmouth Bass2 Reports
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Humps
Forage
Minnows
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
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!
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Mid - June is a great time to pull spinners along the wind blown shorelines, troll at .75 - 1.25 mph. get out away from the boat start with a 1/8 oz sinker. use your electronics to locate the fish, they are normally in 5' - 15' of water. Use a crawler or cut the back hook off and use a leach or minnow. The fish are normally feeding on minnows or bugs. when you feel the fish hit wait a second or two and set the hook, it will give them a chance to suck the bait into there mouth. I like to use a braid as my mainline but mono works just as good. Good Luck!
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