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Lake Saint Croix

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Species

Walleye

Season

Spring (Current)
78 Fishing Reports
193 Followers

Lake Saint Croix Overview

SLOWWind (mph)FAST
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Top Techniques Reported for Walleye + Spring

Trolling Mid Depth (10-19')Vertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')Live Bait RigsDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)Finesse Hair JigsMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')Ned Rigs
  1. Trolling Mid Depth (10-19')
    4
  2. Vertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')
    3
  3. Live Bait Rigs
    2
  4. Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)
    1
  5. Finesse Hair Jigs
    1
Total Fishing Reports
78
Top Species Reported for Spring
  1. Walleye13 Reports
  2. Smallmouth Bass7 Reports
  3. White Bass3 Reports

Fishing Reports

78 Reports on Lake Saint Croix

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  • mnoutlaw_fishing

    Gold Ambassador

    5/17/25

    • Species

      Smallmouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Spawn)

    • Technique

      Finesse Jigs

    • Structure

      Boulders

    • Forage

      Minnows

    Casting and dragging rock few by catch of sheep head using some custom jigs when you get stuck pop once or twice
  • Big Hitter

    Gold Ambassador

    5/12/25

    • Species

      Smallmouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Spawn)

    • Technique

      Wacky Rigs

    • Structure

      Rock Pile

    • Forage

      Minnows

    • Water Temperature

      62°

    We found the smallies cruising the rocks against the shoreline. Wacky rigged Senkos worked well.
  • Ray Valley

    Gold Ambassador

    5/20/23

    • Species

      Walleye

    • Season

      Spring (Post-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Trolling 10-19'

    • Structure

      Ledges

    • Water Temperature

      66°

    Fish are everywhere in current and ledges on the Croix as seen on the ekectronics, but the frustrating thing is you don't know what they are. A drop shot with chunk of crawler or minnow however is always good at enticing multiple species to bite. In this case, drum were everywhere and guess what, they look and behave just like walleye on the electronics. To top it off, walleye and drum freely mix in the same habitats and you'll catch 5-6 drum for every walleye. Still, trolling with lead core and flicker shad crank baits at 20ft depth was the best tactic to get a better ratio of walleye to drum. We caught a handful of walleye and sauger but they were almost all less than 15 inches. Trolling success should only get better during the next months as walleye move into late spring/summer pattern
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