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Lake Saint Croix

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Species

Walleye

Season

Fall (Current)
76 Fishing Reports
186 Followers

Lake Saint Croix Overview

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

Vertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')Live Bait RigsTrolling Deep (20'+)Vertical Jigging Deep (20'+)Vertical Jigging Shallow (0-9')
  1. Vertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')
    2
  2. Live Bait Rigs
    1
  3. Trolling Deep (20'+)
    1
  4. Vertical Jigging Deep (20'+)
    1
  5. Vertical Jigging Shallow (0-9')
    1
Total Fishing Reports
76
Top Species Reported for Fall
  1. Smallmouth Bass6 Reports
  2. Walleye6 Reports
  3. Sturgeon6 Reports
  4. White Bass1 Report

Fishing Reports

76 Reports on Lake Saint Croix

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  • Ray Valley

    Gold Ambassador

    9/17/22

    • Species

      Sturgeon

    • Season

      Fall

    • Technique

      Live Bait Rigs

    • Structure

      Open Water/Basin

    • Forage

      Shad

    From here until ice up, the Sturgeon bite on the Croix will heat up. If you are new to the sport, check out this blog - https://www.omniafishing.com/a/sturgeon-fishing-st-croix. Sturgeon action has been steady the last couple of weeks with most fish being caught on shad (get your DNR invasive species training and tagged cast net). The shad are small this year, so bait up 3 or 4 on a VMC 7/0 circle hook and chuck it out there with 65-80 lb braid and a 3-4 oz sinker. Keep the line taught and wait for the tip to dance. Reel down and load up the tip of the rod and hold on! Target depths of 20-35 feet in open channel areas. Ignore other boats because believe me, the spot they are on is no better than another one much farther away. Find solitude and stay as far away from the big yachts as possible. Tight lines!
  • Big Hitter

    Gold Ambassador

    9/12/24

    • Species

      Smallmouth Bass

    • Season

      Summer

    • Technique

      Wacky Rigs

    • Structure

      Points

    • Forage

      Minnows

    • Water Temperature

      70°

    I caught a 20 1/2 inch smallmouth and 6 others fishing wacky rigged Senkos off points. My buddy caught 10 using the same technique.
  • Big Hitter

    Gold Ambassador

    9/26/24

    • Species

      Smallmouth Bass

    • Season

      Fall

    • Technique

      Wacky Rigs

    • Structure

      Ledges

    • Forage

      Minnows

    • Water Temperature

      70°

    My buddy and I have had a lot of success this year fishing for smallmouth bass with wacky rigged 5-inch pumpkin and black flake Senkos. The smallies really like that color.
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