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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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  • Ray Valley

    Gold Ambassador

    5/8/22

    • Species

      Walleye

    • Season

      Spring (Post-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Vertical Jigging 10-19'

    • Structure

      River Channels

    • Water Temperature

      53°

    Relatively slow bite for the Wisconsin Opener (although the St. Croix opened up one week earlier). Water temperatures were 50-55 degrees and warming fast with the light switch of a cold La Nina spring and summer seeming to flip overnight. As such, the bite will likely change day by day, so what I say here now, will likely be different tomorrow. Still, although fishing was slow, we picked up a couple nice fish along a current seam in a channel just north of the I94 bridge in Hudson. Pink glitter 1/4 oz jig with a fathead minnow was the ticket.
  • Big Hitter

    Gold Ambassador

    5/9/25

    • Species

      Walleye

    • Season

      Spring (Spawn)

    • Technique

      Trolling 10-19'

    • Structure

      Boulders

    • Forage

      Perch

    • Water Temperature

      65°

    We trolled for walleyes without any results, although I lost a nice one at the boat. We caught some nice smallmouth bass, though.
  • Ray Valley

    Gold Ambassador

    5/9/21

    • Species

      Walleye

    • Season

      Spring (Post-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Trolling 10-19'

    • Structure

      Ledges

    Walleye fishing has been a bit slow in the area between the Stillwater lift bridge and Hudson Bridge the first two weeks of the season. Still, some keeper sized Walleye have been hitting in 12-15 fow along dropoffs on 2 3/4 Flicker Shad crank baits on long line trolling rods with a thin braid (15 lb). Trolling has been outfishing any other live bait technique.
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