Fishing Report

Find out where fish are biting and bait to use in the area fishing report each week. Get Hooked in Detroit Lakes will give you an inside look from fishing guides on which area lakes are best bets for the fish you’re out to catch and the bonus experiences of being out on the water.

This is the area fishing report for Wednesday, September 23, 2026 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. 

The bite has improved over the past few days, with crappies and sunfish leading the way. Crappies are sitting outside the shallow weed lines where the weeds start to thin, and that same area is holding plenty of pike, so expect a few bigger bites while you’re crappie fishing. Sunfish are in a different spot. Look for them near deep weedlines on the bottom, or suspended in large schools over deep water. The big bass bite continues, with the better fish moving deeper than the shallow weeds. Walleyes depend on the weather. They’re biting best when the sun is out of the picture, so early mornings, evenings, and cloudy days are the time to be on the water. Crawlers and minnows under a slip bobber are producing fish. Thanks for reading, and good luck out there!

Brady Baxter
Owner and Fishing Guide
Baxstar Fishing LLC
baxstarfishing.com
brady@baxstarfishing.com
701-261-3703