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 30, 2026 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. 

man holding a really nice walleye he caught while fishing in a boat

Thanks for reading this week’s report!  Here’s the scoop. The big minnow bite is on. You will catch a few less fish, but you’ll forget about that quickly when you have a 25”+ walleye diving down beneath the boat as it pulls your drag!  While crawlers are still a good option, suckers and chubs have produced the biggest eyes of the week. Bass and pike will want in on the action, and we have been finding them a little shallower this week, in less than 20’. You’ll still find a lot of crappies and gills in less than 20 feet, but panfish are schooling up in much deeper water, too. These fish are fully exposed to front and side imaging, so use your electronics to guide your decisions for panfish right now. Lastly, while I have not been fishing for musky recently, I have seen many 50+ monsters on my LiveScope, and they aren’t walleyes! Overall, the bite is good right now, it might get even better by the weekend.

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

Guides to Detroit Lakes