A new report is put on the line each week. Best bait is waxworms. The crappies are suspending from about 12 to 15 feet down from the surface, over the 25 to 35 foot holes in bigger lakes. Best baits are either crappie minnows or waxworms. Anglers are not driving on lakes, but ice thickness varies from 10 to 15 inches.
Caution is advised, as shorelines are beginning to get a little soft.
There is not a lot of perch action in the area. Robins have also been seen in the area. Spring is definitely in the air. Trumpeter swans are being observed in both Barron and Polk counties. These birds are the result of stocking by the Bureau of Endangered Resources to restore the species to its native habitat.