Along the south shore, anglers are catching a few fish in shallow water near Zippel Bay, Long Point and farther west near Lamberson Rock. Spinners or floater rigs tipped with leeches or nightcrawlers have been working best. Red River Catfish action remains decent in most places, while the Point and Riverside Dam areas are producing walleyes, saugers, crappies, numbers of goldeyes and sheepshead and the occasional smallmouth bass. Crookston Maple Lake has been good for crappies, along with a few walleyes. Good starting points include Polk County Park, Camp Shalom, Trinity Point and near the inlet.
Northern pike are active in most parts of the lake.
Anglers fishing Union and Sarah are catching panfish and a few walleyes. The Red Lake River, meanwhile, is producing a mixed bag of catfish, smallmouths, sheepshead, goldeye and the occasional walleye and northern. Upper Red Lake Crappie fishing continues to be good when wind and weather conditions permit anglers to be on the water. Best reports are coming from the south shore, where limits of crappies are common in 6 to 8 feet of water. Crappie fishing is sporadic at the mouth of the Tamarack River near Waskish, although pike fishing is excellent along the weedlines.