Walleyes will be spread out everywhere in the water column on Pleasant, but a great way to find some hungry fish is to troll the 20-foot breakline with a bottom-bouncer and a spinner rig tipped with a leech.

Waverly Lake
October signals the last month that bass anglers can count on an active bite. On Waverly Lake, the largemouth bass will be up shallow and tucked under the settled mats of milfoil. They can be encouraged to bite on a jig-and-trailer pitched into the pockets. This Wright County lake isn't far from Pleasant Lake, so you could enjoy an October doubleheader on the same day

Round Lake
North of Lake Winnibigoshish, you will find a big, round lake that is full of northern pike. Round Lake is a great place to be in October with a spinnerbait on a medium-weight rod. Cast to any of the cabbage beds that rim the lake and keep that lure right above the tops of the weeds. The pike will quickly show you how fond they are of your offering.

NOVEMBER
East Solomon Lake
While anglers tend to ignore the walleyes in this shallow, featureless Kandiyohi County lake all summer long, come November they once again become a target.

The tough summer bite turns into a real walleye feeding frenzy once the water cools and the vegetation settles. Troll the middle of the lake with a spinner rig or a crankbait and you will find 'eyes spread out in the open water.

Mill Lake
Spinnerbaits may have been designed for bass anglers to get through hydrilla, but they work exceptionally well to catch pike in the cabbage on Mill Lake in Douglas County. There are plenty of northerns in the vegetation on Mill, and a white spinnerbait dodging through the stalks of cabbage will catch a boatload of them.

Lake Minnetonka
Pick a milfoil-topped sunken island around Big Island on Lake Minnetonka and toss out a big floating piece of wood with some hooks attached to it, and you'll have a good chance of having a 40- to 50-inch muskie attack it. It's up to you to get the hooks set and get the fish landed. Minnetonka has become a late-season muskie angler's paradise. Find out for yourself this fall.

DECEMBER
Rice Lake
A live-bait rig and a shiner minnow are all that's necessary to catch a bunch of walleyes on Rice Lake in Stearns County.

Of course, those walleyes can be anywhere from 10 to 35 feet deep, so you may have to work to find them, but once you do, count on some consistent action and nice-sized fish. At first-ice, the same spots will be your starting points.

Fairmont Chain
There's a good crappie bite in December on the Fairmont Chain of Lakes in Martin County. Anglers who know this will slowly drift a slip-bobber and minnow over the deeper water right before ice-up. Keep in mind that "deep water" is a relative term on these lakes because they are shallow in nature without a lot of structure. But stick to the deepest areas of any of the three lakes and you'll likely find some nice slabs there.

Red Rock Lake
There are a lot of anglers who can't wait until the ice is thick enough to start chasing the big perch on Red Rock in Douglas County. During first-ice, stick to the structure around the island for your best results.