LAKE SARAH
Murray County
Lake Sarah is your typical Minnesota prairie lake. It is about 10 feet deep, gets through the winter with the benefit of an aeration system and walleyes flourish there.

"Of all the pothole lakes," Roach said, "Sarah has always been my favorite to fish."

Roach said that the only two heavily sought species that do well in a prairie lake are crappies and walleyes, and they don't usually hang around each other.

"One of my favorite ways to fish the walleyes on Sarah," Roach said, "is to drift and drag a 1/8-ounce fireball jig tipped with a 3-inch twistertail."

Roach admits that boat control is no factor on this lake, until you find the walleyes.

"There is no structure that you have to strain to find the fish," he said. "It's just a matter of moving along until you connect with a fish. Then you mark the spot with a floating buoy and cast or continue to drift through the spot."

The walleyes on Sarah tend to group by size, and every year there will be huge schools of small fish that will hungrily devour that jig. Roach's tip for this situation is to stay on the move until connecting with fish in that respectable range, mark that spot, and hang in there.

Lake Sarah is right on the northern county line just about in the center. For information, contact the Currie Mini Mart at (507) 763-3778.

LAKE PLANTAGENET
Hubbard County
Humps, points and inside turns are what Roach said he dreams about and Lake Plantagenet, a 2,500-acre jewel south of Bemidji, is where he frequently drifts off to.

"No matter how much pressure anglers heap on the sunken islands and breaklines on this lake, the walleyes just keep showing up there and they never stop biting," he said.

Plantagenet is where the Roach Rig shines. Because of some experienced anglers pressuring the lake, Roach said a minimum of 6 feet should be between the weight and the bait. The hook size for the leech you will use should be no bigger than a No. 6.

The extra room between the leech and the sinker will negate any conditions that may create a shy biting fish and the lighter hook lets a leech swim, which triggers bites.