I can’t speak to ice conditions, But I would start with Height of Land for multi-specie action, Little McDonald for crappie, Sallie/Melissa for panfish and pike and dusk walleye action. LakeFinder is an incredibly useful tool for finding smaller lakes with impressive populations of fish. A lot of water that should hold hungry fish if you do the homework.
Looking to go to Detroit lakes area for the first time next weekend (Dec. 19) to chase crappie and bluegill. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks!
Not sure how you’re planning to get around but just a heads up that some of the bigger/deeper OTC lakes (a couple mentioned in this thread) just capped this week.