Sweet MNgopher!
I actually fish just West of ya (Carl's Lake). You fish Carl's? 4 of us caught our limit of C r a p p i e s in 1 hour there & we caught 40+ Sunfish, a Northern, a Bass, Perch & 2 Walleyes all in 3 total hours!
Also fish the St. Croix A LOT. Just got back from 6 days on Big Winnie too. Fished Winnie for 46 years.