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I moved down here in may to be with my wife and kids. I am from Thunder Bay Ontario Canada. I am an avid walleye fisherman and also love my lake trout fishing on the big lake and smaller inland lakes. I am curious if anyone would help me out and point me in a direction of some decent walleye fishing on the hard water. The weekend of the 14th I will be hoping to try lake pepin between Frontenac and Lake City. No idea what to expect but did a little bit of reading and picked there. I love right by lake Marion and fisher it briefly a few times last winter. Any help would be great and appreciated. Also understand the quietness of people with such a large population. Where I'm from I can walk out with a plain hook and a piece of hot dog and haul walleyes. I'm looking forward to the new challenges though. 

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Pepin will be hopping. Be careful, obviously you need to watch for current areas.. Just look for the locals on the ice. They're usually on the sauger and walleyes.

 

You can also check out some backwaters for excellent crappie and gill fishing. Just follow the trails and have fun.

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What ideal distance to stay away from other houses and shelters on the lake? I do not want to bother anyone. I'm use to little cities on lakes. Lol

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if leech is in the area, pic a different lake ! ;) 

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1 minute ago, eyeguy 54 said:

if leech is in the area, pic a different lake ! ;)

 

It's ok, I'm going up to Bowstring on the 16th-Now! ;)

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Used to fish right in Lake city by the harbor... just off the trailer court.  Not sure what its like now, but that would be a place too. 

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1 hour ago, Marcuss42 said:

What ideal distance to stay away from other houses and shelters on the lake? I do not want to bother anyone. I'm use to little cities on lakes. Lol

It depends on the body of water. If you're on Pepin or a backwater it's not unusual to fish within 10 yds if there's a few people out. Just watch what others are doing and it will give you the norm for that water.

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