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Looking for advice TONIGHT if possible. Heading to Fort Snelling State Park for some fishing, last time hit up some sunnies off the fishing pier, caught a lot and one 20 pound carp, was quite the ride,but wondering if anybody has any other advice or something else to try in this park. Thanks

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The dock in Snelling Lake is good this time of year for panfish but soon the weeds will be THICK. If you cross the road you can catch a few in the backwaters there also. Then drive east to the main parking lot and walk down to where the Pike Island canal empties into the river. I have caught some decent northerns there and have seen some walleyes caught as well. If no luck there take a rod and a few lures and hike around Pike Island. It's about a three mile hike and you'll be able to find a number of places with some nice structure to fish. Maybe the best place to fish is way out on the end of the island where the Miss. meets the Minnesota.

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Shorelunchman is right, fishing the Mississippi right below the actual fort can be very good- walleyes, whites, carp, sheepies, etc. Work your way upstream to the bridge abutment. There's a big eddy there usually, fish sit there.

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If the water is at a reasonable level there is an inlet you can fish on your right side about 1/2 mile (guess) into the park on the right side (only road that goes to right I think). You have to park in the lot on the left, and fish next to the road.

That spot can produce some nice walleyes and saugers .. the occasional northern also. Its a good spot to catch some monster white bass to boot. I havent been in the area to check the water level .. its usually best when its high.

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I've never fished there but drive over it every day. The water was up in the trees yesterday.

Wally H.

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Do you have to access these lakes from the post road end of Fort Snelling? How do you find these lakes? Thanks.

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