Cannon Lake & River Fishing Reports

[Muddog]

The Cannon River is up and looking good for the opener. Water temps were 52 degrees in three different spot.

 

An old friend of mine said there was A school of White Bass at the bridge just north of Tetonka this morning.

 

Let's all hope for light wind next weekend.

[Muddog]

[Team Otter]

I hear ya' dude. Water by the sign is a good thing but I'm going west for the opener. Don't beat 'em up too bad.

[riverrat56]

TO, I sent you an email yesterday with some directions, just wondering if you got it, I know you were having some inbox problems.

[Team Otter]

No, I didn't but I have since repaired the phantom Inbox problems. Try again...

[email protected]

[Scott M]

The White Bass bite has been going pretty strong with the water temps picking up. 4 days of sunshine (until today) and moderate winds.

[SkeezerLeo]

does the cannon hold fishable water depths in the late fall or is it like most rivers creeks were it needs high water, Ya know basically what im asking is, is it bone dry right now?

[Matt C]

depends on where you fish it.

Lots of people still fish it in the fall at the dam next to lacannes.

[JClay]

I was wondering the same thing the other day and went to the county park north of Faribault and caught four smallmouth. It was really shallow in Dundas and everywhere else I stopped but I am not familiar with the area or the river so I have no idea where the holes are.

[hawkeye43]

NORTH OF TETONKA YOU CAN WALK IN THE RIVER BED, VERY LITTLE WATER.

[riverrat56]

Can you still get from Tetonka to Sakahta in the channel?

[Team Otter]

Can you still get from Tetonka to Sakahta in the channel?

You dog...

[Chopper77]

The river has holes and is just as good as any other river in the fall, you just have to find them

[Jesse Drummer]

I am also kerious about that channel?

[SkeezerLeo]

why u call him a dog, im not offended just wonderin what that means?

[hawkeye43]

Yes you can get a boat between the lakes.

[Team Otter]

Behind the scenes, I know what Nick is thinking. The expression "you dog" is often times used when a person wants to be sarcastically critical of someone's thoughts (i.e. being sneaky).

[JBMasterAngler]

I fished below the dam in morristown last year and was amazed at the concentration of sheephead and perch (all little ones) there. Everytime I made a cast I could feel my lure bumping into all the fish. Do all the fish swim into cannon lake for the winter? Maybe that's the place to fish in the fall instead.

[SkeezerLeo]

Thats what i figured. Just wonderin cause i thought it was kinda funny ya know.

[riverrat56]

See in all reality it doesn't even matter if you can get a boat through there, at least for me, as much as I'd like to return to Tetonka this fall, it just isn't going to happen...

[Team Otter]

Perhaps I should go on a return mission to see if that back water sand bar is still in tact.

[riverrat56]

Maybe apologize for running into it so hard?

[ivycreek08]

We fished cannon lake once last year and we had about a 15lb channel cat swim below our holes... no cameras needed in the shallow clear water... just wondering if this lake tends to have a high cat pop and if anyone ever ties into them in the ice... those cats can be a blast through the ice if you get into them!

[Whisker Warrior]

My old man and his buddy have ran into a few during the winter but i think they may stay in the river more with the current as opposed to the lake but they are definitely in there.

[Team Otter]

Do what you can to get them out of the system and reintroduce the bullhead.

[riverrat56]

Do what you can to get them out of the system and reintroduce the bullhead.

Having never fished Cannon I don't know what kind of a fishery it really is, are/were bullheads the main forage and the introduction of channel cats has but a big dent in their numbers and ruined the walleye numbers as well?

[Team Otter]

Originally Posted By: Team Otter

Do what you can to get them out of the system and reintroduce the bullhead.

Having never fished Cannon I don't know what kind of a fishery it really is, are/were bullheads the main forage and the introduction of channel cats has but a big dent in their numbers and ruined the walleye numbers as well?

Catfish, when in a lake system, are typically tough on any given forage base. To me, they're meant more for a river system. The walleye population has not been "ruined" on Cannon because of this but it's certainly more of a challenge for them and other game fish to survive and thrive. Personally, I'd rather see a lake full of bullheads or (as long as I'm being fussy) silver/golden shiners.

[riverrat56]

Thanks for the info TO!

[sheepheadslayer]

I think Tetonka has a very good catfish population and also is one of the better walleye lakes around.

[Muddog]

If I remember correctly the main reason I do not use live bait on lakes around this area is,, The Bullhead. I can not see spending good money on Leaches just to catch 12 Bullheads. No, I will take the Channel Cat over the Bullhead all the time. Plus if you ask me, a Channel Cat is better eating then a Walleye.