metro area Metro Area Minnesota Fishing Reports & Ice Conditions

[ogrejce]

I wish you lick out there today, there's a rooster with my dogs name on it forty minutes away. I would put my boat in in Owasso If I was you.

[roughfish29]

my friends and i have been getting into some nice 'eyes lately

[Peter]

Heading out to Tonka Saturday with my 8 yr old son. He usually likes to fish for some eyes. Any suggestions with this cold weather? Pete

[Chris55386]

I'll be out there also,I would love to hear some suggestions too. I have my own ideas but when and if they don't pan out will be on the hunt.

Chris

[roughfish29]

night-fish with rapalas....... thats whats been hot lately

[Esoxlucius29]

Rough fish- your cousins pic gives your spot away...might want to edit that one out. nice fish tho-

[roughfish29]

thanks for pointing that out, and thanks for not telling where it is that lake is a very well-kept secret

[roughfish29]

k i got it fixed

it was nice meeting you esoxlucius. did you guys get anything?

i got a couple

little guy:

this one was a little better:

[eyechaser1]

Hey rough - very nice fish! Are you catching those from shore?

[roughfish29]

yep, shore fishing.

[Gary Crichton]

I can give you Musky/Jack report, North Arm and shallow, right next to shore. 2 very large muskies and 2 large northerns were suprised or the owner was this AM about 6:30 on the surface all 4.

[roughfish29]

here's one more my friend got tonight

[roughfish29]

ok, i just looked through my posts, and i swear these are not the same fish!

here are a couple more from tonight,

a fat one:

and a hungry little turd:

[scott b]

Tonka. 14" walleye. 9:00pm. Sand. 5" swimbait!

[hainestaylor]

I caught this tiger muskie on this thursday in freaking 35 degree weather. I caught it on a small lake near chaska, it was 41 inches but it was super thick. probably the biggest muskie i have ever caughten weight wise!

[PerchJerker]

Nice muskie!

[scott b]

Tonka. 28 1/2" walleye. 14" walleye. 8:00pm. 10-12ft. Rocks. 5" swimbait!

P.S. Don't forget the juice! (baitmate gamefish)

[eyechaser1]

Weekend Report - Sat aft/ early evening - nothing not even a bite.

Sunday Morning 2 eyes on lindy rigs with gulp minnows. One in 15 fow and the other in 32 fow

[spst23]

Hey all,

Looking to get out to do some night trolling this week targeting walleye. I only have a 14 ft lund however so im wondering if any of you can suggest what launch I should put in at to minimize the distance I need to travel to get in some good water. Thanks

[Chris55386]

I always go in at Grays Bay landing, it is well lit and a great landing. You have access to Wayzata bay, Browns and the big lake. There is allot of great structure right close by.

Good Luck!!!

Chris

[scott b]

With the words night and trolling being used I would have to disagree with Chris, and say that if you launch at Maxwell/North Arm, there are alot of "trolling the channel" opportunities. Short distances 2-3 miles and now you have 10 channels to choose from. October+full moon+night+trolling= PIGS! You can not go big enough with your lure selection. P.S. This should have been a new thread as it is not a report. GOOD LUCK!

[Chris55386]

Yes Hotime you may be right, I know the channels can be hot this time of year. I think I was considering some of my favorite structure that is just around the corner from Wayzata bay.

[jigginjim]

I wonder when they will shut down the ramp.

[roughfish29]

i tried the cannon river for a few hours today. i got skunked (it was the first time i've ever been skunked on this river).

i came home watched the vikings get robbed of a game, and went to the vermillion.

first cast: my favorite lure gets stolen by a 26-28 inch pike. while i was throwing a fit on the shore, i noticed some carp feeding in a deeper pool. so i went back to my tacklebox and relized that i forgot worms, dang it. i tried putting some small jigs in front of them but they didn't want them.

now i was as frustrated as i could possibly be. i grabbed a spinner and tried for more pike. i only got one fish, a chubby little 2 pounder.

not exactly the best day, but hey, at least i was fishing

[Lindyrig81]

I have been fishing tonka lately with absolutely no success, I troll raps mostly.. What do I need to do to catch more!? or any.. Walleyes are what I'd like to find, northerns and bass are never a problem... I was in front of sunsets docks last night and I was marking a ton of baitfish and fish feeding on those baitfish, I drug all kinds of [PoorWordUsage] threw them and no bites.. Any speed work best? tight wobble or wide wobble baits? I use perch,firetiger,white/black,gold/black,red,blue you name it... I know I need to use live bait more, but kinds and presentations im not sure with..Ive grown up fishing tonka, many, many hours put in, but I feel like I should be able to do better out there than I am, IM STUMPED

[Chris55386]

I have been out on Minnetonka allot and the last two times I was out I was nearly skunked. I fished hard for 8 hours both times deep, shallow, rocks, sand. I fished crank baits, bottom bouncers, fatheads, nightcrawlers with hardly a bite. I was also starting to question my fishing abilities until I read there are allot of people in the same situation. I think it is just an odd fall with all the rain and cold. From what I read the Minnesota and Mississippi would be the place to go.

Yesterday I put my boat away and now I hear the weather is going to get nice again, if it stays warm for a few days I may have to pull it back out.

[scott b]

This time of year the walleyes are 30-50ft during the day and 1-10ft at night. They become dinural like crappies.(daily movments according to the amount of light) Night time is when I go because these fish go shallow for one reason... Food. I seriously don't start fishing until the last sliver of light has left the sky. Paying attention to the hot times dosent hurt either. Instead of fishing 8 hrs with nothing, I can now fish the 2 hrs. that the fish are acctually feeding heavily. Lindy Rig, try swimbaits/casting at night. ie(castaic, walleye assasin) They wobble like a crank, and you can fish them at any depth. The bigger the better. Rarely a northern and if you do get a bass it will be 4lbs+

[CALVINIST]

I got out for a few hours on Tonka to my usual mid-lake late fall spot. What worked best was vertical jigging in 16-17FOW. Things are just starting to heat up. I caught half a dozen walleyes, pretty small but caught one @ 17". I missed alot of fish becausy you have yo let them take it a long time, of course you don't have that problem with the big girls. The fish will only get bigger from here on out. I wish I had bigger minnows last night. Next time I'm bringing shiners or sucker minnows.

[Chris55386]

I appreciate the input and I am planning on going out this week with my waders, maybe tomorrow and cast some crank baits. I am thinking of hitting the Deephaven beach on Robinsons bay and the one south of the big beach on Carsons. They both have deep water close by and a nice sand/ gravel bottom.

I don't think they allow parking after dark though so I will have the girlfriend drop me off and pick me up.

[Choco Taco]

Chris55386,

I got skunked the last two times I went out as well. I also fished hard and the only thing I got was a nice follow by a huge muskie which struck my crankbait near my boat and then spit it out and went away. I fished cranks, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, jigs, and shakey head worms but no luck. I decided to put the boat away as well after those experiences.