Anyone know where I can get a few walleyes?

[croppieking]

Went to bald eagle and kept 30 croppies and sunfish me and my buddy went sunday and monday

[fishfearme]

Im pretty sure I saw some at CUB yesterday.

[croppieking]

Ha good one! But for real I'm tryin ketch walleyes

[MN BassFisher]

Metro walleyes are not easy to catch. And spots and lakes that have them get pounded around here. I could be wrong but I don't how much help as far as spots or lakes your going to get. I have fished the NE Metro for awhile now, and I can say I haven't caught many. I only try in the winter though. I've only got one this winter and it's in my picture.

[croppieking]

Thanks dude! Do u fish on bald eagle at all?

[goblueM]

you can catch em on bald eagle if you move around. drops, points, humps, etc

i'd try to get way from the "croppies"

[tsande00]

i'd try to get way from the "croppies"

lol...

Minnetonka might be another option.

or just suck it up and drive north a couple hours until you hit Mille Lacs.

[croppieking]

Where on bald eagle? I Hurd the north west side of the island is good! I want to go up there but it's a long drive for one day

[gigidy]

i fish for multi species on ice, lots of walleye fishing though as i am laid off most winters,here is my findings metro area lakes for waleye ,waconia caught 2 over 16 inches in 6 trips,minnetonka many small eyes 10 to 14 inches on browns bay 1 over 25 inches couple 18 inches in about 6 visits ,wayzata bay lots of small eyes 8 to 13 inches only 1 eater fat 22 incher last sun 26 ft h2o,out of 2 trips,.....now go to upper red lake out of 6 visits ,average aprox.20 to 25 walleye ,13 to 22 inches per trip,some better some worse ,never less than 5 walleye,leech lake very good ,i now save the money from multiple metro walleye trips and go to a decent lake,up north just my findings ,if you find a good metro walleye lake please let me know :)good luck minnetonka has been best for me ,tried dozens of other metro lakes for eyes .

[croppieking]

Cool I might try phalen it's sapost the be good

[tunrevir]

Don't overlook the lakes right in the metro like the ones in the Minneapolis park system. They hold some decent fish, get minimal pressure and have some decent panfish to boot. Walleyes in the metro are around but a good night on most waters is 2-3 fish that are keeper sized. The St. croix river is a good bet for walleyes if you know what to look for as far as depths and structure or lack thereof.

Tunrevir~

[MidCoast]

We caught some Walleyes out on Gervais last winter. This winter, haven't fished Gervais too much so no Eyes from there this season yet.

[Acemac]

cub, rainbow, lakewinds all have great walleye

[TRZ II]

Kept 30 "Croppies" from Bald Eagle! You must be hungry, and your hand must be sore. Try Phalen right in front of the boat launch 16-22 ft, they come through there sometimes. Phalen is a tough lake to figure out, i quit trying.

[1forwalleye]

Try Lake Valentine in Arden Hills. They are not big, but every once in awhile I will catch a keeper over 14+ inches. You will catch a lot of small northern and crappies too which will keep the kids busy. No vehicle access. You have to walk out. Good luck.

[croppieking]

were abouts on lake valentine?

[croppieking]

yeah i hurd phalens good sometimes its a hit or miss. well it was me and my buddie and we got 15 cropies worth keeping and 15 sunnies. u can limit out on that lake real easy if u want to

[WallyGator12000]

Try Lake Valentine in Arden Hills. They are not big, but every once in awhile I will catch a keeper over 14+ inches. You will catch a lot of small northern and crappies too which will keep the kids busy. No vehicle access. You have to walk out. Good luck.

Sorry, but I've got to call this one out, there is no way that you are catching Walleyes out of Valentine, not enough to target anyway. The lake is way too shallow, and there are no walleyes in there besides the extremely small number that find a way in through the creeks from Johanna. We are honestly talking about less than 5 fish a year, tops. I've fished that lake my whole life, and I went to Bethel for college. I've never caught a walleye out of there, and only heard of one caught ever, and I don't exactly believe the source on that one either.

Decent pike lake? Sure. Plenty of small panfish to keep the kids busy? Absolutely. Walleye lake? No way.

I'm not calling you a liar, but I'm saying that there is no way you can target walleyes in that lake, and I certainly wouldn't send someone looking for walleyes there.

The other problem (and one that I admit I am accentuating by making this post) is that Valentine is a tiny lake, way too small to be able to handle the crowds that will descend after a post on the internet forum.

[goblueM]

yeah i'm gonna call shenanigans on large numbers of walleyes in Valentine as well

[Sonicrunch]

ah yes. Just what I love about this website. Plenty of misinformation for everybody.

[luvwalleye]

lots of walleye. no. big walleye. no. walleye in valentine. yes. stay away from crowds and you might catch one or two. like others state herein, mostly small fish. probably some better lakes to try in metro. good luck and post if you have any luck.

[croppieking]

Thanks for the clarity guys I'll tell u how I do on bald eagle I'm Guna go north east side of the island during the day then moove to the deep side of the weed island for walleyes at night

[Quetico]

Ok here's a few point that are very true on Metro walleye's:

1. There are some decent eyes in metro waters

2. If you want to have a shot at regularly getting walleyes head for Mille Lacs or points north.

3. Metro eyes get tons of pressure.

4. In order to get them you have to be extremely dumb lucky or put your time and find your own spots

5. No one in their right mind would post their legitimate walleye spot on a forum like this. It would have 100+ houses on it the next day. It would be fished out in a week.

6. If you want to get metro eyes be patient and ready to drill tons of holes.

7. You really should focus on key times of the the day: around sunrise and sunset when eyes tend to be most actively feeding.

8. Be patient

9. Be even patient

10. Spot reading this and start scouting

11. Keep fishing and being patient

12. Dont expect anyone on here to hand you their secret spot. I mean seriously, do you really think anyone is that stupid where they would tell the world their best walleye spot so it can get fished out this weekend?

[BigWadeS]

I hear Owasso is throwing up huge 31" walleyes.....

[Quetico]

Wade stop giving away my spots. And if your going to tell people say it right. They are 34" and just a hair over 12lbs. Yes, they hit in the middle of the day. Mine house is that one all by it self in the middle of nowhere.

[Jospeh]

True statements all around. But I will say I have caught a decent eye out of valentine, while fishing for pike, on a DT 6. But definatly agree with the fact that there are little to slim numbers of walleye in them. But the way the metro is producing eyes you have just as good of a chance at hooking into that 30'' as you do say minnetonka. HaHAHAHAhaahaha

[TruthWalleyes]

Any budy gots GPS coord-i-nates 4 dis guy yit soo he cun cuit ketchuping "croppies" n stert caching wolliis

[InTheNorthwoods]

Eye m thinkn u cud katch walli's on lotsa laks. Prolly eziest two jus by sum tho if ya needum rite now. Howe big r them croppies ur katchin? Byg slabb croppies r justice gud as walli's useyoualli.

[Slabasaurus]

useyoualli. hahaha, that's great.

I did better on walleye last summer in the metro than I did on my northern lakes (meaning the lakes i normally fish, not lakes I own or think i own Granted, the northern lakes I fish had the worst walleye season in 50 years from what the locals tell me).

Lakes and Rivers have been good. I think a previous poster said it best... do some scouting and get out there. It'll be a bit frustrating at first, but when you start to figure it out, you'll be hard pressed to find a sweeter reward. in my opinion anyway.

Can't say anything about ice walleyes this year, have not been able to make it out yet. Hoping to hit up a northern WI lake this weekend for some slabs, then bald eagle and wbl next week for some eyes and more pannies.

[Jarrid Houston]

Slabasaures,,Come on up to Douglas county, WI if your looking for fish..Throw me an email and I can point you in the right direction.