Waconia?

[picksbigwagon]

My son was wanting to head back to Waconia and since we will be hoofing it, can you access good water by walking out from the public landing off of county road 30?

[northlanderZ]

I haven't checked that area, but it was the last part of the lake to freeze. Personally, if you're walking out I would use the access at In Towne marine, Lola's or the Terrace to get to better fishing spots.

[picksbigwagon]

where is Lola's and The terrace? I know last year, we fished the western bay, driving out from in towne marina and drove out next to someone's house in a neighborhood.....is one of those the two you listed?

[northlanderZ]

Yes, there's a lake access from the Lakeview Terrace neighborhood on the West side and Lola's is the restaurant with lake access, just East of InTowne Marine.

[picksbigwagon]

brining this back to the top for an update on the ice: how much ice is on waconia now? I am tired of pulling the ice house by hand and would like to start driving my truck out

[MNBEEF]

I was out there (Anderson and Red) last weekend and found 9" but that was just before the cold came in so I'm sure there will be people driving out by this weekend.

[jjohnson5150]

From the Marinas Facebook page. Stop by there to get the latest.

It's time to get on Lake Waconia, as the ice is in excellent shape. We have a nice plowed road from the marina that goes past Waconia Bay, "Under the Wires", Center Reef and to Pillsbury Reef. Ice thicknesses in those areas are 12 to 16 inches! That is where the majority of the activity is on the lake, and it's easiest to travel off road to get on your spot. If you want to get away from the larger groups of fish houses and try other areas on the lake, you'll find good ice, but not as thick as the areas on the western part of the lake. You can find ice varying from 9 to 14 inches by Kegs, North, Reds, Cemetery and Anderson's Reefs. If it's easier to visualize on a map, stop in to the marina, and we'll show you what we're talking about. Keep in mind, we don't always plow roads to the areas that have light traffic.

The bite for panfish has been excellent. There has been a lot of good sunfish action on waxies and larva during the day between 10 to 14 feet of water on Center and Pillsbury. Crappies have been biting well on crappie minnows there too during the day, but with the best action late afternoon into the early evening. Some of the best crappie activity has been in the deeper water of Wagener's Bay (south of Pillsbury). Angler's have been pleasantly surprised with lots of bites suspended 6 to 10 feet off the bottom in 18 to 25 feet of water. Walleyes have also been biting in the evening or early morning on Center Reef. Fatheads have been working well in 12 to 15 feet of water. Keep in mind, Lake Waconia walleyes must be at least 16 inches to keep.

We're in the full swing of Fish House rental season! We've got our fish houses out on Center Reef in 11 to 15 feet of water, and on the eastern part of Wagener's Bay (south of Pillsbury) in 18 to 19 feet of water. If you're interested in getting in on some good ice fishing action, give us a call at (952) 442-2096 to reserve!

[FishingRebel]

I am sure the evening bite is decent on this lake, but how is the day time bite for Crappies in particular?

[MNBEEF]

The bite for panfish has been excellent. There has been a lot of good sunfish action on waxies and larva during the day between 10 to 14 feet of water on Center and Pillsbury. Crappies have been biting well on crappie minnows there too during the day

[Jmeyers]

Is there a plowed road out of the public access yet? or only out of the marina?