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Shore Fishing Mankato Area
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cg2, in Fishing Minnesota - (Spring, Summer & Fall)
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By Yetzer2468
Hey guys! First post so excuse me if I'm posting in the wrong spot.
I just moved to Elk River, MN and am feening for some fish. I have no idea where to go first but do any of you know any decent spots to get some Crappie or Walleye within a 45 min drive from Elk River? Any spots are greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!!!
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By Topwaterordie
Anyone got any place that they would like to share with me to catch walleyes from shore. That is good anytime of the season.
Preferably public land. I've got bad hips and cant be lifting my canoe any longer, so Im stuck to fishing on the shore. If you have
any ideas of places let me know. Id be grateful for the advice.
Minnesota or North Dakota advise welcome.
Oh, Ill be fishing at night mostly. Ill be using live bait, Chubs and leeches.
Thanks!
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By CC2501
Does anyone know of any good shore fishing spots on the Minnesota River in Carver. Not Carver County, but the city of Carver. The river is pretty high right now, so I don't know if that affects anything. I know this one little ledge you can go to once you are inside the campground, and I have seen evidence of people fishing these, given some got a lure stuck to a log in the water with line still attached. And, what kind of lures should I be using. I wanna go for anything, except maybe catfish or muskies, because I don't have the gear for those. I did see a post the other day about shore fishing for White Bass on the Minnesota in Mankato, so would something like that be good for me? I guess my one question would be, let's say I am trying to jig with a soft plastic, how do I "avoid" the current? Thanks for any tips anyone can give me! If not in Carver, than in the nearby area, like Chaska, Jordan, etc.
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By CC2501
Does anyone know of any good shore fishing spots on the Minnesota River in Carver. Not Carver County, but the city of Carver. The river is pretty high right now, so I don't know if that affects anything. I know this one little ledge you can go to once you are inside the campground, and I have seen evidence of people fishing these, given some got a lure stuck to a log in the water with line still attached. And, what kind of lures should I be using. I wanna go for anything, except maybe catfish or muskies, because I don't have the gear for those. I did see a post the other day about shore fishing for White Bass on the Minnesota in Mankato, so would something like that be good for me? I guess my one question would be, let's say I am trying to jig with a soft plastic, how do I "avoid" the current? Thanks for any tips anyone can give me!
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By John Schulz
Looking for some fun easy Shore fishing spots. New to fishing as an adult, only fished when I was 10-13 in scouts. From California having moved to Moorhead Oct 18, just got fishing license for my wife and I.
Bought some poles and gear and just wondering if anyone can point me in the directions of some great spots to fish off shore, as we do not have a boat.
Thank you.
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By Chill62 · Posted
When I was drilling holes for people and I could hear screams and squeals over the noise of my auger drilling holes it makes the trip worth it for me. We have dubbed this trip Dad's and Lad's, its a get away for dad's and their sons to enjoy the outdoors, spend a night away from home and usually catch a lot of fish. A set of twins were competing against each other last year and one of the kids was over 9 fish landed. Not many kids can say they've caught trout through the ice and in this setting it's a lot of fun because of the aggressiveness of the trout. I have a feeling we'll be doing a 3rd Annual trip in 2020. -
By IceHawk · Posted
Looks like a awesome trip the smiles on the kids faces say it all! -
By ozzie · Posted
Just remember when you point fingers there are at least 3 pointing back at you!!! This is never an easy subject to debate because of the emotions that are involved. Every time someone blames the RLB for commercial fishing or netting, I get why they are opposed to it, but at the same time I just laugh a little. Yes commercial netting can be a bad thing, but if it is regulated closely and they are on top of things, why do we care how they get their allocated pounds of fish? I can promise you that what ever poundage is reportedly taken out of the state controlled waters is higher due to thieves that can't fish by the rules. I don't agree with certain pollical issues that play into the area up there, but that debate is way beyond my education level!! I do know that we sure do complain a lot about the RLB, and how they get their walleye poundage, on a huge lake that we can't even enter!! I think the RLB has a good handle on what is happening on their portion of the lake, and if there is any illegal activity going on their side, they will handle it accordingly. I don't believe they are looking the other way towards illegal netting the way it may have been in the past. What I do know of Red Lake is that it is a beautiful lake that is certainly abused on the state controlled portion with illegal harvesting and horrible actions regarding disposing of garbage in the winter. If we could clean up our act, and were perfect, then I think we could look at other and try to figure out what is going wrong, but first we need to correct our issues!! Good Luck -
By merc · Posted
Thanks for the report Kettle. How much snow you end up with from this round? Heading up next week for my first trip this winter. Thanks!! -
By [email protected] · Posted
Did you NOT read the part of the story where the tribal fisheries was created by the BIA (whites)? Other bands in N MN also had fisheries created but did not stick with it as Red Lake did. What I don't understand is the misinformation spread and how we always are jealous when someone (the band) has something we don't? To me, if you want netting banned then you should be prepared to give up your electronics trolling motors and just row on lakes where you want to fish. We're in this together. Its working. -
By Chill62 · Posted
What a weekend...I almost need a day off to recover from the wild weekend I had so here's a quick update. Friday we packed up and took off for Red Lake Casino for the night, $70 hotel fee for 2 queens and a fireplace nothing fancy but beat getting up at 2 am to drive north. Saturday morning got up early and fished the Red Lake Reservation and got back to the lake I've fished before and done great. I hadn't drilled a hole yet after getting people out on the ice and helping guide vehicles and I was hearing "I GOT ONE" "FISH ON" so you knew it was going to be a good day when sun hasn't come up yet and we are pulling fish out of the ice instantly. It took us about 2 hours to limit out on trout and a few of us saved 1 fish and took off for a second lake after getting pictures with the kids and our catch. Second lake was a bust but you never know till you try! Came home and the was able to get home before dark which was nice after the long day we had on the ice. Sunday we took off with the ranger on a local lake in Becker County. Ice was flooding bad near shore but was solid out 200 yards from shore. It was our first trip out with the Ranger so it was a dry run to see how it was going to work with everything attached and hooked up for ice fishing. Everything worked but fish didn't cooperate. Fished a few spots using the Hellix mounted to the dash as a guide but just couldn't put fish on the ice. Ton of small pike were active again and I did land one bluegill that measured 9.0 inches. We did leave a little early due to the weather coming in and we had to unload prior to heading back to Moorhead. I'm hearing mixed reports of ice reports for example on Big Pine where our cabin is I'm hearing 6-7 inches then a guy posted Friday night he was on 4 inches. So these lakes are very hit and miss so please with the snow take time and verify a safe route especially before bringing kids out onto the ice. This upcoming weekend I'm going to be limited availability because of the Ice Show at the Scheels Arena in Fargo. Got a lot of friends coming in to man booths and give presentations so it'll be fun to catch up with them and the girlfriend will be in the Women Anglers of Minnesota booth all day Friday and half the day on Saturday. I'm hoping to sneak out Saturday afternoon and fish after dark and hopefully get into some crappies or blue gills. Hopefully I'll have better pictures next weekend. Attached should be our Ranger with fish houses behind, group photo of us trout fishing, a few people holding up some trout (Gloria got a big one, not in our group but they forgot their phones on shore), and lastly my pretty solo bluegill I got Sunday. -
By Rick · Posted
Safety matters. Not sure what you know about backwaters ice fishing @Bucketcastle but a newbie is best served going where others have already paved a trail. Especially in the backwaters where currents can be tricky. So if you're new to those backwaters definitely look for parked vehicles and follow their trails. You will catch plenty of keepers that way as well. Have fun. -
By papadarv · Posted
Taking spud bar out Friday, if safe I'll be on Coon Sat. -
By CJH · Posted
Be safe, still saw some open water this week. It will build some ice in the next few days, but with the snow, its better to be safe than sorry. NO fish is worth it. -
By Bucketcastle · Posted
I'll be out with the spud bar next weekend taking it easy. @papadarv I hope you have enough ice to test it out. Looks like a fun set up.
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