Shore Fishing Mankato Area
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By lakesareaoutdoors
The bass are starting to put their feed bag on! Check out this video below. We were near Park Rapids.
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By Uncle Boney
Staying 10 days in the narrows, end of September. Should we head west toward Treasure Island or east toward Frazier Bay? I’m usually a slip bobber guy. Any live bait tips. Fished on Vermilion but never this late in the fall.
Anything to catch in the Narrows other than Northerns?
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By Steven k
I've been in the area for a while but I haven't tried river fishing for walleye. I think it would be a great time with my 12 year old. Just wondering on basically the best approach would be. Are there any decent spots where it's a little more private? Thanks for any help.
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By simonmichel
Hi, I already use squarebill cranking and am looking for a good normal Crankbait. What is the best one?
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By Yancimator
After fishing every handful in years in Minnesota for 40 years, I'm FINALLY going to bring my wife up to Vermillion and see it for the first time. I'm chasing smallmouth and pike only (well, I'll gladly wrestle with a fooled Musky but not fishing for them). If the largemouth fishing is better than the smallmouths, we'd probably chase some of them too. Staying at Ludlows on the island. Boy I'd love ANY help with where to start my searching for the smallies and pike and what to key in on that time of year. I'll have basically two days to fish and will have my own bass boat. I am an artificial bait only guy and catch and release. Just looking for a bunch of tugs on the line and hopefully put my wife on some action. Any guidance or direction??
How deep are the smallies and what do they relate to that time of year? Are the pike around visible weeds or submerged cabbage or something? I'm coming in clueless. Sure appreciate ANY help anyone's willing to provide. Thanks!!! Yancey from St. Louis, MO
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By Mkregness
Does anybody have any experience with Wilson lake?
It got good reports on the DNR survey but I’ve never fished it.
looking for walleye in northerns.
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By Salsballs93
Looking to bring my fly fishing into the metro. Anyone willing to share where they've gone, if at all?
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By Yancimator
After fishing every handful in years in Minnesota for 40 years, I'm FINALLY going to bring my wife up to Vermillion and see it for the first time. I'm chasing smallmouth and pike only (well, I'll gladly wrestle with a fooled Musky but not fishing for them). If the largemouth fishing is better than the smallmouths, we'd probably chase some of them too. Staying at Ludlows on the island. Boy I'd love ANY help with where to start my searching for the smallies and pike and what to key in on that time of year. I'll have basically two days to fish and will have my own bass boat. I am an artificial bait only guy and catch and release. Just looking for a bunch of tugs on the line and hopefully put my wife on some action. Any guidance or direction??
How deep are the smallies and what do they relate to that time of year? Are the pike around visible weeds or submerged cabbage or something? I'm coming in clueless. Sure appreciate ANY help anyone's willing to provide. Thanks!!! Yancey from St. Louis, MO
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By Salsballs93
Which backwater lakes are the most fruitful in pool 2 of the Mississippi River? Referring to primarily either Pig's Eye, Pickerel, or something similar and nearby. Preferably for walleye but I also enjoy getting after bass and pike. Thanks for sharing experience. As specific as you can get would be great, because it's often difficult to find current information that isn't from 2010!
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By elrodphil
Hello,
I am a Georgia angler who needs help from you guys who are experts at controlled depth trolling. My wife and I just finished a trip to some lakes in North Carolina. My wife and I just finished a trip to some mountain lakes in North Carolina. We are used to bass fishing and the weather was really hot. We tried every technique, including vertical jigging on deep structure and points, but we had absolutely no luck. We were kind of isolated in a cabin with no cell service. When we went to town I happen to run into one of the game wardens and I ask him about fishing. He said that the way to catch fish when it’s really hot is through fishing with Dipsy divers. I watched a few videos about this technique and I wondered if you guys could give me some adviceI on how to get started. I have a 16 foot bass tracker boat with a mercury two stroke 50. Any advice would be really helpful including gear such as rods, reels, line sizes and sonar options. What features do I need to help me be successful? Also does anyone know of a good guide that would teaches these techniques? Thank you and good fission!
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By jigginjim · Posted
I fished Lake Pulaski in Buffalo, 65º water temps surface down to 28 ft deep. 35 ft of water was 60º, I also found 50º at 50 ft depth and down to 75 ft. Fishing was very slow, only a few small pike. -
By Rick · Posted
That same influx of outdoor users is what keeps your sport safe at the ballot box as well as in acquiring more public land. -
By Wanderer · Posted
I have to keep in mind the influx could be youths who don’t have high school sports or activities keeping them busy these days. That’s exactly one of the reasons cited for a drop in participation and the trend of hunters being older. Mixed emotions on that topic for me but we’ve all said it’s better than all the kids being shut ins and playing video games instead of learning the natural world. Even though they can play vids while hinting now, it IS what we’ve asked for. Be good to one another out there even if it’s frustrating at times. -
By jim curlee · Posted
Headin over fishin around Tower again last night. Turkeys in the same area tonight as in August. By the by brought home 4 nice 15"-17" walleyes, slip bobbers and minnows, 6' of water. Who say's the fish abandon the weeds in the fall. LOL Nice healthy fish, should make a great lunch. Nobody else on the lake, I guess the lightning scared-em off. Jim -
By gimruis · Posted
No doubt about it. I went during turkey spring season A too and there was noticeably more hunters out, especially on Sat/Sun. I think the combination of no lottery and the pandmeic had people cooped up. Plus it was relatively decent weather for season A, and it has not been the last couple years with April snow. I exclusively hunt private land for turkeys but when I was leaving and driving down the county roads, I spotted 3 blinds on field edges on neighboring properties. While I don't have to worry about people setting up 10 yards from me, the added pressure in an area certainly makes it harder. Sometimes having multiple groups of duck hunters on a big marsh can be beneficial. They'll send ducks your way and vice versa. But setting up that close is ridiculous. I can see more problems like this occurring the rest of this hunting season, especially for deer and especially on public land. It could potentially be a recipe for disaster too if you have a couple of hot heads that lose their cool. Adding firearms into the equation only magnifies the problem. I hope a lot of these "newbies" and infrequent outdoors people that are only out there fishing, camping, and hunting this year because of the pandemic go back to their old lives when this is over. The less people I encounter on the lakes, rivers, and in the fields and woods, the better. -
By SkunkedAgain · Posted
Yup - the fall colors have peaked and will be gone very soon. My maple dropped all of its leaves since Sunday. The birch are still holding on but losing them slowly. I hope to add a fishing report after this weekend. Nice work MarkB -
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By Barbelboy · Posted
I purposely avoided duck opener because of possible crowds. The number of hunters in the field for Turkey A season was ridiculous. Literally 2,3, or 4 cars in WMA parking lots where i've rarely seen 1. So that was my indicator that some big change has occurred and to start planning accordingly. If I were a public land deer hunting i'd brace myself for a different experience than usual this year, especially if the weather is nice. I guess while aggravating to me in a selfish sort of way it is getting people outdoors. I just hope people like the ones Monstermoose encountered are few and far between. . -
By Chill62 · Posted
Not to change point of this topic but if you do not have a drill and are looking for that light weight set up take a look at the Strikemaster V24 New this year. It comes with a Lite Flite auger and is coming in at 350 for 6 inch and 399 for 8 inch augers. The weight savings compared to the V40 is amazing and if you look at holes/battery and the cost of the battery it's cheaper and more productive than the Milwaukee/DeWalt batteries. I have a few friends that when they started looking at the cost of a good drill and a lite flite this option is same to cheaper option for them. I've seen way too many drills fail in thick ice for trusting one 100% of my season. Its not for everyone but for those that are looking it is a very nice option that is new this year for people. -
By monstermoose78 · Posted
I was at the parking lot at 5 am and walked in. 8 minutes to shooting time here comes the same wonderful guys from the year before with 5 more people. They walked with in 10 yards and I said are you close enough. His response was I can hunt where I want. All in blaze orange some with 22 rifles some with shotguns. They shot at ducks with the 22 and some low powered shotgun shells. I called the local CO. A friend of mine heard a call for back up from the local CO on the scanner as he was seizing guns, cars, decoys, and more. That made me smile.
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