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| im puting a pole for everyone in the cities to vote for the lake they fish most for muskies please feal free to add a few lakes to the pole b/c i dont know much......so i only added a few...maybe some of you could post a small reason on why you fish lake lake for muskies more than other lakes.......
musky12
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Tons of different structure. Deep/Shallow, Weeds/Rocks Suspended Bite
Enough fish to keep thing interesting. The only down side is I think most of them have been "Educated" a couple of times. If you don't do everything just right you get a follow and not hook up. |
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Location: Chanhassen, MN | I have to go with Minnetonka. Great structure and unlimited locations and future potential for big fish. Like White Bear Muskies Inc Twin City Chapter keeps stocking large fish. This fisherie will only get better.
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Location: Apple Valley | I'm also a White Bear fan. Alot of different options on that lake.
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| sorry for the horrible spelling if i could edit the poll i would have spelled it corectly but i cant.....im very puzzled at the moment as ive been told to fish all these lakes by many different people and this pole hasnt halped a ton but it did a little.....
im not so sure i want to fish tonka due to big waters and the jet skiers having there little daytona 500's around the lake i but then again i look at tonka as a good lake for being big because that means more spots to fish and plenty of bays to get away of the joyboaters/jet skiers but my motor has a small hp so i cant just jet from spot to spot id have to choose a good spot and fish it very well and id have to stay in that area....and for that reason this stupid poll was posted....any of you guys have a "if you will" a go to spot on some of these lakes youd expect to catch more fish apposed to another area on the lake?????
ps sorry if you didnt understand any part of this post....i dont even think i did..... |
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Location: Otsego, MN | Tonka can be done with a small boat. There are plenty of boat landings on the lake to just put your rig in and fish all over the lake if you don't want to motor. Weekdays are great in the mornings and weekends if you leave before 10 am. After Labor Day the lake calms down a lot, you shouldn't have much trouble in the fall unless you get a real warm day.
Probably not going to get a "go to spot" posted on the internet, there are plenty of great community spots that give up numbers of fish and some big ones as well. If you are new to these lakes Gander Mountain or Thorne Brothers sells a Minnesota Muskie book that could get you started on some spots and some tactics.
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| not sure if it makes a difference but ill be in the cities in june if i went during the week would there be a lot of boat traffic????and would it be bad if i stayed on the lake later than 10 am????honestly i dont care if i just seen a follow during the whole day of fishing so i guess i will just be happy to be fishing....
And is "duck" a lake????
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Location: Otsego, MN | After 10 on a weekend it's really busy!!!!!!!!!! You might get run over if your not careful on a nic summer day.
There are Duck Lakes but not any I know of in MN with muskies in the metro. |
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Location: mpls | bigfish27 - 3/13/2008 7:30 PM
I have to go with Minnetonka. Great structure and unlimited locations and future potential for big fish. Like White Bear Muskies Inc Twin City Chapter keeps stocking large fish. This fisherie will only get better.
Thanks Twin City Chapter :-)
Future big fish potential? Mid 50's+ not big enough? |
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Location: Maple Grove | I think he meant the potential for big fish will remain uptown. During the week in June you will be fine. Most weekdays all summer are ok from a traffic standpoint. As stated, the weekend is nuts. |
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Location: Hugo, MN | I fish Bald Eagle, White Bear, Forest and Lake Elmo. Each offers something different, and at times each can be phenomenal. I think Forest and White Bear have good trophy potential, and Lake Elmo is a fun but difficult Tiger lake. Bald Eagle is my go to lake just because it's where I started fishing muskies 16 years ago. It's not going to kick out a fish much bigger than 50", but I really like fishing out there at times because I've caught so many fish out there over the years. I should focus more on White Bear to increase my odds of catching a 50", but there's something about the lake that puts me off. Maybe it's the circus atmosphere at the Ramsey County boat launch most weekends. Actually it's quite entertaining at times. |
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Location: Twin Cities, MN | 3 ring Circus is an accurate description what goes on at the Lake Elmo launch. I live 2 miles down the road and drive right past it about 20 times a year to fish elsewhere. The water lice are not worth dealing with in my opinion if you can find a spot to park after driving 3 miles in from the entrance.
A sign at the entrance that the lot is full would be nice.
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Location: Lake Geneva, WI | I do most of my fishing on Minnetonka, but also fish Indy, Eagle, and Bald Eagle. They are always packed. I seem to see the most fish on Indy. I'm planning on getting out to WBL this summer as I've heard nothing but good things from people who fish there.  |
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Location: New Brighton, MN | Can anyone tell me how to go about getting a permit for the uptown lakes? calhoun, harriet etc? |
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Location: mn | Willis
I dont think you need a permit anymore but if you do let me no. You do need a parking permit if you want to park in the harriet parking lot. The hours are 6am to 10pm. Ive gotten many tickets for being there to early or to late. Ive even had the cops try to chase me off the lake. If anything they should be thanking me for reporting all the crime i see in the night! If you plan on fishing during the day inbetween 6am-10pm, park on the street. If you plan on fishing off hour, park 2 blocks off the parkway past the no parking 10-6 signs. The tickets make it worth the walk. Calhoun hours are the same. Park a few blocks in from the access. They will ticket you at 10:01pm or 5:59am so be careful!!!
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Location: geneva il | me and some firends went to white bear for maybe four hours on the way to mille lacs and had lots of action... only caught one but had maybe eight follows and lost maybe four all on weagles one of the ones we lost probably was in the 35 pound class but it seems all the ones that get away are the bigger fish! so i would say white bear.... i might be kinda pushed to favor it since its the only metro lake i ever fished ha |
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Location: New Brighton, MN | What time of year did you fish White Bear?
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Location: geneva il | i was there the first week of october.. |
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Location: Wisconsin | Loring Park Lagoon????? |
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