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| I'm going to be in Minneapolis for the first time Jan 21-25 and was wondering what I can/should do while I'm there. I like to ice fish but I'm not hardcore about it but have all the equipment. I was wondering if it would be worth my time taking my equipment (rods/reels/lures/sonar and auger) and giving it a shot. And if so, how hard would it be to find fish on one of the nearby lakes or would I need a guide? My thought is it's either that or I just stick to doing the "basic" tourist stuff (AKA, check out local pubs and get drunk)...but I hate thought of going to Minneapolis and not fishing. What do you guys think, would be worth my time? |
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Location: Eau Claire,WI | Why not visit the local sporting/musky shops? Just an idea... |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | bring your fishing stuff ... Minnesota Ice-Fishermen are more pleasant than the musky variety and will help you get on fish. i'm sure you can rent a vexilar if you don't have one. some great hard-water fishing in Minneapolis to be had.
Mille Lacs is an hour away and you can rent overnight shacks too ... that's a hoot! |
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Location: Smith Creek | Go to the Mall of America. It's awesome. Take in a Wolves game, they're awesome too.
Actually going to a pub and getting drunk sounds like your best option. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | I ice fished in the cities twice and was unimpressed. small fish... |
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| If you want to fish, go to Thorne Brothers. Plenty of Musky Eye Candy to look at and a very knowledgeable staff that can put you on some fish in local waters as well... |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | for sure bring the fishing stuff!!
Where are you staying? Can give you an idea of what lakes to hit depending on where you are going to be at. I don't think you would need a guide to find fish. depending on the lake there are sites that have great info about fishing reports and so forth.
Also what Jonnysled said is defiantly true as well. Any local bait store is more than willing to give a spot or two on a whatever lake you choose.
Otherwise, if you like Hockey, the Wild should have one or two homes games (FINALLY) within the time that you are here. Don't go see the wolves their terrible, unless you really like the team we are playing.
Edited by FAT-SKI 1/9/2013 1:24 PM
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | Kirby Budrow - 1/9/2013 12:40 PM
I ice fished in the cities twice and was unimpressed. small fish...
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Chose wrong spots or wrong lakes, or a mixture of both, that's all that is |
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Location: Minneapolis | Kirby Budrow - 1/9/2013 12:40 PM
I ice fished in the cities twice and was unimpressed. small fish...
You fished in mpls twice and came to that conclusion? ha
Edited by TC MUSKIE 1/9/2013 1:27 PM
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Location: The desert | Catch a Wild game. Fantastic venue.
The pizza joint down the road from the game is decent and the Irish pub isn't bad either. |
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Location: Elgin, IL | Visit the Viking Hall of Fame.... |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | Thorne Bros and Manny's Steak House on 9th & Marquette !! |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Kirby Budrow - 1/9/2013 12:40 PM
I ice fished in the cities twice and was unimpressed. small fish...
don't go fishing with Kirby |
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| If you want to drool over tackle, head to Thorne Brothers. Extremely knowledgable and friendly staff with fair pricing.
Bar recommendations in the Minneapolis area:
1. Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery (Awesome award-winning house brews and usually stellar guest taps)
2. Mac's Industrial Sports Bar (Incredible food with a great tap list)
3. Stanley's Northeast Bar Room (Very good food, numerous taps and a "Beer Cellar" of rare and delicious craft beer releases)
4. Northbound Smokehouse Brewpub (New kid on the block with great food and amazing house brews)
5. Lyndale Tap House (Excellent food and a respectable tap list)
6. Hell's Kitchen (Superb Brunch/Breakfast selections)
Other attractions include many great music venues (The Fine Line, The Cabooze, The Dakota and the world-famous First Avenue), The Walker Art Center and The Mall of America amongst others.
I hope you enjoy our wonderful city and can share the experience with a friend!
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Location: minocqua, wi. | a Minneapolis Icon and not your uppity place but authentic classic ...
= J.D. Hoyt's
St. Paul has a pizza place worth its salt anywhere in the world ...
= Red's Savoy Inn
have the sausage bread (i think that's what they call it) at Hell's Kitchen. ditto on that as a GREAT breakfast plan!! |
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Location: Smith Creek | Good lemon pancakes at Hell's Kitchen too. The pictures in the bathroom made my kids cry. It was funny. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | jonnysled - 1/9/2013 2:43 PM
Kirby Budrow - 1/9/2013 12:40 PM
I ice fished in the cities twice and was unimpressed. small fish...
don't go fishing with Kirby
Sorry guys! I guess I just have high standards!  |
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Location: Smith Creek | The Egg and I might have better breakfasts than Hell's Kitchen. |
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Location: Waconia, MN | Pointerpride102 - 1/9/2013 1:45 PM
Catch a Wild game. Fantastic venue.
The pizza joint down the road from the game is decent and the Irish pub isn't bad either.
I definatly second the wild game! Also, you could rent a fish house, there are several of them on a couple lakes, Waconia in particular where they are always up on the fishing reports and moving houses to productive spots. The local marina will also give you info on what's going where. Look up Waconia Marina on prices if you are interested. Also with this you wouldn't have to lug all of your stuff along.
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Location: Leech Lake, Walker MN | Just can't beat Mannys steak house |
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| Thanks alot guys, this is great stuff. This is the kind of information a guy needs before going to a knew place..... Where to find fish, who not to fish with (Kirby)lol, where the best brews are, the top pizza and steak houses in town and hearing about the Hell's Kitchen's breakfast (and the bathroom with pictures that makes kids cry) definitely sounds worthy of a visit:)
I'm going to be staying Minnetonka the 22nd and 23rd and might relocate to somewhere else the 24-26th if there is location that is better suited?
I'll have the days to myself the 22-25th and I'll be going out with my girlfriend in the evening. I'm sure we'll hit up some of the mentioned pubs, steakhouses and pizza places and maybe a game/event one evening. And I'm sure we'll hit the mall of america one day because it's there. And I'm definitely going to hit up Thornes Bros. one day/evening!
But after reading the suggestions I plan to spend most of my time in the day fishing. I'll have a rental car so anywhere within an hour is game. Since I'll be next to Lake Winnetonka the 22nd and 23rd I imagine that'd be a good starting point?
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| jonnysled - 1/9/2013 2:43 PM
Kirby Budrow - 1/9/2013 12:40 PM
I ice fished in the cities twice and was unimpressed. small fish...
don't go fishing with Kirby
Good Stuff |
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| derekrusty - 1/9/2013 4:22 PM
Pointerpride102 - 1/9/2013 1:45 PM
Catch a Wild game. Fantastic venue.
The pizza joint down the road from the game is decent and the Irish pub isn't bad either.
I definatly second the wild game! Also, you could rent a fish house, there are several of them on a couple lakes, Waconia in particular where they are always up on the fishing reports and moving houses to productive spots. The local marina will also give you info on what's going where. Look up Waconia Marina on prices if you are interested. Also with this you wouldn't have to lug all of your stuff along.
Good thought, didn't think of that. I'll check out the prices to see if they're something I can do. Is this service available on other lakes? |
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Location: Waconia, MN | check out this site, http://fishhouserentalmn.com/
Sounds like they have houses or can have houses on; Lake Minnetonka – both upper Lake Minnetonka and lower Lake Minnetonka, Lake Waconia, Lake Whaletail, Long Lake, Dutch Lake, and Little Long. I would presonally stick to Minnetonka or Waconia. |
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| x2 on Manny's. its spendy but sooooo worth it. be sure to make a reservation |
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| You could go see all of the Viking Superbowl trophies!  |
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| Look up the local Muskies Inc chapters and see about attending one of their meetings. |
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Location: Maine Township, MN | Plenty of gentleman's clubs around here :p But seriously, Wild games are awesome. Not a bad seat in the house. Try to get club level if you can. No lines |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Sorry! Guess I'll keep my mouth shut next time. You'll have to go and prove me wrong I hope you do. I know there are big fish in the cities. Giant muskies, bass and maybe even a couple decent walleyes but all you ever hear from the metro is; I wish I was up north! Good luck fishing! |
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Location: Roscoe IL | nocturnalmotors - 1/10/2013 11:20 AM
Plenty of gentleman's clubs around here :p But seriously, Wild games are awesome. Not a bad seat in the house. Try to get club level if you can. No lines :)
I'll second this reccomendation!
Looking for the top strip-clubs in Minneapolis? Check out clubZone.com with hundreds of strip-clubs listed from Minneapolis |
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Location: Hudson, WI | When you are in Tonka, get the best burger in the TC at the Gold Nugget. It's the Manny's of burgers. It's a black and blue burger, but they actually put the big chunks of bleu cheese mixed in with the burger and then just crust it with the blackening. Then it's smothered in cheddar cheese and caramelized onions, but the onions are cooked down to the point that it's almost like an onion paste. The Blue Door in St. Paul, Matt's, or the Bulldog in NE Mpls are good as well, but the GN burger for some reason is just untouchable. |
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| Kirby Budrow - 1/10/2013 11:33 AM
Sorry! Guess I'll keep my mouth shut next time. You'll have to go and prove me wrong I hope you do. I know there are big fish in the cities. Giant muskies, bass and maybe even a couple decent walleyes but all you ever hear from the metro is; I wish I was up north! Good luck fishing!
Kirby, thanks for the reply....even if it was what I didn't want to hear I'm sure the chances of me doing much better than you are slim, that's why I'm trying to find out all the info I can before I go. I'm sure there are plenty of spots with good fish waiting to be caught, besides it's either fish all day or site-see.
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| The North Metro Muskies Inc Annual Banquet is on Saturday the 23rd! |
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Location: Minnetonka | Ike's on hwy 7 and 101 in Minnetonka is my recommendation for dinner.
Sunsets in Wayzata (on Lake Minnetonka) is my recommendation for breakfast.
Lake Minnetonka walleye is my recommendation for fishing... they're very illusive, but if you're in your spot by 1/2 hour before sunset you should get action. There should be enough ice for trucks by the time you arrive.
Good luck! |
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Location: Minnesota | Flambeauski - 1/9/2013 12:29 PM
Go to the Mall of America. It's awesome. Take in a Wolves game, they're awesome too.
Actually going to a pub and getting drunk sounds like your best option.
If you value your sanity, stay far away from the Mall of America.
Actually, the best thing to do if you're in Minneapolis is leave. There are plenty of good lakes in the metro area with great fishing if you're willing to drive 30 minutes. |
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | I live in Chicago area but am up at TC for business regularly. Maybe it's living in a town known for it's steaks joints, but I have to say, I think that Manny's is overrated. However, the TC does have an awesome (and great scene) restaurant in the Butcher and the Boar on 12th and Hennepin. The menu is full of grilled, smoked and cured meats and sausuages. The taps of beers are a half mile long, and if you like bourbon - do not miss the Bourbon Flight! Great patio as well! Open even in winter! |
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| If your going to be here then you really should consider going to the north metro muskies inc banquet....its a good time and alot of prizes with a ton of muskie talk |
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| Teamemmajo - 1/13/2013 9:00 PM
The North Metro Muskies Inc Annual Banquet is on Saturday the 23rd!
I would definitely be interested in going, I'm always trying to learn more and make new fishing contacts. But I just checked the North Metro website and the banquet is on Feb 23. I'm going to be in Minneapolis Jan 21-27.
Thanks for the advise though. |
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| what to do in Minneapolis, I tell you what I'd do man, two chicks at the same time. I always wanted to do that and I figured if I'm in Minneapolis I could hook that up. |
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| After looking at the extended forecast and the highs being in the single digits and below, I don't think fishing in the open is a good idea so now I'm trying to find open seat to fish in a shelter. I found a couple places that rent fish houses, but a big part of ice fishing I always like is the camaraderie of BSing with other guys fishing. If anyone has plans of fishing Jan 22nd-25th and has an open seat let me know. I don't plan on keeping any fish for myself and I'll have all my own tackle. I just want to experience Minnesota ice fishing while I'm in town. |
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