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| I didn't get out, and I see nothing posted about any fish caught on Minnesota's opening weekend. Did the rain keep most of you off the water, or did some of you get hooks into a few fish? Anybody get fish from Mille Lacs, Leech, Vermillion, etc? The curiosity is killing me. 
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Location: minneapolis | I hit lake Independance at 5 am saturday along with what must have been 40 other boats. Amazingly- the boat launch rodeo went extremely well for that many of us. We moved fish early in the shallow weeds - the sight of a nice fat fish following for the first time of the season is always awesome even if she doesn't eat. By 7 am all you could hear was the whirling-clank-crash of double cowgirls pelting the water all across the lake. I'm quite sure the muskies went into complete hiding thinking the second coming of Pearl Harbor was going on as the lake was being bombarded. I did hear a few whoops and hollers- so someone must have stuck a fish A little sore today and it feels great to have my shoulders hurt and back ache again ! Bring It On! |
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Location: Mayer, MN | Sat. on Waconia was brutal!! On the water at 5 A.M. off the water at 1:45, 8.75 hours of fishing and I saw one muskie that was not even two feet. I caught a bass on the second cast of the morning and a northern 8 hours later. My partner and I pounded it too. There was a bass club tournament, but only a handful of muskie fisherman. Where the heck was everyone!?!
Sun. went to Tonka. On the water at 6 A.M. off the water at 12:45, 6.75 hours of fishing and my partner and I each had follows within the first 1.5 hours. Let's just say our figure 8 mechanics were very rusty. Once again we fished very intensely. As far as fishermen, it was the dead sea out there as well, of course the rain and then the typhoon winds may have been the reasons for few other individuals.
Conclusion: I am extremely sore, including my fingers, hands and arms ache and my sea legs are very tired. Best part is I can't wait to go out again really soon!
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| Went to east and West Rush not much happening few Northerns.... Shoulders are hurting but can not wait for next weekend going to the June Jam |
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Location: Leech Lake, Walker, MN. | We caught 3 fish over the week end, a 40,43, and a 45. Very wet, raining and blowing but it was great to be back on the hunt.
Good luck, Murph |
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Location: Albertville, Minnesota | Saturday afternoon on Eagle, alot of follows. Good to get the blood going again. Sunday morning, went back to the same lake beacause of a hog I had seen on opener, same story. Weather was actually nice compared to the previous two weekends walleye fishing. Seemed like the fish were a little more active when the sun was out.
Chris |
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Location: Watertown, MN | Run and Gun, Run from the storm and duck from the gun shot thunderstorms rolling through.
Sat got out with Josh and moved 8 fish, I ended up loosing a mid 40 on a dawg, headed to shore twice, to avoid storms, only to find out we were in tornado warnings, pulled the plug only to head 30 miles west to find sun and no rain, after coming out of down pours.
Sun got out with Greg and Hooks for 4 hours, moved 10+ fish several decent fish, but just would not commit.
Murph, Just heard on the radio a fisherman drowned up on Leech this weekend, boat swamped.
Troyz |
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| Hit Forest Sat AM from about 5:50-noon. Lots and lots of boats all fishing ski's - most were fishing shallow and from what I could tell were doing nothing.
I found a group of active ski's chasing pods of small 'gills over 12-14'. With so many boats out I decided to camp on the spot for a couple hours. Had 5-6 follows - most after Vipers or Phantoms - had at least three charge the bait real hard but just didn't eat it. Action petered out by about 9 am.
Another opener come and gone - seems like the same pattern every year - active fish early that just won't eat. Any ideas on how to get these fish chasing pods of bait to open up?
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Location: Forest Lake Minnesota | I fished Forest aswell, cought 29" fish. and seen 2 others both under 30" If you fished Forest you either were fishing deep or shallow because in between the pondweed was so thick you could hardly fish it after 9:00 Am when alot was floting on the surface from all of the activity. The pondweed has gotten worse and worse out there through the past 5 or 6 years, I wish there was some way to get it under control.
Good Luck,
Dave |
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| Boy doesn't sound like anyone did very well in the Metro area. Now I don't feel so bad. Fished Waconia on Sat. got on the water at 7:30 AM had three follows all 38" class fish one short striker in the 44" range, and lost a very large one. Never got to see it, but this fish would be number 2 on my list of hardest fighting fish. Got off the water by 3:00. On to Fench by sunset left there at 8:30 AM Sun. French was a dead sea for me did not see anything goin on for anyone else either. Back over to Waconia Sun by 1:00 PM got rained off one low 40" to the boat and that was it left at 8:30.
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Location: Prior Lake, Minnesota | Same story for me,
Fished Waconia from 5:30 to 11:00 on Sat. Raised one 40" on a firetiger Manta by the Island. Pretty lazy follow with a tail wave before I could figure 8 her. Weeds looked good on the North end, but surprizingly down quite a bit from what Im used to on this lake. The water temps are still a little low though. Im sure the weeds will be up soon. Lots of Bass fisherman in the reeds but it didnt look like too much musky slingers. |
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| Fished Harriet and it was dead. Lots of boats. Lots of fish were laying up on the sand.
Sunday hit Indy. Weather moved in and out all day. Had one blow up at the boat then caught a 38. We saw lots of boats but not a lot of catching. |
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| Had a fish hooked the first ten minutes of the day and thought "wow" attending all those semianars paid off but "splash" threw the hooks at the side of the boat, saw 11 more,,,on sunday we saw about 13-14 in 4 hrs but none would open up,,fish seem lure shy in metro, you'd think it was july |
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| Muph, this is dan from wells fargo in town can I ask were you on leech as I live on it just went to smaller lakes & did not have much success |
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| Don't know the story but, someone did pass up here this weekend |
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| I also heard about the guy drowning on Leech. Some guys brought him to shore, but it was too late. That's too bad. I heard of a few fish caught in West-Central MN, including a 51 incher, but it appears it was pretty slow all around. I guess I didn't miss much. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Lots of follows for me and lots of water in the boat!! Man was it wet on Saturday. I bet I had contact with about 15 different fish through the day, but none would hit...slow, lazy follows for the most part. Couple that were right behind the bait.
I think the weather really shut down any sort of bite that was happening. Lots of fish shallow, tried dropping a smaller jig reaper combination in front of them...they wanted nothing to do with it.
Oh well...there will be more days.
Steve |
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| We hit both east and west ends of Vermilion begining at midnight on Friday/Saturday....slept for two hours and was fishing by 5:30 am.....fished till 8:00 pm then crashed. Fished all Sunday. We moved around 15 skis total. Lost one on figure 8, swear she had hooks but still got off. A few blowups and many nippers. Actually, a few muskies nipped off the tails of our plastic shads, but still...none wanted to commit to any kind of solid relationship....my feelings were a little hurt:(
In the end we caught every other species in the lake including walleyes, smallmouths and healthy pike. Despite lack of success, it felt good to be on the water.
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| Fished from 3 a.m. to 9a.m. on tonka sat. One 44 and a few follows. Once the field of 110 bass boats started their tourny, nothing moving. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Fished Lake Vermilion on the 2nd, 3hrd, and 4th, with my 22yr. old,19yr. old,16yr. old and the 10yr.old.
We fished the East end and started in the weeds for the first day..... The Boys caught a 28",33",36" and a feisty 40" Pike on Phantoms, Baby Wabbles, reg. sized Bulldawgs. Didn't see a muskie... I threw The Weagle, mag Dawg, and Cowgirls with NO ACTION. Water temps were 62- 66*
The next couple of days we hit some of the shallower rock piles on the main lake and managed to move a couple of nice fish but no biters.
Jermey lost a nice fish ( and a brand new squirrelly phantom ) in Stuntz Bay ...
All in All it wasn't a very good fishing trip but to spend time with my sons was just priceless !
A good campfire has a way of bringing out the best in people, It was a good trip to remember....
I will be fishing a couple of Hartmans tourneys with my 14yr. old daughter this year.... man can she work a Phantom..... I can't wait !!!
Jerome
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| I fished a smaller area lake. Leech has been slow, have not moved a fish yet. Water temps are nearing 70, should get these fish moving.
Good luck, Murph |
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