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Location: Forest Lake, Mn. | Am surprised that this thread hasn't been started yet. It usally runs for pages and pages over the course of the season.
Was out on the Bear Sat. first time I had the boat in the water for a couple of years. It was nice to be out after a long break.
I see things haven't changed much out there. Traffic was intense to say the least.
Water temps 65 to 67 degrees according to my graph. Weeds seemed nicely developed and the water was clearer than I remember it, but then it's early season. Heard a report that fish were on the breaks but I didn't see any.
Partner caught a nice pike and said he had a follow but due to water glare I couldn't see it.
How is the rest of the Metro doing? I suspect slow. |
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Location: On your favorite spot | Harriet was slower than slow on Saturday. I think I almost had a follow. Things are improving daily so here's hoping for a better weekend. |
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| Fished the superwindow last night on Tonka. 9pm sunset, 9:37 moonrise. Had a reel fixed and tested it out for the first cast. Wasn't paying attention and sure enough I had one explode at the boat.
Nine hours on Indy and nothing last Saturday. First cast is a 30 footer to check a reel and I get one to go. Go figure. Otherwise slow. Three smaller pike, had two hits on a Rad Dog between 9:30-10pm but couldn't hook up.
Main lake was 66-69*. Found one smaller bay that was 71*.
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| I fished a north metro lake last weekend for about 6 hours on saturday and 4 hours on sunday. We had one follow and saw one on the surface. Based on the results of the Minnesota Muskie Tournament from last weekend it just looks the fish were not biting for the most part. I hope to hit the lake again Saturday morning and see if the warmer and stable weather has helped. |
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Location: Lake Geneva, WI | Fished north metro lake last Tuesday and last night. Saw a few fish lost one fish last Tuesday didn't get a look at it. Caught a nice pike last night right before we left at sundown. Temps were around 71-73 on my graph. |
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Location: Apple Valley | It's been pretty slow this week. Fished White Bear on Tuesday and moved a smaller muskie on a muskietreat. Fish French yesterday and moved a low 40" on a suzy sucker. Both follows were very slow and lazy. Going to be hot and muggy this weekend hopefully they will go this weekend.
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| Fished Tonka on Tues. night for about 4 hours (from 5-9pm)and had seven up with one being an upper 40's, but none that were aggressive. All came on Ghosttails and Crane baits worked aggressively. |
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| Also worked Tonka last night from 2000-0030, caught a huge bass and had the same 40-45 inch fish follow that I had opening weekend, she still wont bite.
saw some other boats on the water hunting, never saw or hear them land anything... |
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| Fished Harriet, Calhoun, and Eagle in the last few days, all were very slow. The metro Tiger lakes have been quite productive though. 
Edited by schrump 6/19/2008 8:23 PM
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| Thanks to Mr. Poop for starting the thread. It will be nice having him post again. We fished Deer in WI yesterday. We saw six, but they were very tight-lipped, however the bass are hitting senkos.
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Location: MPLS, MN | MuskyFlyGuy - 6/20/2008 2:56 PM
however the bass are hitting senkos.
Tom
Do they ever not hit Senkos? Man those things are magic on Bass.....Like the Double Cowgirl of the Bass world... |
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| 38" on Baldy Tues night - very light take on a topraider and put up essentailly no fight, no other fish followed but they were busting up schools of sunnies out off the edges. Pondweed is pretty much gone.
Had two lazy follows on Forest Wed night. With the full moon was hoping for more but very slow. Still some pondweed in 12-14' but it won't last much longer. Once it's gone maybe the fish will start to move shallower. There's some super cabbage in about 4-6' this year but fish don't seem to be in it yet.
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| More Tigers....no pure strain yet. |
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| bald eagle has been producing well. Not much luck yet in forest or white bear.
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Location: Waconia, MN | Do I dare even ask how Tonka has been treating people? I haven't fished the metro yet this year.
Thanks |
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Location: Mayer, MN | ArmPit - 6/23/2008 4:15 PM
Do I dare even ask how Tonka has been treating people? I haven't fished the metro yet this year.
Thanks
Scott I have gotten my arse handed to me on Tonka so far in three outings. Saw my first fish of the season Saturday. I think we just happened to cross paths. He didn't seem too interested.
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Location: Waconia, MN | Yeah, I've had a few fish like that this year as well. I'm gonna give it a shot tonight, and maybe I'll get lucky. |
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| Tonka has been tough for me so far, three full days and three halfers, only one 46 in the net and I could count the follows on two hands. The one took a bulldawg and the follows all came on Cowgirls but nothing will go into the eight, everything has been coming off the outside edge for me so far.
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Location: Waconia, MN | Thanks TB! I post my report when I return! |
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| Fished a metro lake this weekend. Two follows, one of which was aggresive but missed the glide bait at the boat. Went back out to get it at sundown and caught a 30 inch northern of the spot on the second cast that went crazy so needless to say if the muskie was there the northern probably moved it out of the area. |
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Location: Nowheresville, MN | Tonka hit 75 degrees today in shallow water, East West and Northwest. The fish should start to eat soon...I hope! |
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| I hope so too!
Edited by asteffes 6/24/2008 3:30 AM
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| Me too... 3 times out on tonka this year and I've moved one fish. I'll be hitting it hard thur - sun and let you all know how I do. |
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| fished tonka last night again, moved my same fish i've moved every time i have been out there (3 times), still wont bite, too much other food for her to eat 
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| Been fishing mpls. city lakes since opener 6 days a week. water temps on Calhoun 71-74, cedar running 2 degrees warmer, moving fish with a 40" on cedar with topwater in the boat. weeds are up to the surface. flats near deep water producing more action then shallows. |
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| Fished a north metro lake last night water from 76-80. Caught a northern that was close to 20lbs. Had a muskie nail the bulldawg but somehow managed to avoid all of the hooks. |
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| 7 hours this a.m. on tonka moved one small dink. Killing the bass on topwaters, tho. I've thrown my entire tackle box everywhere, inside weedline, outside edge, up on top, on the breaks. Do I just suck this bad? |
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| phil - 6/26/2008 3:18 PM
7 hours this a.m. on tonka moved one small dink. Killing the bass on topwaters, tho. I've thrown my entire tackle box everywhere, inside weedline, outside edge, up on top, on the breaks. Do I just suck this bad?
no, have we been fishing out of the same boat?!?! |
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| Bald Eagle the last two nights. A few random follows here and there , one blow-up on topwater, no fish boated. Water temps were 74-79. |
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| Fished this morning. I wasn't expecting much but nailed a nice 40 incher. |
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