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| Haven't been out yet, am going on Monday. So how was the opener in the Metro area? Any Luck?
I had a friend who was out yesterday,5-31-02, for sunnies. He was on an E. Metro lake that's clear and deep. He said that the sunfish in shallow all were small,but he got some nice sunfish in 20+ feet. Surface water temp was 68 and he said that he didn't see any sign of weed growth yet. He said that he saw one Muskie sunning herself up shallow. |
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| Fish were real active but tight-lipped. Saw at least 12 ranging in size from low 20's to nearing 50. Most all moved for a 6" Jake or Baby DepthRaider - perch pattern. Most were in the emerging cabbage on the deep edges (12-14') but as the day went on I did see a few a bit shallower (8-10') in dark-bottm areas. Bass and pike were slamming the Jake in even shallower water, 4-6' (weeds a must) but I didn't see any ski's that shallow. The majority of the small panfish were still on the breaklines.
I stuck with the Baby DR because it kept moving fish, but they wouldn't open up. I guess next time out I'm going to work real, real slow with a small glider or maybe a small rubber creature.
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| Thought I would go to that deeper clear lake in the E. Metro, but with the thunder and lighting that's going on now plus the lousy forecast for tomarrow I'm not sure that I'm even going to go.
Mn.SteveH: Am I to assume that you were on the lake that we have talked about in the past? Sounds like your at least seeing fish and that's a step in the right direction. |
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| I hit the water yesterday. Water temp about 67. Weeds are starting to come up,found some green cabbage and coontail. Caught small pike. Had a follow from a upper 30 low 40 inch fish. Buddy had a big hit from a fish. Thought it was a big pike,no hooks. |
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| Been moving fish everyday out, not alot of bitters. Best luck has been on the large jointed Depthraiders on deep weed lines. Hooked a beast the other day on a north metro lake but with one head shake boatside she was gone [:blackeye:] |
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| Was out yesterday, nothing doing. Couldn't even buy a follow. Was very surprised because it was solid overcast and I have always done well out there with overcast skys. Water temp up a couple of degrees, to 69. Even was out during the dark of the moon phase with a partial solar eclispe and that didn't get them moving.
Saw some other boats flogging for skis but don't know how anyone did. Weeds are green and growing. |
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| Shady and I were on tonka yesterday each in our own boats trying to find a pattern. It was TOUGH!!!!! I lost one of respectable size and he got a 38"er. The best places we found were in areas that had current or windy points/bars. Fish were shallow for the most part 3-6'. Chart was a good color. We'll see what happens later in the week. |
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| Tried Forest Lake this morning. Water temps were 67.5 degrees everywhere on lake three and two where I fished. Weeds everywhere. Floaters and weeds right below the surface in alot of places on lake three.
I had about a 30-35 inch muskie on for about 3 seconds that followed my bait half way around the boat, and then finally hit it the third time she tried.
My partner also got a 30 inch muskie to the boat around the same spot about an hour later. His we actually had unhook.
Both fish came on bucktails on a sand bar in about 7 feet. Yellow/brass blade.
Pal |
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| Have tried four musky lakes this year and only one follow. Confidence is lagging. Fished Waconia yesterday without a follow. Maybe today I will take a nap instead.
tom |
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| I'm still fishing my usual east metro lake and very consistently moving fish along deep weedlines twitching small crankbaits - perch baby DR has been hot! but lots of lookers - very few eaters. I have yet to see a musky in less than about 8', but the pike are there in the shallow weeds. Havn't caught a bass in about 2 weeks so they're either spawning or just finished. Panfish are also still pretty deep. Find deep isolated cabbage patches in 12-14'and it's almost a guarantee that muskys are there. Water temp was about 65. Think I'll try a couple other lakes with darker water - they seem to be a bit warmer and fish may be a bit more inclined to eat. |
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| My wife and I fished Bone Lake today for the first time. We caught some bass and had three musky follows. All fish were in under five feet of water. Even though they were close-lipped, it still gets your heart pumping.
Tom |
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| Glad to see all the posts and reports,lets keep it going.
I won't have anything to add for a week or so as I have family commitments that will keep me off the water. But I'll keep checking in to see what I'm missing. Good Luck! |
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| Hit an east central lake last night, and MN Steve's report was right on the money! Had a rookie out with us and he popped his cherry with a low 30"s fish on a reef hawg. Saw some other nicer fish but no takers. Had a scary situation on the water last night also. We were cruising from spot to spot in a 16ft. lund, and powerboater flew up behind us, cut in front of us, and tossed me out of the front seat of my buddies boat doin about 30mph. Got an ID on the boat, and HE WILL PAY!!!! Thanks for drivin your boat back to your lift, we saw you and you will GET YOURS!!!!![:devil:]
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| B420: The Best revenge is to turn them into the county sheriff water patrol. They could face heavy fines, possible jail time, or loss of boating privilages.
Remmeber that Mn law holds you responsible for your wake. If your wake causes another boat to have a mishap, your responible! So turn these Aholes in. [:bigsmile:] |
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| I agree turn those "A" holes in.
I almost hate to admit this but I was on the Fox Chain in IL on Monday and this "A" hole ran top speed between my boat and the shore. There was only about 40 feet between my boat and no wake marker for shore. As he drove by I through up my hands as if to say "what the F*&K". He then turned his boat around and came through the spot again at a slow speed to ask if the fishing in this spot was good. He was very deliberate in his actions. We should have reported him but we didn’t. What a Jackass.
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| Fished Forest on Wednesday from 10-5, a couple of dink pike and decent largemouths, but no skis. Saw two fish, both on bass sized spinner baits, nothing moving on any musky sized baits. All the activity was in 4-6 feet of water. Should ahve been a good day: hot, humid, cloudy, windy, rained on us a couple times. Very disappointing.
Yesterday fished White Bear from 4-10 pm. Tons of dink pike, and one 3-4 pound large mouth. Also had three follows, two on small bucktails (one nipped, but didn't really seem interested in eating), and one very low and slow follow on a Top Walker.
It's been a tough year for me so far, but both of those days were still better than being in the office. Unfortunately, now I have to work for a few weeks[:knockout:] Bummer!!! (of course, I'll find the time if Waterwolf ever responds to my e-mail!!!!)
Keep posting guys.
Thanks,
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| I haven't fished any other lake than Bald Eagle this year so far. It's becoming a zoo as of late with all the pleasure boaters and jet skis. Rarely go a night without seeing a fish but the jerk a$$ water skiers are getting to me. I think I might find another lake to fish but Bald Eagle has produced some real good action for me so far this season with some big fish. |
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| My wife and I fished Inde this morning. We caught a few small bass and had three follows. The third follow was a hot prospect, but I ran out of room by the boat and an open mouth veered off. The lake got very crowded by noon.
tom |
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| Heard a rumor tonight at work, and I'll say upfront that I'm not certain that I believe it.
Rumor has it that a nine (9) foot long sturgon was found washed up on the shore of White Bear Lake. Supposedly the fish was already badly decomposed but they threw it on a scale and it went 70+ pounds. According to the guy I heard it from, he saw the story in the St. Paul paper. Has anyone else heard anything about this? Seems farfecthed to me, but I remember a few years back another sturgon(sp?) was found dead washed up on the shore of another metro lake. I don't rememeber what lake that was. There wasn't supposed to be sturgon in that lake either!....SO?
It will be another week before I get back out, so I won't have a report until then. [:((] |
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| It wasn't 9 feet, but the rest of the story is true. It was 69". The other one you're referring to was found in Lake Harriet and went just over 100 pounds. |
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| Awh: Thanks for the response! I saw a column in the newspaper yesterday, after I made my first post. It said that the fish was 5 feet 9 inches, so I asssume that the guy at work got his inches and feet mixed up. Wow! I know that there is some big muskies in the lake but a sturgon that size? I wonder what it has been eating all these years? Must have a good forage base.
I know that this wasn't about muskies, but I thought it would be of interest to those who fish the lake. |
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| I hit the forest again on Saturday, or should I say I made it to Forest after dumping gasoline on my asphalt driveway, and then learning that there is now a detour on HWY 15 out of Stillwater.
Water temps were a consistant 69.5 on lake three. My partner managed to nail a couple small northern's, and I had a few northern nibbles, but no ski.
As I was leaving to go to a graduation party, a very nice guy at the dock asked me how I did, and then let me know that the lake was sprayed for weeds about a week before. He also let me know what depth he was seeing muskie's at, which I thought was very nice on his part. You tend not to hear such information any longer, so I made note of the boat for the future. Kudos to you in the older gray Lund Pro V. If I could have stayed longer, I would have hit a different lake and the suggested depths.
Pal |
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| I hit the forest again on Saturday, or should I say I made it to Forest after dumping gasoline on my asphalt driveway, and then learning that there is now a detour on HWY 15 out of Stillwater.
Water temps were a consistant 69.5 on lake three. My partner managed to nail a couple small northern's, and I had a few northern nibbles, but no ski.
As I was leaving to go to a graduation party, a very nice guy at the dock asked me how I did, and then let me know that the lake was sprayed for weeds about a week before. He also let me know what depth he was seeing muskie's at, which I thought was very nice on his part. You tend not to hear such information any longer, so I made note of the boat for the future. Kudos to you in the older gray Lund Pro V. If I could have stayed longer, I would have hit a different lake and the suggested depths.
Pal |
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| I hit the forest again on Saturday, or should I say I made it to Forest after dumping gasoline on my asphalt driveway, and then learning that there is now a detour on HWY 15 out of Stillwater.
Water temps were a consistant 69.5 on lake three. My partner managed to nail a couple small northern's, and I had a few northern nibbles, but no ski.
As I was leaving to go to a graduation party, a very nice guy at the dock asked me how I did, and then let me know that the lake was sprayed for weeds about a week before. He also let me know what depth he was seeing muskie's at, which I thought was very nice on his part. You tend not to hear such information any longer, so I made note of the boat for the future. Kudos to you in the older gray Lund Pro V. If I could have stayed longer, I would have hit a different lake and the suggested depths.
Pal |
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| I hit the forest again on Saturday, or should I say I made it to Forest after dumping gasoline on my asphalt driveway, and then learning that there is now a detour on HWY 15 out of Stillwater.
Water temps were a consistant 69.5 on lake three. My partner managed to nail a couple small northern's, and I had a few northern nibbles, but no ski.
As I was leaving to go to a graduation party, a very nice guy at the dock asked me how I did, and then let me know that the lake was sprayed for weeds about a week before. He also let me know what depth he was seeing muskie's at, which I thought was very nice on his part. You tend not to hear such information any longer, so I made note of the boat for the future. Kudos to you in the older gray Lund Pro V. If I could have stayed longer, I would have hit a different lake and the suggested depths.
Pal |
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| Following up on Forest, does it get crowded on the week-end? If so, would early or later be better? Any suggestions to areas or structure?
Thanks for any info?
tom |
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| The wife and I fished Deer this morning. Did not even see a muskie, so we took what the lake was offering. C&R on alot of bass, crappie, and sunnies. There is a bass fishing tournament there on Saturday so it will be crowded. Water temps were 73-76, so it should be getter better.
Tom |
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| Went out on my usual E. Metro lake on Thursday. Boy was it hot out! I just wish the fishing was as hot as the temps. Had 1 fish "flash" off about 20 feet from the boat, and that was it. All I saw was the flash, it was brown in color so I suspect it was a 'ski. No guess as to size.
Water temps were 77 degress. So they should have the feed bag on. Tried trolling over some bait about 25 feet down over 40 feet of water. Marked bit balls of bait plus some good sized arches on the screen but no takers.
Boy was it a zoo out there. We were getting hit with wakes from all directions at once. Bouncing around like a cork, and this was with no wind! The lake would have been glass if not for all the other idiots in their high powered 60+ mph rockets. [:(]
Got a question for all my fellow E. Metro Hunters. Has anyone had any luck with night fishing on this lake? I'm not asking for the secret spot or lure or any inside info, just am wondering if anyone has had enough luck to make it worth their time. We had some luck a couple of years back but nothing since. |
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| Fishpoop,
We have had marginal luck out there night fishin. All the fish have hit just after dark set in, and all fish have been taken on various colored shallow raiders or invaders. We usually troll open water till dark, then troll weedlines slowly after that. Will be out at 8:30 tonight in a little red starcraft with rodholders!
KOMER[:bigsmile:] |
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| I've forgot what a Musky looks like!!!! I'm having dillusions of following fish but there's nothing behind my bait. Maybe it's the heat?
No fish seen in the last five outings :(
Tried cranking deep weedlines and looked for suspended fish. No luck!
Heading up to Boundry waters later this week for some camping and hopefully a few nice Pike or Walleyes. I think I'll also head over to Vermillion for a couple of days and see if I can nail a hawg. [:bigsmile:]
I got the jones bad!
PK
Looks like it's back into the loch with you nessy |
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