Lake Minnetonka Fishing Report


Featuring walleye, Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike and Panfish

Name: Dave
City: Brooklyn Center
Email:
Remote Name: 67.104.219.41
Date: 05/03/2003
Time: 02:03:53 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

Joe from Watertown: How would you know how good or bad the fishing is on Minnetonka unless you've been fishing it yourself? You are telling everyone else not to fish it, yet you are. You seem quite angry anyone would dare fish this lake (or should I say your lake). I hate to tell you, but ANYONE fishing legally has a right to wet a line in ANY lake or river in the state. If you want the fishing to improve, why don't you take your own advise and stop fishing for the next few years!


Name: Tom D
City: Robbinsdale
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Remote Name: 68.164.224.85
Date: 05/01/2003
Time: 09:28:07 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

My folks are going to be visiting with me here in the Cities over Memorial Day weekend. I want to rent a pontoon boat on Lake Minnetonka. Does anyone know of a marina that rents them?

Thanks!

Tom


Name: Heavy
City: Mtka
Email:
Remote Name: 65.103.24.183
Date: 05/01/2003
Time: 01:05:05 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

Brenda-try the west end of downtown wayzata. Theres an inlet off barry st. Nice easy spot to fish


Name: Brenda
City: Eden Prairie
Email: [email protected]
Remote Name: 24.163.245.157
Date: 04/29/2003
Time: 11:20:12 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

My father is coming to visit and would like to fish on Lake Minnetonka - can anyone advise me of where there might be a fishing pier located on the lake that he can fish off of?

Thanks!


Name: DAVE
City: excelsior
Email: [email protected]
Remote Name: 67.104.219.16
Date: 04/23/2003
Time: 10:31:14 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

Did anyone fish minnetonka lately..? are the in the shallows yet?


Name: Joe
City: Watertown
Email:
Remote Name: 137.18.255.42
Date: 04/22/2003
Time: 02:26:21 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

Minnetonka Crappies are child's play! Not even worth fishing for!!If people would realize that and not fish them for awhile then maybe they will grow! Fools.


Name: mike
City: minneapolis
Email: [email protected]
Remote Name: 152.163.189.132
Date: 04/20/2003
Time: 04:06:39 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

looking for crappies in tonka from shore


Name: ????????????????????
City: mound
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Remote Name: 204.169.116.1
Date: 04/17/2003
Time: 09:06:30 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

The bass love the channel by th old post office but it's illegal now but me and my friend cought 23 bass and a northern all bass were 3-5 pounds


Name: Dave
City: Brooklyn Center
Email: [email protected]
Remote Name: 67.104.220.175
Date: 04/16/2003
Time: 12:36:38 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

John from Albertville: Just wondering how deep you were fishing. I tried Minnetonka Sunday and didn't do too well. Caught a couple, but the shallow bays weren't producing well. We tried in about 7 feet of water in the weeds on the main part of the lake and caught a couple right away and then nothing. I am taking my nephew this weekend and am hoping for better fishing. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!


Name: John
City: Albertville
Email:
Remote Name: 128.101.216.116
Date: 04/15/2003
Time: 02:12:01 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

Yesterday day me and some friends went out to tonka bay and caught quite a bit of crappies. We released the smaller ones back and kept the ones a pound and a half and up. Caught our limit of 60 between all of us. We were using a small green/yellow jig with red eyes painted on. Worked really good.


Name: Kenl
City: wayzata
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Remote Name: 67.251.131.74
Date: 04/15/2003
Time: 09:39:12 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

I was fishing with a worm and caught a 6 pound big mouth bass(of course i realeased) it was on libbs on monday april 14,2003


Name: John
City: Albertville
Email:
Remote Name: 128.101.216.38
Date: 04/10/2003
Time: 02:00:57 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

I've been planning to go crappie fishing out on Minnetonka but i don't have the slightest idea of where to fish. Anybody got some insight on where to go to catch nice size crappies at of the start of the season?


Name: justin
City: wayzata
Email:
Remote Name: 204.72.14.34
Date: 04/10/2003
Time: 11:24:17 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

Forest lake is a good place to go fishing but if you want another place like that on the lake try going to Peavy lake off of Browns bay. It is kinda hard to see you just have to go along the north side of the bay and you should see it. I have had much luck in there the past few seasons fishing for croppy later in the spring.


Name: jason
City: champlin
Email: [email protected]
Remote Name: 64.133.102.47
Date: 04/09/2003
Time: 02:32:28 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

hi this is an email responding to fletcher from mound, i see the ice is off of minnetonka cause you are water sking out there already, also where is this hot spot excatly at? is it over by seten lake? or harrison bay? ok well email me please and let me know im going out there this weekend with my boat to try to find some crappies jason


Name: Tom Alling
City: ST.Albans
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Remote Name: 209.240.198.62
Date: 04/05/2003
Time: 02:55:55 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

glad the ice has gone out! too bad about the cops bothering people. do they pick on people in Seaton's and Emerald bay common channel and the channel between Seaton and Harding's bay and Seaton and Black lake or just the Emerald lake channel? Anyone ever done any fishing in Forest lake off of West Arm?


Name: fletcher
City: mound
Email:
Remote Name: 216.189.140.115
Date: 04/03/2003
Time: 05:31:43 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

well the ice is out now so i went water skiing and it was cold but fun the crappies will be in the coves soon there is a great spot on three pts blvd right across from seahorse apartments won the crappie contest there last year and caught 112 crappies of all a decent size i moved from this area now but still come to visit on weekends so ill be there pretty often and i fish there alot becuase i grew up fishing there and know the lake like the back of my hand there is another spot by the old mound post office usaully the fish bite there otherwise try settons channel just watch out when fishing in the channel the mound lake minnetonka cops always try to fuck with you and when snowmobiling they even fucj with you more i got 42 speeding tickets in 1998 and havent felt the need to snowmoble there anymore well hope to see you all out fishing this year talk to you lata


Name: Amory Balucating
City: Chicago
Email: [email protected]
Remote Name: 152.163.189.132
Date: 04/03/2003
Time: 08:21:45 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

I plan to take my DAD and nephew in June to Hill City, MN. Any great fishing spot around here and at this time?


Name: flethcer
City: mound
Email:
Remote Name: 216.189.140.69
Date: 03/16/2003
Time: 12:01:40 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

fish were bitting on the north side of harrisons bay sat night caught my limit of crappies using a small jig and crappie minnows great place to take the kids fishing if you have nothing better to do i live right by there and fish there almost every night.


Name: ron
City: frog town
Email:
Remote Name: 204.141.107.159
Date: 03/13/2003
Time: 08:39:36 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

speared 6 muskie through the ice this week tasted great


Name: C-note guy
City: Minnetonka
Email: [email protected]
Date: 02/23/2003
Time: 09:29:20 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

2/22/03 .

Great Year on Tonka, I was fishing walleyes all winter

we ended with over 50 lbs for the winter. I caught 2 lbs.

on the last day. We had great luck in 17-20 off the weeds

but only sandy bottom. Aqua View only thing I will say.

Best wishes Bill


Name: Bob
City: Eagan
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Date: 02/22/2003
Time: 09:02:41 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

hows the musky fishing in the summer? WHere should i go to find an enromous fishy?


Name: Bob
City: Eagan
Email:
Date: 02/22/2003
Time: 09:02:01 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

hows the musky fishing in the summer? WHere should i go to find an enromous fishy?


Name: miike
City: cedar rapids
Email: [email protected]
Date: 02/22/2003
Time: 08:13:01 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

looking for a good lake to pick up some pan fish this summer is this it


Name: _KD
City: Excelsior
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Date: 02/21/2003
Time: 11:47:03 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

I tried casting today, but the ice kept my bait from hitting any water. KD


Name: mike
City: minneapolis
Email: [email protected]
Date: 02/18/2003
Time: 02:28:44 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

looking for crappies in carsons bay


Name: drebs
City: bloomington
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Date: 02/11/2003
Time: 03:31:47 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

tonka is exploding with crappies now. stubbs, arcola bridge and carsons bay. limits in those three spots in three days. ocasional walter is picked up around sundown, but only lookin' for crappies. oh yeah.. suspended in 22-24 feet ...


Name: Jay
City: Robbinsdale
Email: [email protected]
Date: 01/30/2003
Time: 12:17:03 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

Have my dad coming to town for a couple of days looking for a good bite. any ideas close by???


Name: Jared
City: minnetonka
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Date: 01/21/2003
Time: 09:03:22 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

South east side of Big Island in 25-30 feet of water. Went out on saturday, caught 5 walleyes, all 12"-19"! fish between big island and the small island to the south of it. only fish from 3pm to 7pm. Nothing but northerns past 7pm. If you want some fun for the kids, fish same spot from 6am to 12(Noon), can't keep perch of the hook, NOT KIDDING, all very small though.


Name: scott e davis
City: mtka
Email: [email protected]
Date: 01/20/2003
Time: 04:27:21 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

I need to know if anyone has verified the ice thickness on the western end of wayzata bay?


Name: scott e davis
City: minnetonka
Email: [email protected]
Date: 01/20/2003
Time: 04:25:21 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

I need to know if anyone has verified the ice thickness on wayzata bay?


Name: huge
City: spring park
Email:
Date: 01/17/2003
Time: 03:59:02 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

Looking for the best walleye fishing holes, Lake Minnetonka?


Name: Tish
City: Spring Park
Email:
Date: 01/13/2003
Time: 02:25:28 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

Where's the best place to ice-fish for walleye on Lake Minnetonka?? I had heard Brown's bay on the reef there and also Brackett's Point. Can anybody confirm?

Thanks, dying to get out there...


Name: Stan T
City: Plymouth
Email:
Date: 01/08/2003
Time: 08:18:55 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

12 inches of ice on Wayzata Bay as of 1/8/03. Picked up seven small walleye (10 inchers) between 4 and 5 p.m. No big fish to be found!


Name: Paul
City: Metro
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Date: 12/23/2002
Time: 07:41:08 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

I was out on Tonka on Sunday(22nd)just to check out the ice and locate some points. I went in from the west of Browns bay and the ice was 6 to 7 inches across most of the bay. There is a large crack with open water running from Spirit Island to just east of Big Island. The snow was blowing and covering it up. It was at least 4 ft wide, so do not snowmobile or 4 wheel in this area. Be sure to travel in pairs and bring a rope if your going out. We need another week of below zero weather to make it safe. Good luck fishing.


Name: Dave
City: Andover
Email: [email protected]
Date: 12/10/2002
Time: 04:35:16 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

How's the ice fishing for pike? WHat is the ice depth? How's the pike fishing infront of the new pier?


Name: sara Mccollumn
City: portales
Email: [email protected]
Date: 10/02/2002
Time: 10:36:49 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

there was fish in the lake and strawberrys sara is in love with brian k


Name: Zach G.
City: Minnetonka
Email: [email protected]
Date: 08/19/2002
Time: 02:49:08 AM

Lake_Minnetonka

The fishing on tonka' this last week has picked up a lot. Northerns and bass are hitting size 5-6 Mepps spinners in rainbow trout patterns, off the weed edges in about 12-17 feet of water. Early morning (3-6am) topwater action for largemouth has been hot. Pulling buzzbaits through some of the emerged vegetation on dropoffs have been the most productive. Best sport has been around the new bridge at grays bay. Daytime (12pm-5pm)when the fishing gets slow, i have found that the largemouth are clinging tight to docks and piers. I've been fairly successful in pulling them out with a 3/8-1/2 ounce jig and pig. Make sure you get them as close as possible and as far under the docks as you can.


Name: DarkSide
City: Coon Rapids
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Date: 08/08/2002
Time: 11:45:27 PM

Lake_Minnetonka

This is a lake I fish because it's close. I have tips, and i'd like to exchange thjem...cause it's so late...I'll let someone else start but I will be back.


Name: scott mcnamee
City: Grand Forks
Email: [email protected]
Date: 08/08/2002
Time: 08:12:07 PM

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