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Hello from North West Tn. I'm planning a family vacation in your great state in June. We will of course be going by the Mall of America and plan on visiting the state park where the Ms. River starts. I'm going to do a little fishing why I'm there and wanted to see what yall suggest. I would appreciate any info you could give this old TN. boy on fishing, family fun or just things to do or see.
Thanks, Lynn
First, you'll be welcome here :)
Secondly - give us a few more details. There's quite a distance between Mall of America and where the MS starts.....how many days are you spending in each area? That'll help narrow down where your best fishing bets are. Goods news is that there's plenty of shore fishing opportunities here.
Thank you ekim. We will be there from June 1st until the 10th. Yes sir iI's showing a little over 200 miles to where the Ms start from there. I'm open to really anything when it come to fishing, wether it is from the shore, pier or even a guide. I have been on google looking at different places to go and I can say man yall have a lot of lakes to choose from. Just any info you can give me on places to fish. I would like to try some walleye fishing while I'm there.
You could probably fish some of the lakes at Itasca state park there is a rental place there http://www.itascasports.com/ for boats. Take a baitcaster or spinning outfit, get a steel leader and 4 or 5 daredevil spoons, spinnerbaits, about anything that flashes and got northern Pike fishing. They are the most fun that i know of catching them. I go up that area every year and it is alot of fun. If you dont know how to fish for walleye you will need to go with someone to learn how. but northerns are like green carp and they like to hit right at the boat alot of times.
If you start in the Twin Cities on June 1, the crappie bite should be on here full tilt. There will be crappies on the beds yet all over the state through the 10th, too. For a little change from normal Minnesota lake concentration if you drop south and a little west from Itasca you have the Detroit Lakes area right at your fingertips and then directly south is Ottertail county that claims a thousand lakes all by itself. You will see pothole country there for sure. Much of the west of the state was like that all the way down into Iowa before it was all drained for farming. South of that your drive out of lake country out onto the west Minnesota prairie. If you keep going south you past the headwaters of the Minnesota going south and east and the Red River of the north going north and then up almost 800 feet up and onto the top of the Buffalo Ridge that the last glaciers never covered and reach first the Pipestone Quarry and then farther south just before you reach I90, Blue Mounds at Luverne where there are free ranging bison on true native prairie. Minnesota has big timber up north and NE, pure prairie in the SW and lakes and rivers all over. A west loop like this will also show you more corn than you ever thought existed and in a lot of places miles between the individual trees, too. Not everybody is comfortable with that vista either.
To identify fishing spots go over the map to gather lake names and run them through the Minnesota Lake Finder on the Internet. It is quite a tool.
Right now we are heading into the real deep freeze with daytime highs all over the state forecast to be in the double digits below zero for the next couple of days.
I also warn you that the Mall of America is LOUD. Make sure you pack your aspirin. An quiet evening picnic with a little fishing afterwards say at Lake Calhoun or Lake Harriet might be in order after a trip to the Mall. Harriet has a band shell and may even have a concert on; I don't know what the schedule will be though. Personally I avoid the MofA, myself, it rattles my nerves. Also try to avoid Minneapolis freeways during rush hour, they can be stop and go at times.
Watch this forum as the time gets close. Also I would not mind a PM around then, and I will be more specific. I will certainly be out then on Minneapolis waters provided I can thaw out from what we have now. :) IMO we have very close to the best urban fishery in the world right here in the Twin Cities.
Thank you for reminding me that there will be a "June" following all this cold weather we are in the middle of. PM me when it gets closer and perhaps the family can hit MOA and you can head out on one of our small lakes a little west of there for an early evening of crappie fishing via canoe if the timing works out.
ah...June...
I'm So ready for spring fishing. Thanks and I will pm y'all as time gets closer.
Itasca,Mary and Squaw Lake all have good pan fishing. Itasca is the best for quality pan fishing. The lakes in the park also have some good bass and walleye fishing.
you ever fish desoto or morrison good for bass hard to get to though
With the way this winter has started, we'll be very lucky to have open water by June 10 next year that far up in the state.Quote:
Originally Posted by IMFSHN
I fished Morrison before the park closed the ATV trail into the lake. It was loaded with bass and Perch. I have never fish Desoto next door to Morrison. I believe you have to walk into both lake now.Quote:
Originally Posted by clfarms1
Thanks for the info guys.