Lurker no more/Minnetonka ice

  • gobig-or-gohome
    Lake Minnetonka area
    Posts: 233
    April 5, 2006 at 11:13 pm #1249646

    I have been lurking on the site for about a month now and finally got signed up.

    I am fairly new to the Minnetonka area and have fished on Minnetonka last year with limited success but plan on gaining more knowledge of the lake this year hopefully with some help from the people here. My parents also live in the Brainerd area so there will be allot of weekends up there on the big pond chasing the eyes and hopefully some bass too. Gull Lake, North Long and other lakes in the area all are going to be fair game this year too.

    Oh back to the Minnetonka ice…..driving around highway 15 on the way home from work the lake was still covered in dark ice there was open water out about 20-30 feet off of the shore. I did not drive down to Spring Park bay where the Sherriff station is but have heard reports that it may be opened up there at any rate should have plenty of time to scope out some crappie spots before the Crappie contest

    to all the people on the site!!

    GoBig or GoHome

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    April 5, 2006 at 11:16 pm #436183

    Good luck!
    And welcome aboard!
    Tuck

    tony_p
    Waterloo, IA
    Posts: 1792
    April 6, 2006 at 12:36 am #436202

    Welcome to the IDA.

    mossydan
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 7727
    April 6, 2006 at 12:41 am #436205

    Welcome to the site GO, this is a good site and the more your on the more you’ll like it.

    bgrotte
    Rogers, MN
    Posts: 330
    April 6, 2006 at 12:53 am #436207

    Welcome to the site You will enjoy it here!

    gat
    Glopaint,Capital Northwest Wisc.
    Posts: 162
    April 6, 2006 at 1:26 am #436227

    Welcome “Go” to the site you’ll enjoy and learn from the guys on here

    j_d
    Warroad, MN
    Posts: 131
    April 6, 2006 at 1:27 am #436229

    Go big or go home- did you make it out ice fishing in the brainerd area at all last winter. I lived on north long for 2 years while going to central lakes college and absolutely loved it. instead of studying each night, the roomate and I would head out walleye fishing, those were the days!!!

    sliderfishn
    Blaine, MN
    Posts: 5432
    April 6, 2006 at 1:49 am #436239

    Welcome to the best fishing site anywhere!!

    I grew up in the Brainerd area, so if I can help you out send me a PM, my father still lives on Gull.

    Ron

    MFO
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1451
    April 6, 2006 at 2:17 am #436251

    Welcome to the site and thanks for the info! I can’t wait to get back out there on open water.

    jldii
    Posts: 2294
    April 6, 2006 at 4:23 am #436250

    Welcome aboard GO!

    Do you have a boat?

    If not, there are more than a few guys here that fish Minnetonka, maybe one or two of them will give you a shout get you out and help you with learning the lake.

    gobig-or-gohome
    Lake Minnetonka area
    Posts: 233
    April 6, 2006 at 12:47 pm #436338

    I do not have a boat yet but was looking this Spring but may wait until next year I just bought a vehicle to pull a boat and now have no money for a boat. I was looking at Alumnicraft 165 Nav CS with a 90 4 stroke motor but fully equiped it was around 17K boats have gone up in the last few years. My brother lives close and has a boat and my dad has a boat in Brainerd. So I am the second wheel all the time Have not really looked at the G3 boats to see if they would have somthing similar.

    As far as the brainerd area I have not fished it much yet since my parents just moved there from Fargo. I used to fish North Lida quite a bit when they lived up there. I know there are a ton of good lakes in the brainerd area and just need to get out and fish them this year.

    I did get out ice fishing on the big pond for the big jumbos about 4 times this year with decent success not huge ones but allot of 10-11 inch fish.

    gary_wellman
    South Metro
    Posts: 6057
    April 6, 2006 at 1:32 pm #436350

    Welcome aboard Go Big!

    I too, am a big Tonka fan. Love to chase muskies out there!!!!

    If you are looking for a rig, dig around the classifieds, there are some good deals in there!

    pitz0022
    Posts: 50
    April 6, 2006 at 1:38 pm #436354

    Welcome Go Big… there are no fish in Brainerd…

    gobig-or-gohome
    Lake Minnetonka area
    Posts: 233
    April 6, 2006 at 2:16 pm #436360

    Quote:

    Welcome Go Big… there are no fish in Brainerd…

    I heard there were no lakes in Fridley Just kidding how is the weber browser doing today?

    We should get a fishing trip together this year of course on your boat or my brothers.

    pitz0022
    Posts: 50
    April 6, 2006 at 2:39 pm #436369

    You are right… there are no lakes in Fridley, just a river. But there are no fish in there either

    cweber01
    Posts: 95
    April 6, 2006 at 4:06 pm #435553

    I am no longer a lurker either!

    emover
    Malcom, IA
    Posts: 1939
    April 6, 2006 at 4:13 pm #435541

    GB or GH and cweb Welcome to IDA
    I’m sure you’re going to like it here

    dave

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    April 6, 2006 at 4:20 pm #435526

    Quote:

    Oh back to the Minnetonka ice…..driving around highway 15 on the way home from work the lake was still covered in dark ice there was open water out about 20-30 feet off of the shore. I did not drive down to Spring Park bay where the Sherriff station is but have heard reports that it may be opened up there at any rate should have plenty of time to scope out some crappie spots before the Crappie contest

    GoBig or GoHome

    I took that route home last night also. Spring Bay Park is the same as the rest of the lake. However, there was one guy out in a 12 footer by the Mound public launch doing his best to speed up the process. It was pretty funny, he would get the front end up on the ice and bounce through.

    I’m guessing he didn’t make much progress.

    A side note, Minnewashta, Zumbra & Virginia look to be about 40% open form Hwy 7.

    gobig-or-gohome
    Lake Minnetonka area
    Posts: 233
    April 6, 2006 at 4:45 pm #435467

    I drive around the lake every weekday for work so I will let everyone know when it is open. The areas by the Marina’s have been getting bigger and bigger everyday.

    Oh another good thing about this site is that it helps when I am sitting at my desk a wishin I was a fishin

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    April 7, 2006 at 5:05 pm #436696

    I noticed Minnewashta, Virginia and Waconia are 98% ice free this morning. Panfishing this weekend possibly!

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