white bass question

  • eye_hunter
    Posts: 517
    February 3, 2009 at 4:16 pm #1309309

    I know that the white bass run in the river here in MN. but what about the lakes. does anybody know any lakes that have whitebass?

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4749
    February 3, 2009 at 5:31 pm #744087

    Lake Pepin has white bass action most of the summer…look for fish boiling the surface as they gorge on schools of shad. Look for tapering gravel points and/or shoals…a small lipless silver crank burned as fast as you can will generally get a savage strike!

    Joel Nelson
    Moderator
    Southeast MN
    Posts: 3136
    February 3, 2009 at 5:35 pm #744091

    White Bass – Vadnais Heights

    That’s an article from the Strib about stocking white bass in metro lakes. Looks like currently they’re stocking Sucker, maybe Pleasant, with others to follow if successful. Make sure and call/write the DNR and express your wishes and concerns.

    On another note, any of the major river systems (Miss, Minnesota, St. Croix) have pretty good white bass fishing. State record comes from the Croix!

    Joel

    boos1906
    Posts: 643
    February 3, 2009 at 6:27 pm #744116

    I have heard good things about lake pepin. Good luck and keep us posted.

    riverfan
    MN
    Posts: 1530
    February 3, 2009 at 8:46 pm #744155

    Whites tend to be river fish. Lake Zumbro in Olmsted Co. has them and I believe there some in the Faribo area lakes. I don’t remember catching any in our northern MN lakes.

    John

    eye_hunter
    Posts: 517
    February 3, 2009 at 8:48 pm #744156

    thanks for the article, I’ll check up on that lake and see what its like this summer.

    rgoi812
    Good hour from whitewater
    Posts: 468
    February 4, 2009 at 4:10 am #744266

    We used to find them in tetonka where the cannon river enters the lake in early summer.They were schooled up and on a feeding frenzy last time we found them there.1/8 oz white hair jig with a crappie minnow was deadly.

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12317
    February 4, 2009 at 5:07 am #744280

    Cross Lake and Pokegama in Pine City have some Super Tankers swimming in their waters.

    eye_hunter
    Posts: 517
    February 4, 2009 at 2:16 pm #744357

    you know in pine city, does that snale river have them in there too?

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