Northern Pike Opener

  • tim hurley
    Posts: 5803
    May 7, 2017 at 4:50 pm #1692740

    Like walleyes well enough but I don’t like crowds, so I’m planning on fishing for pike on the opener-Gonna fish in or near the metro-any suggestions? Looking for a lake the walleye guys will not go too (Rush has big pike but will be full of people) Anyone fish Grindstone for pike? Other ideas?
    Thanks.

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    May 7, 2017 at 5:51 pm #1692750

    I think there’s plenty that fish for pike. At least that’s my experience.

    Try Coon lake maybe. Pretty quiet out there early in the morning.

    tim hurley
    Posts: 5803
    May 10, 2017 at 5:46 pm #1693479

    Thanks biggil, thats it though? Was considering Sugar or maybe Grindstone_Thoughts?

    tim hurley
    Posts: 5803
    May 10, 2017 at 8:27 pm #1693522

    Will CW be a zoo sunday morning?

    Sam
    St.Francis
    Posts: 384
    May 10, 2017 at 8:44 pm #1693528

    Lake Francis or blue near isanti are pretty good otherwise Ann or knife lake are good too

    c_w
    central MN
    Posts: 202
    May 10, 2017 at 9:57 pm #1693541
    Dutchboy wrote:

    Does Bass open Saturday?

    C&R is open Saturday.

    tim hurley wrote:

    Will CW be a zoo sunday morning?

    One of the better all species lakes in the area, you bet it will be crazy.

    slipbob_nick
    Princeton, MN
    Posts: 1297
    May 11, 2017 at 9:24 am #1693628

    I’d head to Annandale and skip Clearwater or sugar. go pleasant, john, Sylvia, bass, mink, maple lake. beauty there is you can quit one lake and go to another rather quickly.

    MN Z
    Stark MN
    Posts: 260
    May 12, 2017 at 7:37 am #1693824

    How deep is that Lake Francis? Only 7′?

    bradl110
    Posts: 276
    May 12, 2017 at 8:48 am #1693843

    Just a friendly reminder musky fishing is not open.

    Personally I would recommend targeting pike on a none musky lake.

    I always get a kick out of those guys who I see throwing cowgirls and big rubber “targeting pike” who are clearly musky fisherman who cant wait for opener like the rest of us have to.

    Pike and musky should open on the same date IMO.

    Sam
    St.Francis
    Posts: 384
    May 12, 2017 at 12:17 pm #1693892

    Yeah Francis is only 10 feet deep at the most it’s a small spring fed lake with a stream coming in from the rum

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