Lake Waconia Report

  • dank
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1123
    #1338582

    I got out on Waconia on Sat around 9 and was determined to fish deep all day. I started the day fishing the sharp weed edges around Cemetery reef with very limited success. I threw the box at them but only had a couple of fish to show for my efforts. Around 11 my brother decided to show up and after picking him up we headed out to another weedline I have previous not fished but heard some good things about. After finding the break and getting my first cast out, I immediately had a fish on and threw the marker out. After landing the 3.5 # bass taking a couple pictures and putting it back in, I got bit again. This time a 2.5#. My brother is now scrambling to change his bait to what I’m using. After getting set up and casting it out he got bit. We ended up getting a fish every couple of minutes for the next half an hour. All the fish where between 2-4#, which was nice.

    After this fishing slowed, we worked the weedline up and down without too much success; except for a bonus sheephead that hit my brother Texas rigged senko. Go figure. We came back to the marker and tried to work the area over again, this time changing the baits up to see if we could turn the school back on. A boat showed up and started fishing about 120 feet from us and progressively got closer to us and I mean close. At one point they are directly over my marker and within 25 feet of my boat. Talk about inconsiderate. We proceeded to get two more fish in front of them (one 4#), which was great. After about a half an hour of them within 30 yard of us and not fish they decided to leave and hit another deep weedline. We got a couple of fish but nothing too special.

    I then decide to go against my game plan and hit a shallow shoreline with some laydowns prior to going in that I have had some good luck on in the past. We pulled up to the first laydown and casted close to the edge of a fallen tree with finesse worm and immediately get hit. I made a good hook set and luckily the fish came out of the tree and went deep, turn and heads back to shore. At this point I get my first glimpse of the fish and can tell it is a pig. After fighting it for a couple minutes we finally land it and it disbelief, it is my biggest largie to date. This fish measured 21.75” and I guess a little over 6#. I could fit a fist and a half in its month. After a couple pictures we putting this baby back it for another day. Wow what a trip. After that fish we went a little further down the shoreline, caught a couple more and called it a successful day.

    The weedline that we really caught the fish on was a place you knew should hold fish. It came out perpendicular to the shoreline then took a quick 90 degree turn. The weeds where thick from 6-10 and then it would sporadically clear out till 14. We caught all the fish in the sporadic weeds, 10-14 feet. The fish where caught on 5” blue worm fished on a jig worm, a Texas rigged 6” paddle worm (blue), and then we got a couple on brown/orange jig. By far the most fish came on the 5” and 6” worm. The technique was pretty straight forward, cast it out and jig the worm up and down back to the boat. You would get the fish right when you felt the weeds or right after you popped it off. We tried cranks and spinnerbaits but didn’t have any luck.

    I am hoping to get out there again as the fishing should only get better.

    dank
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1123
    #462891

    picture 2

    dank
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1123
    #462892

    picture 3, piggie pic

    dank
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1123
    #462893

    picture 4

    gary_wellman
    South Metro
    Posts: 6057
    #462895

    Well done Dan!!!!!

    Dang, that is a nice fish!!!!

    scottys
    Eagan, MN
    Posts: 89
    #462910

    Very nice!!
    Great report

    love2fish
    Shoreview, Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 1024
    #462912

    Great report Dan. Sounds like a great day on the water. Love2Fish.

    riverfan
    MN
    Posts: 1531
    #462921

    Great fish! Waconia is one-heck-of-a-lake. I sure want to get back there soon!

    John

    roottwo
    Posts: 72
    #462953

    Were you in a blue Lund? I wasnt the guy all up in your business, but I thought I saw you on Cemetary about that same time you mentioned.

    dank
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1123
    #462958

    yep I was in a blue Lund. didn’t have too much on Cementary, how did you do? What boat where you in? Sure was crowded out there in the morning.

    roottwo
    Posts: 72
    #464028

    I drive a newer black Lund Pro Angler/Yamaha… Im a recent transplant to the area this season, but I frequent Waconia regularily now. Play your cards right and Waconia gives up some solid bass and walter fishing.

    MFO
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1451
    #464479

    Nice report Dan. Gotta love Waconia!! It was good to meet you up north as well.

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