willmar, spicer lakes?

[Cody Gruchow]

ill be out there again this weekend, and ask again of any smaller lakes that will give up pike, that would be eater sizes, my dad really enjoys them so we would like to try again for some. or any news on the walleye bit? green is always a option, but we want to keep it a smaller lake. or any lakes giving up crappies and sunfish, because we are taking out my 4 year old cousin on saturday and thats what we will be targeting then. any help will be greatly appreciated.

[JoeFisherman]

I was out on Norway Lakes a couple weeks ago.  Fishing was terribly slow.  Surface water temp was at 70.8.  Fished off the dock just a couple hours last weekend.  Nothing there either.  Usually the lakes will always give up a few bass and pike (and of course Sheepshead), but very slow lately.  Maybe the rain will shake things up.  I didn't try for any panfish.  Good luck!

[Cody Gruchow]

last time i was there we tryed games and 2 other lakes that are attached to games. and also calhoun and nest, fishing was terrible only thing that seemed to be biting were the bass, and neither of us are really bass guys, but like you said i hope that the rain stirs things up

[The General]

I would give Lake Andrew a shot or Florida.  Usually a northern is to be found there and the sunfish are a plenty.

[Cody Gruchow]

hows the fishing been out there general? last time i was in the area the fishing was terrible

[The General]

Well I haven't been out in 2 weeks.  But most of my fishing is done from 10PM to 4AM and it has been great pulling raps in 5-6 ft of water.  But I'm going to have to wait until the end of august for the weeds to die off a bit.  The last time I was out i spent more time pulling weeds around and taking them off then fishing.  My day time fishing is usually with the kids out on Long Lake by Hawick.  You can't help but catch sunfish there.

[Cody Gruchow]

was out on waganga(sp) off of 71 on friday with no luck, lots of fish in 11 FOW but no takers, we tryed everything, werent sure if they were eyes or not. the lake was very very shallow could not get the boat in at the one landing had to pull the thing off the trailer, lucky we were going out of the small boat. then packed it in and went to nest and caught alot of nice sunfish to keep the little cousin busy. through some raps and spinners but no pike and lots of weeds.

[The General]

Waganga froze out last year.  The DNR pulled every game fish out of there that they could catch and threw them into a near by lake.  I'm betting all you were seeing was carp, but I'm sure they didn't get them all.

[Cody Gruchow]

o ok that makes sense. we were going to enter that bass tournament on green for saturday but it was way to windy for our liking.

[Jdrummer]

Way to fish a frozen out lake Cody! 

[Cody Gruchow]

i didnt know, we only spent like a hour out there. the water was nasty and stinky, dont think i would of kept anything out of that lake. i guess the word thats going around that the sewer is leading into that lake somehow. but thats just what my stepmoms uncle said. i really like nest lake though, seems to be the only lake that has any depth to it. 

[Jdrummer]

Nothing like comparing swamps to swamps huh?  You need to come down this way and do some fishing! The lakes might be green or worse but atleast there is fish in them ! 

[Cody Gruchow]

were abouts drummer?

[Jdrummer]

Tetonka in Waterville has alot of nice fish and a rare Muskie to be had also! just a thought . I have a Bass tourney on tetonka on August 15th.

[The General]

Hey Cody I just noticed on another site that the weekend you were around here fishing and you were asking for advice and I said Lake Andrew.  Some others did pretty well that same day there for slough shark.  What did you think I was giving you bad advice?   

[Cody Gruchow]

lol ya i was just reading that andrew has been puttin up some pike lol. no i didnt think you were giving me bad advice i mentioned the 2 lakes to my dad. next time we are trying andrew and point. maybe the wind could die down for a day so i can fish green.

[The General]

I haven't ever caught many pike on point (haven't ever tried either though).  But I do fish for bass every once in a blue moon out there and I've caught some nice eyes out there too 10 years ago.  I base a good northern lake by the number of them I catch by accident fishing for eyes or bass.  Point has been a zero for me.  I have a really sick bass and northern lake, that I haven't fished in a few years, but on a good day 50-100 fish for the boat was possible.  But I'd have to show you that one in person.