The Chaska trout pond

[BEEFEATER]

Is it open yet? If not when does it open? Thanks

[fishuhalik]

I believe the 15th is the opener. Check the regs first but I believe that's right.

[HossFisher]

Yup the 15th

[BRULEDRIFTER]

Is it open yet? If not when does it open? Thanks

If you're looking for trout, you should just head down to the Minnesota River where you got that nice one you posted in that forum.....

[DTro]

Originally Posted By: BEEFEATER

Is it open yet? If not when does it open? Thanks

If you're looking for trout, you should just head down to the Minnesota River where you got that nice one you posted in that forum.....

Rimshot

[ChknChkn]

They were bitin' this morning on Courthouse...............

[fishuhalik]

Dang it, I knew I shoulda headed down there. I stayed at home. Maybe tomorrow. Was it as much of a zoo out there as it normally is?

[ChknChkn]

Wasn't as mental as most years....prolly due to it opening on a weekday.....more than last year on opener though. It was 40 degrees warmer this morning than last year. Small part of the lake wasn't wall-to-wall like usual, most everyone was camped out around the shoreline of the bigger part of the lake.

[fishuhalik]

Weird, usually that small bay is PACKED!!! My favorite spot is the channel that runs into the small bay and right where the channel opens into the small bay, I've had alotta fun out there in the past. Last year wasn't too great though. Do you have any idea how much was put in this year and an approx. take this opener?

[ChknChkn]

DNR HSOforum listed 1180 yearling Rainbow trout, and 70 Adult Browns were stocked in the fall. As for the take out, I was the only one in the group around me who got their limit of 5. All the others guys had 2 max when they checked out at around 9:15 or so...... Not too sure about the rest of the lake, though.

[Gordie]

Is this the same one behind the court house? Used to fish that back in the late 70's and early 80's with some success but my best was in the summer 36 lb carp on 4lb test snagged in the dorsel fin about 1 1/2 later it was landed. whew what a battle probally the best fought fish I have ever had on the end of a rod also I had quite the cheering section from the people that worked at the courthouse back then once I had they all cheered.

[fishuhalik]

Yup, that's the one. They killed everything else off several years ago, now there's just trout and some itty bitty sunnies. Apparently the MN river flooded and put a bunch of gamefish in there so they killed it off, since the lake gets pounded for trout.

[fishuhalik]

BTW, elwood, did you get my email?

[Gordie]

yes I did fish, thanks for the tip. I had a funneral today then have a small job to do then maybe heading up.

[fishuhalik]

Sorry to hear about the funeral. Oh, and that pike was 40" and 23lbs 8oz, I was a little off on the size. Still the biggest pike I've ever seen, though!!