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AsianSensation89

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Hey Guys,

I've been reading up on White Bear Lake and it seems it holds pretty good walleyes. Along with that, was surprised to find out it also had smallmouth. Anyway, keep the story short... I can't seem to find any forums here about any current fishing reports on White Bear Lake. If there are any forums, I apologize for making another one. Was wondering if anyone's been out there lately and how the bite is. Going back home this weekend and thinking about taking the girlfriend out.

Also, I've got a buddy who fishes Lake Josephine a lot recently. Seems he's nailing a lot of good pikes that are at least 24+. Never fished this lake also and wondering if anyone has any inputs. Looking at the contours of the map it seems it won't be too hard to find any fish there?

Thanks!

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And BTW, how about Bald Eagle Lake?

The drop off by the island getting action? I want to try to catch a nice walleye before the season ends. Caught a few so far this season but only dinks.

If you want to get some nice eyes, I would think your best bet would be Mille Lacs, or one of the other popular walleye fisheries. Within the Metro area, I would think that your best chance at a nice walleye would be Minnetonka.

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If you want to get some nice eyes, I would think your best bet would be Mille Lacs, or one of the other popular walleye fisheries. Within the Metro area, I would think that your best chance at a nice walleye would be Minnetonka.

I would agree. Head over to an lake/river that is actually known for Walleyes. If your just looking or relying on paper info reports such as DNR Lake Finder then you are gonna be misguided. It may provide good or even detail info about the lake, however such info could be a total flop.

St. Croix, Sippi, Minnesota, Tonka, Fairbault area lakes, anything up or towards Brainerd area such as Gull, Mille Lacs would be good places to start.

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Yeah, I've fished WBL and Bald Eagle quite a bit this year and have no walleye from either. They are in there but they get hit HARD!! And don't believe some of the hype, I've fished the same spot on BE 4 times this year and it's not within the crowds. Catch a ton of panfish but it's the usual Bald Eagle with no size to them. I had two trucks pull up the other afternoon I was there. They were drilling holes and got to talking, one guy told the other his buddy came out to where I was and limited out on walleyes in an hour. The both set up right next to each other and left a few hours later without a walleye caught. It's a good way to get a new shanty town started though.

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