Metro Smallies

[Thomps13]

Anyone know of a decent place to catch smallmouth in the metro area?

[trappingaddiction]

You should be able to find some in the Mississippi River.

[wormdunker]

Tonka

[mainbutter]

I've caught all my metro smallies in the 'sippi. I've picked up some LMB in 'tonka, but have yet to stick a hook in a smallmouth there.

If I was determined to find a smallmouth bass, I'd fish the mississippi or head north.

[IBFishin2]

Whitebear lake also has a few in there. Just work the rock bar straight off from the public launch and you'll catch them.

[Mike_Top]

Rum River, from St Francis down to Anoka is all pretty good. Lots of downed trees and some deeper pools...you might pick up a bonus walleye or a 30" northern!

[RumRiverRat]

Almost the entire stretch of the Mississippi.

Rum River from Cambridge to where it dumps into the Mississippi.

Tonka, Buffalo are some lakes.

[goblueM]

imo don't waste your time with the lakes, you'll catch way more bronzebacks in the Mississippi, Rum, and St. Croix rivers

[Tator2k]

The rivers are the places to be.

[Turbodog]

No smallies in the sippi or the metro area Only flying carp!

[JBMasterAngler]

The mississippi at either the elk river access or the access at the mouth of the crow river in rogers. Or anywhere on the croix, particularly above taylors falls.

[EBass]

Sippi\Criox pretty much anywhere.

Tonka with a good hard bottom (sand\gravel\rock). Caught them from west to east on that lake mixed in with largies too.

[Chad_Fish]

Tonka has a pretty good population of smallies in the Wayzata and Browns bay area of the lake. But it can be tough to stay on em they seem to be here one day and gone the next.

[jac714]

The Mississippi has a bunch of smallies, look for rip rap or steep rock banks and throw a crankbait at shore and drag it past the channel drop off and you should catch plenty.

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

Rivers scare me

[RumRiverRat]

Rivers scare me

With a River Rat in your boat to "guide" you they are pretty tame.

You should see the scum line on jac714's boat from all the time in Mississippi.

That being said the flow is ridiculous Between Upper Saint Anthony Lock and Ford Dam right now. Virtually unfishable.

[Tator2k]

That stretch is currently closed. I should say the locks are closed for now. Last time I was out current, was nearly 4 mph via gps.

[HossFisher]

Tonka has a fishable population especially on the east side, once you find one you are usually able to pick up a few more in the same area. Transition area's with sand/rocks are always good bets, but the area rivers like stated carry a larger population.