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Lake Minnetonka - Opener


NickMcD63

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I am heading out to Tonka to fish for my first time. I am use to smaller lakes so this is a little intimidating...What stage will they be in and where would you recommend starting?

Thanks in advance,

Nick

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Rule #1 for tonka newbie. Treat each bay as its own lake and will not be as overwhelming.

Most fish should be spawn or post spawn. I would start shallow to get an idea of what stage they are in, then go from there

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Keep in mind if each bay is like its own lake, then the nort part of that bay will be warmer. Not so much the northern part of the lake. Wayzata bay has very clear water and halsteads, west arm has dirty. Clear water should be a little cooler.

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[sorry, hijack] What about for shore guys? I've never tried tonka and I've heard great things about it. Unfortunately, unless someone can actually point on a map and say "here, here, here, is where u have shore access", I ain't about to drive 45 minutes to get lost on lake shore roads circling the bays for 2 hours. Especially when I could be playing Diablo 3 :P

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[sorry, hijack] What about for shore guys? I've never tried tonka and I've heard great things about it. Unfortunately, unless someone can actually point on a map and say "here, here, here, is where u have shore access", I ain't about to drive 45 minutes to get lost on lake shore roads circling the bays for 2 hours. Especially when I could be playing Diablo 3 :P

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concrete

shore

Hennepin Co

763-348-4378

(Spring Park Bay)-I494/Hwy 12, W to Co 15, W to site.

H39

Minnetonka

concrete

shore

Minnetonka

952-939-8200

(Gray's Bay Dam)-I494/Co 5, W to Fairchild, N to Gray's Bay Blvd, E to access.

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Minnetonka

earth

shore

Minnetrista

952-446-1660

(Halsted Bay)-Hwy 7/Co 92, N to Co 110, E to Halsted Dr, 1/2 mi S to site.

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Minnetonka

carry in

shore

Minnetrista

952-446-1660

(Halsted Bay)-Hwy 7/King's Point, N to site.

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concrete

platform

Hennepin Co

763-348-4378

(North Arm)-Hwy 12/Old Crystal Bay Rd (Co 84), S to Co 51, W to site.

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Minnetonka

concrete

shore

Deephaven

952-474-4755

(Carson's Bay)-I494/Minnetonka Blvd, W & S to site.

H44

Minnetonka

earth

shore

Minnetrista

952-446-1660

(Phelp's Bay)-Hwy 7/Co 15, W to Wilshire Blvd, S & W to Tuxedo Blvd, site on L.

H45

Minnetonka

concrete

shore

Mound

952-472-0600

(Cook's Bay)-I394 to Co Rd 15, W to Commerce Blvd.

H46

Minnetonka

concrete

shore

Minnetonka

952-939-8200

(Gray's Bay)-Hwy 101, Gray's Bay Blvd E to site entrance.

H47

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shore

Excelsior

952-474-5233

(Commons Pk)-Hwy 7/Lake St, N on Lake St to site.

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Hennepin Co

763-438-4378

(Coffee Channel)-I494/Hwy 12, W to Co 15, W to Co 19, R to site.

H49

Minnetonka

pier

Mound

952-472-0600

(Harrison Bay)-Co 15/Belmont, N to Lynwood, E to Centerview Ln, N to site.

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Tonka Bay

952-474-7994

(Tonka Bay)-Co 19 at city docks.

H51

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platform

Hennepin Co

763-438-4378

(Narrows Channel)-Hwy 7 (Excelsior Blvd)/Co 19, N to Narrows.

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pier

DNR

952-826-6750

(Maxwell Bay)-at intersection of Co 51 & Co 135.

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pier

Three Rivers Pk Dist

763-559-9000

Hwy 7/Co 44, 1/2 mi N to site.

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Three Rivers Pk Dist

763-559-9000

(St. Albans Bay)1 blk North of intersection of Minnetonka Blvd and Excelsior Blvd.

H55

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concrete

Wayzata

507-404-5300

Hwy 394/12 to Hwy 101, S. approx 1 mi. to Co. Rd. 16, W. approx 1/2 mile to site.

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Craigums. It seems most the smallies are on the east side of the lake, but I have got them as far west as spring park and North Arm. Diamond reef, horseshoe reef, and browns bay seem to have the largest concentrations of them. They can be very tricky out there and are rarely targeted during the summer months for size and numbers.

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Craigums. It seems most the smallies are on the east side of the lake, but I have got them as far west as spring park and North Arm. Diamond reef, horseshoe reef, and browns bay seem to have the largest concentrations of them. They can be very tricky out there and are rarely targeted during the summer months for size and numbers.

I looked at the map and I think it was Brown's bay I was fishing when we got into some smallies. Coicidentally it was caught under a dock looking for largies.

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