Courthouse Report: 1/21/2006

[tweedlap]

I had some success on Thursday, landing 4 rainbows. Friday morning two of us managed 3 fish. The pan fried rainbow dinner was awesome. Tried a new cleaning method. You pull the backbone and the rib bones out at the same time. Looks ugly when you are done but sure tastes fine.

Tuesday they put in 160 Brookies that weighed 1.5 pounds.

While we were there on Friday, West Metro Fisheries and a couple of DNR boys from Lanesboro, put in 138, 4 to 8 pound,

four year old brood browns. These had beautiful markings!

They looked as if each had been painted.

No one, around the pond, has heard of any of the brookies or browns being caught as of 11:00am Saturday.

Today, two people - 1 trout.

Fished 9'to 24'of H2O... 3' to 5' down.

We used green jigs with two waxies.

tweed

[mnfisherman41]

tweedlap, which part of the lake were you fishing?

[fins&feathers]

tweedlap

was out yesterday from noon to 430pm

marked fish, but they were just cruising by.

but my buddy did get his first trout a rainbow through the ice and his second trout ever.

outside of that,mighty slow.

right now iam planning on being there next sunday.

good luck to ya

[tweedlap]

We fished some where the two points are, by the jail and toward the other end. Seemed some guys were doing ok out in the middle of the main body. I saw several people using salmon eggs on a tiny hook. They left it sit and did not jiggle and they caught fish.

No reports this week from the pond. Plan on trying it again on Thurs or Friday.

Stay away from the groups.

tweed

[tweedlap]

finsandfeathers,

That is the same thing I experienced on Saturday. Not sure if the markings are the new fish just cruising or what.

It seemed that they were gone too fast to even move the bait to that level. Sure were not many that came in to look. Did you get some lookers?

Were many fish taken by anyone else?

Here of any of the big girls (browns) being caught?

Good Fish'n

tweed

[fins&feathers]

tweed

i had a couple of lookers other then that they were gone just as fast as they showed up

one guy said that one person had taken 4 rainbows.

what i saw was one or nothing at all, no browns

if it works out for me iam gonna try on sunday to lower the lake by catching one of those browns.

good luck

[Dennis Steele]

I live a stones throw away from the pond and have only fished it once with no success.

Do the fish typically roam through out the lake, or do they hold in certain areas at different time of the day?

Basically is it worth "trolling" holes or try to attract them to a few holes?

I was thinking of giving it a try sometime this week if I get a short day at work.

[fins&feathers]

i have found that they are shallow early morning and move over deeper water during midday, always at about the same depth, 3 to 6 feet under the ice. but this dosent always hold true they can be anywhere at any time.

good luck

[tweedlap]

Dennis,

Give me a call if you want to go out for a few hours. We can set something up for Thursday, Friday or Saturday.

Phone # 952 448 5087 & leave me a message.

tweed

jim erickson

[FishTracker]

I've been wanting to fish Courthouse during the day, just wondering if it's alright to park over there before 4:30 PM on weekdays. There is a sign stating that the parking lot is only for employees till 4:30 PM. Are they pretty strict about people parking early in the morning who want to fish there? Where does everybody park during the week days that want to fish? Thanks.

[Sifty]

I'm going to give it a shot on Sunday 1-28. Anyone going to be on the lake?

Sifty

[tweedlap]

There hasn't been any hassels over us parking in either lot.

Just give'm room and park as far from the courthouse,in the lot, as you can. I was wondering the same, especially on opener, but everything seemed smooth. There is a lot of room during the week.

tweed

[almostthere!]

Is this stocking information correct? My buddy talked to the CO on Saturday and the CO did not know anything about this stocking.

[Dennis Steele]

Wish I would have checked the forum.

It would have been nice to have someone "hold my hand" out there.

I still have to find a little time to get over there.

[tweedlap]

Almost,

I was there when they put in the browns. I saw them. Not surprised the CO not hearing about it.

There was two guys from West Metro and the two guys from Lanesboro who brought the trout from the hatchery.

Call West Metro Fisheries (DNR) in Eden Prarie. They have the info for their area but not for any others.

These guys dumped the browns in the same hole..they dumped the brookies in.

Still have not heard of any of these fish being taken. I am hoping they survived.

Good Fish'n

tweed

[Sifty]

Went out for a few hours on Sunday. My son got one rainbow about 15 inches and we caught alot of small sunnies.

Sifty

[ironman]

I'm thinking of heading down there tomorrow, anyone else?

[mattkimk]

Whats the ice like? Is there a night bite?

Matt

[almostthere!]

Thanks, Tweed.

Hopefully the ice holds or completely melts before the 15th of March. Would not mind casting.

[almostthere!]

Dennis,

As long as the "hand holding" is outside and not in the icehouse.

[Dennis Steele]

LOL

A guy could get into trouble even with a figure of speech.

I did make out sunday for a few hours.

I was with a buddy in a Frabil just to the east of the small bay.

I was kind of looking out for you Sifty. Were you in the bay?

We had a lot of fish move through the area and I got hit three time but no hook ups.

It was fun watching these fish come through on the Marcum. They would chase up, then down and once in awhile take a smack. Very cool.

I'll be giving that a try again!

[bigred11]

Hi all-

I love fishing this lake!!! I'm always standing by the dock,, the guy with red hair! Ha... Is there a Night bite?? I want to go out there tonight.

[vern]

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I did make out sunday for a few hours.

I was with a buddy in a Frabil just to the east of the small bay.

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First the hand holding and now this.

[Dennis Steele]

Keep picking on me and no one will ever go fishing with me again!

Hows it going vern?

I would say lets "hook up" sometime, but that term has also been used for other things as well!

Just digging a hole for myself here.

[vern]

Hey Dennis, I'm doing good. Mostly chasing crappies & pike so far. Maybe I'll see you up on Horseshoe this winter.

My favorite way to catch winter trout is to sight fish shallow water away from the crowds. You have to be patient & quiet but the trout are just roaming & eventually they'll come through. Setting up near some type of structure can help too if you can find it - flooded timber, points or even a dock like Red mentioned. I usually cut 2-3 holes & darken the house as much as possible for better viewing. Sight fishing can be a little tough on the back though. A white Shrimpo can be deadly! They can't resist that tail action - Vern