I want my first Muskie!!!!

[dj00140]

Hey i just turned 17 and I Usually only fish the mississippi river, up near monticello, but havnt got a muskie yet, ive seen my dad catch a few and i have had a couple on but no luck, so anyway me and my budies have been fishing local lakes lately and i was wondering if there is anywhere i can go within 25 minutes of eagan to catch a muskie, with descent bass/northern/walleye fishing as well.

thanks

[Random guy]

You're out of my range, some of these guys should be able to help ya out.

[cjac]

One of the best muskie waters within reach of you is French Lake, just down 35 in Faribault. Gets hit hard, but has a lot of fish. Nice ones too!

Crystal Lake in Lakeville is stocked with tiger muskie, and there's always the St Croix about 20 minutes to the east of you.

Hope this gives you a few ideas...... Good luck!

[38poundbeauty]

French would be quite a ways from him, almost an hour's drive. He might as well go north to white bear, bald eagle, or forest lake for a shorter drive than that.

[cjac]

It's about 40 miles, depending just where in Eagan they're at. It also depends on on how much lead is the the foot! I've made it down there pretty darn fast a few times on the way to Cabelas!

[mtreno]

french is really choked with the foil right now. not an easy mucky fish at the current time. but we did see tons of eyes parked off the points.....

[Ray Mysterio]

Try forest. Shouldn't be very busy with recreational boaters for the next few days.

[ole matty]

try the forest lake area or wbl area during weekly where less rec boater r around i had two follow at forest lake and i m still on quest for my first muskie!

[dj00140]

thx guys

[Maashkinoozhe]

Some of the city lakes (Nokomis, Harriet, Lake of the Isles, Calhoun, Cedar) to the NW of you are stocked w/ tigers and they all have LM Bass, Walleye and Northerns, too. Electric motors only, though.

Dave D.

[Random guy]

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Electric motors only, though.

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Perfect for me and Danno!

[VMS]

Tigers in Crystal lake just south of you in burnsville...almost directly arcross from buck hill. Not sure how good the fishing is there, but I managed one about 38 inches my first time ever there. The lake is not big, it is not clear either, so fishing shallow is going to be the way to go.

Steve