minneota river by mankato

[hammerfive]

Myself and a few buddies are looking to go fishing in the Mankato area for some flatheads. I have a couple questions for you guys that fish this area alot. Can I get an 18ft tiller boat in the river in that area safely? If not, can you guys point me to an area where we can camp and shore fish. Any help would be appreciated. If any of you guys are in the area on the weekend of July 28th and 29th maybe we can get together and swap some cattin' stories.

[Fish'n guy]

I don't think it would be a good idea to put that big of a boat in the river around Kato. If you aren't familiar with the river you may hit logs sand bars and rocks. When the river is this low it can be pretty tough. Land of Memories park has a good campground and so does the boat landing in St.Peter. There are many places off Highway 169 that a guy can shore fish and do quit well.

Rushing also knows this area very well and can fill you in more.

[rushing]

There might not be ANY water in the river by then. Thats a pretty large boat for anytime of the year and right now the river is getting as low as I have ever seen it. Like Fish'n said your best bet for campin n fishin would be Land of memories park in Mankato or St. Peter Landing campground.

[hammerfive]

Thanks for the info guys. I think we'll leave the boat at home. Has the fishing been good down that way?

[hammerfive]

Rushing, have you been out around the St. Peter area? It seems like you must fish down that way quite a bit. We will be there tomorrow around 3:00. Is land of memories the best bet for camping in the area? I have my first ever cooler full of bullies and can't wait to tangle with a flathead. Thanks for any help you guys can offer. I'm not sure if I could have asked any more questions in one post. Just a little excited.

[hanson]

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Is land of memories the best bet for camping in the area?

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We had the Mankato Gathering at Land of Memories. Its nice and fairly cheap. Some campsites have electrical hookups as well. It gets my thumbs up for a catfishing/camping weekend!

Just a word of caution about the flattie fishing. Its addicting. Hard to say what kind of action you guys will see but my experience tells me to keep my expectations low. If you get a fish or two in a night, your doing something right!

[hammerfive]

I just started catfishing this spring and if flatheads are as addicting as channels, I'm in trouble. I've already joked about selling the walleye boat and getting a river boat.

[rushing]

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Rushing, have you been out around the St. Peter area? It seems like you must fish down that way quite a bit. We will be there tomorrow around 3:00. Is land of memories the best bet for camping in the area? I have my first ever cooler full of bullies and can't wait to tangle with a flathead. Thanks for any help you guys can offer. I'm not sure if I could have asked any more questions in one post. Just a little excited.

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Yeah I am all over around Mankato/St.Peter areas. Land of Memories has a couple of nice sites right on the river if you can get to them before someone else does. St. Peter boat launch area has sites too but not quite as nice IMO. Good Luck its gonna be a hot weekend!

[hammerfive]

Rushing, all a guy needs is a cooler full of beer and some catfish to take your mind off the heat. It should be nice and warm all through the night. The only bad part is trying to sleep in a tent in the heat.