Sunday, September 14, 2025

Closed for the Summer!

 Our Bait Shop is now closed for the season. We are all done renting pontoons and pumping gas for 2025. We hope you had a great summer on Lake Waconia and thank you for your business! Summer Season Boat Access Pass holders have use of our access through Sunday, September 28th, 2025 

 We hope to open this winter sometime in December for ice fishing and will announce those hours at a later date. If you are interested in fish house rentals we will begin taking reservations when we open for the winter season.

Have a fantastic fall!


Monday, September 1, 2025

Closed Monday thru Friday

 We hope everyone has enjoyed this beautiful Labor Day Weekend! With high school and college back in full swing and most of our staff busy with that, we will be open for only 2 more weekends. Starting tomorrow, during the week, the bait shop will be closed while we are working on fall maintenance and winter boat storage. If you call, you are likely to get our answering machine. Those of you interested in renting a pontoon while we still have them in the water, leave a message on our machine and we will get back to you if we are able to rent. 

We will have shop hours on Saturday 9/6/25, Sunday 9/7/25, Saturday 9/13/25 and Sunday 9/14/25. Those hours are from 8:30 am to 7 pm. Gas Dock Service will end those days at 6:15 pm. During the week, we cannot promise Gas Service or items inside the shop as we may be unavailable, but if you see us outside working, please be patient, let us know what you need, and we will likely be able to help. After Sunday, 9/14/25, we will be closed for the season. Thank you!

Sunday, August 24, 2025

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Update - New Hours Starting Monday, 8/25/25

 Starting tomorrow (Monday 8/25/25) through Sunday, 8/31/25, our shop hours are Monday through Friday from 9:30 am to 7:30 pm. Saturdays and Sundays we open at 8 am until 7:30 pm. On Labor Day (Monday 9/1/25 we will be open 8 am to 7:30 pm. Gas service will end each night at 6:45 pm.  Pontoon rental season ends soon so give us a call if you want to get out before Summer is gone! (952) 442-2096 to reserve! We'll see you at the lake!

Sunday, August 10, 2025

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Update - New Hours Starting Monday, 8/11/25

Starting tomorrow (Monday 8/11/25) through Sunday, 8/24/25, our shop hours are now Monday through Friday from 9:30 am to 8 pm. Saturdays and Sundays we open at 8 am until 8 pm. Gas service will end each night at 7:15 pm. Hours will continue to change, and we will update you with those hours as we get later into August. There are only a few weeks left to rent a pontoon so give us a call at (952) 442-2096 to reserve! We'll see you at the lake!

Thursday, July 3, 2025

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Update - Lake Waconia Fireworks at 10 pm on Friday 7/4!

Looks like it will be a nice evening for a fireworks show tomorrow (Friday, 7/4)! The Lake Waconia Fireworks Festival hosted by the Waconia Chamber of Commerce will be shooting off fireworks from Lake Waconia Regional Park around 10 pm on July 4th. The pyrotechnics team of volunteers always put on a great show, and we are thankful to help sponsor this event for another year!
 
We will be open on July 4th from 7 am until the end of the fireworks show. Those of you who would like to watch the show from the marina, you are welcome to join us by our shoreline access or deck (not on the docks). Please park on the street and walk down. Our parking lot will be only available to slip and buoy members. We hope you enjoy the show and have a safe and happy holiday!

Sunday, June 29, 2025

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia - 6/29/25 - Severe Storm Update - All is fine at the marina!

Feeling very thankful. Everything is fine at the marina after last night’s extreme weather that surrounded us. It was a scary night with up to 5 tornados reported in Carver County. We know some of our neighbors to the north and south of town were affected and hope everyone in those areas are safe.

Friday, June 20, 2025

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Fishing Report - 6/20/25

Regular (Medium) Leeches are now on sale! Buy 1 package (14-15 count per package) for the normal $3.99 price or SAVE and buy 2 packages for $5.00! These are great for multi-species fishing!

The month of June has been kind for fishermen and fisherwomen! With water temps in the low to mid 60’s most of the month, and overcast “fishing” weather, Lake Waconia has been producing some nice sunfish, crappies, bass and northern pike, with occasional good walleye action early morning or late evening. Sunfish are still spawning shallow and on inside weed lines. A mixed bag of everything has bit on the north side of Coney Island. It’s been one of the best spots for nice crappies. Keepers were around 10+ inches, with some of the bigger ones being in the 12-to-15-inch range. Last week we had a grandfather rent a pontoon from us and take his grandchildren out for panfish. While he was helping them bait the hooks and take fish off, he watched his big bobber with a sucker minnow go down twice! He caught a 40 and 33 inch northern with a plain hook and sucker minnow. We have had numerous other northern pike reports with all sizes of fish caught across the lake. Those going for sunfish notice they aren’t fussy. Wax worms, crawlers and leeches all are getting them to bite. Bass haven’t been too picky either when it comes to live bait. It has been good out from Peterson’s Creek (aka the Carp Trap) on the NW side or on reefs like North Reef, Pillsbury Reef and Cemetery Reef in the weeds or just off the weed line.

With things heating up this weekend, we still have a few openings for pontoon rentals! Cool off on the lake and reserve a pontoon with us by calling (952) 442-2096. They are equipped with swim ladders. With air temps predicted in the low 90’s, we expect water temps to warm into the mid-to-upper 70’s, so it will be great swimming weather!

As we mentioned on yesterday’s post, the Lake Waconia Band Festival is happening at 6 pm tomorrow (6/21). After 3 pm things will get trickier to get to us as parking restrictions begin at 3 and downtown streets get closed by 5 pm. Access to the lake and Lake Street will be limited only to Birch Street (by the cemetery). So, coming from Highway 5, turn right onto Birch Street, come down the steep hill and follow Lake Street past Lola’s to get to us.

We’ll see you on the lake!