Happy Friday! We are excited for the upcoming warm weather starting this Memorial Day Weekend and will be extending our bait shop hours.
· Saturday, 5/23, we are here from 7 am to 8:30 pm.
· Sunday, 5/24 and Memorial Day Monday, 5/25 hours are 8 am to 8:30 pm.
· Tuesday, 5/26, Wednesday, 5/27 and Thursday, 5/28 we are open from 9 am to 8 pm.
Gas service ends at 7:30 pm each night. Bait Shop/Gas hours are weather dependent. We will update you with any changes to the hours later next week.
We still have some availability if you're looking to rent a pontoon this Memorial Weekend and beyond! For prices, policies and videos of all the pontoons and times we rent, click https://intownemarina.com/pontoon-rental for our Pontoon Rental page on our website. Call (952) 442-2096 to reserve.
Those of you looking to have a less stressful time launching your boat on Lake Waconia, or if you’re looking for the perfect Father’s Day gift, we still have Everyday Summer Season Passes available for $349 + tax. Our long docks and deep access make it easier to get your boat in and out of the water safely and more efficiently. We have experienced staff ready to assist you if needed. We limit the amount of passes we sell, so get yours while you can!
Water temps have fluctuated greatly since before fishing opener up until now. With some of the May nights near frost temperatures and higher than normal spring winds, we’ve measured temps from the low to mid-50’s and into the low 60’s. Current water temp today, 5/22, in 4 feet of water is 58 degrees. With much warmer air temps coming Sunday, we expect a big jump in water temp, likely into the mid-to-upper 60’s within a few days.
What does the water temperature mean for fishing? Once we get consistent water in the mid-60’s, we’ll see the sunfish setting up beds to spawn in the shallows. Normally we see good spring crappie fishing near our docks, but this spring they have been catching them in 9 to 13 feet of water in Waconia Bay in similar locations to where we ice fish. Other spots near the Rock Dock and the shallower part of Pillsbury Reef and Center Reef have been good for crappies too. Bass fishing has been the most consistent bite, as many anglers have found them in similar spots they’ve been panfishing or in the shallower reeds along the shoreline, with some getting strong bass bites on fatheads or leeches walleye fishing too. Speaking of walleyes, it’s still worth trying the shallower weedlines on the north side of the lake, near Harm’s point and to the weedline east of the Rock Dock. Some bites have been coming from fishing reefs like North Reef and parts of Center Reef. Jigging with a fathead has been most common, but slip bobber fishing with a leech has done the job too.
We'll see you on the lake!
Friday, May 22, 2026
Friday, May 8, 2026
In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Fishing Opener Hours and Everyday Season Pass discount weekend!
Happy Fishing Opener Eve! We will be open tonight until 1 am for all your last-minute fishing needs. For minnows we have crappies, fatheads, suckers and shiners! We also have night crawlers, angle worms, wax worms and regular size leeches.
Hours for Saturday, 5/9, are 6 am until 7 pm and Sunday, 5/10 from 8 am to 7 pm. Next week, Monday 5/11 through Thursday 5/14, we are open from 11 am to 7 pm.
Don’t forget to buy your Everyday Summer Season Pass this weekend to save $20 off the normal rate. They are on sale now for the limited-time discounted rate of $329 + tax. After 5/10/26, the rate returns to $349 + tax. Quantities are limited. If you’re a weekday boater, we offer daily launching for $7.45 + tax (for use Monday through Thursday Non-Holidays), or a Monday - Thursday Summer Season Pass for $95 + tax. Go to InTowneMarina.com to find out more information.
We’ll see you on the lake!
Hours for Saturday, 5/9, are 6 am until 7 pm and Sunday, 5/10 from 8 am to 7 pm. Next week, Monday 5/11 through Thursday 5/14, we are open from 11 am to 7 pm.
Don’t forget to buy your Everyday Summer Season Pass this weekend to save $20 off the normal rate. They are on sale now for the limited-time discounted rate of $329 + tax. After 5/10/26, the rate returns to $349 + tax. Quantities are limited. If you’re a weekday boater, we offer daily launching for $7.45 + tax (for use Monday through Thursday Non-Holidays), or a Monday - Thursday Summer Season Pass for $95 + tax. Go to InTowneMarina.com to find out more information.
We’ll see you on the lake!
Saturday, May 2, 2026
In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Update - 2026 Gamefish Opener Bait Shop Hours & Everyday Summer Season Pass Special…
We will be Opening for the Season on Thursday, 5/7/26 with temporary shortened hours…
https://jc.activeoutdoorsolutions.com/mn_customer/app/customerSearch.do?method=init
Pontoon rentals will begin later in May. Reservations can be made once we are open on Thursday, 5/7.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Thursday, 5/7 - 11 am to 7 pm
Friday, 5/8 - 11 am to 1 am to ring in another Fishing Opener!
Saturday, 5/9 - 6 am until 7 pm
Sunday, 5/10 - 8 am to 7 pm
We will announce future store hours beyond that at a later time.
If you’re a weekend boater, launching your boat is much less stressful at our private lake access with long docks. Get in and out of the lake faster and easier with an Everyday Summer Season Pass! 2026 passes go on sale starting 5/7/26 to 5/10/26 for the limited-time discounted rate of $329 + tax ($20 off our normal rate). After 5/10/26, the rate returns to $349 + tax. Quantities are limited. If you’re a weekday boater we offer daily launching for $7.45 + tax (for use Monday through Thursday Non-Holidays), or a Monday - Thursday Summer Season Pass for $95 + tax. Go to InTowneMarina.com to find out more information.
Keep in mind, we are no longer selling Fishing or Hunting Licenses. To buy your Minnesota licenses online, follow this link…
Friday, 5/8 - 11 am to 1 am to ring in another Fishing Opener!
Saturday, 5/9 - 6 am until 7 pm
Sunday, 5/10 - 8 am to 7 pm
We will announce future store hours beyond that at a later time.
If you’re a weekend boater, launching your boat is much less stressful at our private lake access with long docks. Get in and out of the lake faster and easier with an Everyday Summer Season Pass! 2026 passes go on sale starting 5/7/26 to 5/10/26 for the limited-time discounted rate of $329 + tax ($20 off our normal rate). After 5/10/26, the rate returns to $349 + tax. Quantities are limited. If you’re a weekday boater we offer daily launching for $7.45 + tax (for use Monday through Thursday Non-Holidays), or a Monday - Thursday Summer Season Pass for $95 + tax. Go to InTowneMarina.com to find out more information.
Keep in mind, we are no longer selling Fishing or Hunting Licenses. To buy your Minnesota licenses online, follow this link…
https://jc.activeoutdoorsolutions.com/mn_customer/app/customerSearch.do?method=init
Pontoon rentals will begin later in May. Reservations can be made once we are open on Thursday, 5/7.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Saturday, February 21, 2026
In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice Report - 2/21/26
We will be closed for the winter season after this Sunday, 2/22/26.
Avery walked out today 2/21 towards Waconia Bay to check on the spring and drain holes that he found on Thursday 2/19. If his previous ATV tracks and sticks with flagging tape weren't there marking those spots it would have been impossible to see. The drain holes had crusted over and the wind and snow had covered up the holes masking them again. There wasn’t enough of a crust to keep someone from falling through them if they stepped on one of those “land mines”. On his walk to the marked area Avery found a hidden 12 inch or so drain hole hidden by snow just off the path.
Our frontage is still a wet slushy mess under a thin crust of slush ice making it unusable. Snow is still hiding and insulating from freezing any drain holes of varying size and bad spots potentially anywhere on Lake Waconia. We can not recommend folks go out on Lake Waconia or any area lake without diligently checking your path with a chisel.
Important -Drain holes do not need old fishing holes to form! When it was still warm and raining, water was opening up holes in areas where people hadn’t been fishing too. The water will make its way through cracks etc. opening up spots potentially anywhere it needs too. We are not doing any more ice checking because the snow and conditions have made it impossible for us to cover all the ice and mark all the bad spots.
All remaining bait will be 50% off Sunday 2/22. We currently have Crappie minnows, Fatheads, Wax Worms and Larvae.
Reminder - Walleye and Northern Pike season ends this Sunday 2/22/26
Avery walked out today 2/21 towards Waconia Bay to check on the spring and drain holes that he found on Thursday 2/19. If his previous ATV tracks and sticks with flagging tape weren't there marking those spots it would have been impossible to see. The drain holes had crusted over and the wind and snow had covered up the holes masking them again. There wasn’t enough of a crust to keep someone from falling through them if they stepped on one of those “land mines”. On his walk to the marked area Avery found a hidden 12 inch or so drain hole hidden by snow just off the path.
Our frontage is still a wet slushy mess under a thin crust of slush ice making it unusable. Snow is still hiding and insulating from freezing any drain holes of varying size and bad spots potentially anywhere on Lake Waconia. We can not recommend folks go out on Lake Waconia or any area lake without diligently checking your path with a chisel.
Important -Drain holes do not need old fishing holes to form! When it was still warm and raining, water was opening up holes in areas where people hadn’t been fishing too. The water will make its way through cracks etc. opening up spots potentially anywhere it needs too. We are not doing any more ice checking because the snow and conditions have made it impossible for us to cover all the ice and mark all the bad spots.
All remaining bait will be 50% off Sunday 2/22. We currently have Crappie minnows, Fatheads, Wax Worms and Larvae.
Reminder - Walleye and Northern Pike season ends this Sunday 2/22/26
Thursday, February 19, 2026
In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice Report - 2/19/26
The latest winter storm has put a major damper for this weekend of ice fishing. 8 inches of heavy, wet snow fell in Waconia yesterday. Because of current lake conditions, we cannot recommend folks venture out on Lake Waconia without walking with a chisel and thoroughly checking ahead of yourself.
Why do we feel this way? With all the warm weather, the rain, then wind and snow, our access is a slushy flooded mess. Within the first 5 minutes of his ice check today 2/19/26, Avery found a spring that activated (44 degrees 51.332' N and 93 degrees 47.282' W) and some uncomfortable drain holes in Waconia Bay. Check out his video below. Some of these holes were completely hidden by snow. We expect there to be more large drain holes elsewhere on the lake. Being that we expect many of these drain holes to also be covered by snow, we do not feel comfortable doing further ice checking as they will be impossible to find.
In our very limited check, Avery measured 19 inches of ice in Waconia Bay (we have lost about 4 inches since the warmup). The lake itself commonly has 4 to 7 inches of Heavy wet snow sitting on top of the ice. With only a few cold nights coming up, there is no guarantee that drain holes will freeze solid.
We will have another update sometime on Saturday.
Why do we feel this way? With all the warm weather, the rain, then wind and snow, our access is a slushy flooded mess. Within the first 5 minutes of his ice check today 2/19/26, Avery found a spring that activated (44 degrees 51.332' N and 93 degrees 47.282' W) and some uncomfortable drain holes in Waconia Bay. Check out his video below. Some of these holes were completely hidden by snow. We expect there to be more large drain holes elsewhere on the lake. Being that we expect many of these drain holes to also be covered by snow, we do not feel comfortable doing further ice checking as they will be impossible to find.
In our very limited check, Avery measured 19 inches of ice in Waconia Bay (we have lost about 4 inches since the warmup). The lake itself commonly has 4 to 7 inches of Heavy wet snow sitting on top of the ice. With only a few cold nights coming up, there is no guarantee that drain holes will freeze solid.
We will have another update sometime on Saturday.
Sunday, February 15, 2026
In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice Report - 2/15/26
Good morning,
We shifted the cones at the access this morning. For now, please come straight down the middle of the cones.
Drive extra slow both on and off the lake to help us keep the access open as long as possible for everyone working to get their permanent houses off Lake Waconia.
With the current warm temperatures, possible rain, and strong winds forecast for Tuesday (2/17), we strongly recommend that all permanent houses be removed from the lake as soon as possible.
We will be physically blocking the access at 5:00 PM tonight. Please plan to be off the lake before then if you intend to use our access. After 5:00 PM, the access will be closed to all car, truck, and permanent fish house traffic and will remain closed until conditions improve significantly.
Good luck
PS - We still have Small Shiners, Big Fatheads, large crappie minnows, and small crappie minnows.
Saturday, February 14, 2026
In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice Report - 2/14/26
Our access is holding up for today! We are not allowing houses to go on the lake through our access anymore but you can use our access to pull your house off today 2/14 and tomorrow morning 2/15.
Houses have been leaving the lake continuously all day. We absolutely recommend removing your house and not leaving it out past Sunday. With rain and high winds forecasted for Tuesday and Wednesday people will have problems around houses. Water will be draining and swirling and then holes will open up especially around the remaining houses.
We still plan on closing our access entirely to truck and permanent fish house removal at some point Sunday 2/15 at noon or as late as 5PM depending on conditions. We are hoping to be able to open our access to vehicle and Permanent fish house traffic next weekend if things heal up at our access. We will keep you updated.
See you on the Ice!
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