We hope
everyone has had an enjoyable Labor Day weekend! With the summer coming to a
close, we are changing our hours starting tomorrow (Tuesday, 9/5/17). Monday
thru Friday, we will be open from 11:30 am to Sunset. Saturday and Sunday we will be open 8 am to
Sunset. We close for the Summer Season after Saturday, September 30th.
The month of
August, while cooler than normal for the pleasure-boaters was a good one for
fishermen. Water temps stayed much
cooler than normal (hovering around 70 degrees lately), which made fishing
better. We had one of the best months of Northern Pike fishing in years, and
that has continued into September. They were actively biting in many different
depth ranges and on many varieties of lures and baits. Typical areas to target included Anderson’s
Reef, Cemetery Reef, and Center Reef among others. If using live bait, sucker
minnows were a popular choice.
Sunfish,
Crappies, and Bass continued to be active as well. Fishing the weedlines in 11 to 13 feet of
water was common for success. Some days
crappies were found deeper off reefs such as Kegs and North Reefs in 15 to 18
feet of water. Sunfish could be found in
6 to 8 feet of water as well. Waxies or
crawlers were used to catch some nice ones.
The bass, while bigger off the deeper weed edges were also good in the
shallow water reeds, the Rock Dock or near the Carp Trap (Peterson’s Creek on
the NW side of the lake).
Walleyes
should get nothing but better as we get into the Fall. This summer’s walleye bite was good, but as
the season progressed, it was important to target them during the early morning
or late evening hours for best success.
Kegs Reef, Reds Reef, and Cemetery Reefs were all areas that produced
some nice walleyes. Fathead minnows were
commonly the best bait.
Muskie
action picked up in August as well and should continue well into September and
October. Bucktails and big topwater baits worked well for some. Areas like North Reef, Kegs Reef and Center
Reef have all been muskie territory.
However, it never hurts to target weedlines like those in Waconia Bay
and out from the south shoreline from Lola’s toward the beach.
Our Fishing
Boat and Pontoon Rental season is coming to a close shortly. This time of year, we highly recommend
calling for reservations. We for sure will be renting thru next weekend (the 9th
and 10th). After that, we
will likely be prepping them for winter storage.
However, if you call us and we still have a boat or pontoon available,
we will be happy to rent!
Here are a some nice pics of fish caught the past few weeks...
