In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Fishing Report - 5/26/22 - New Store Hours!

New summer hours begin this Friday! We will now be open 8 am to 8:30 pm Sunday through Friday and 7 am to 8:30 pm on Saturday. Gas pump service will be available until 7:45 pm each night.

Also starting Friday, our Pontoons and Fishing Boats will be available for rent! For more info, check out our rental page at https://intownemarina.com/pontoon-%26-boat-rental

Those of you looking to launch your boat at our access, we still have Everyday Summer Season Passes available for a limited time! Those cost $329 + Tax. We allow launching on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays ONLY for those with an Everyday Summer Season Pass. We do allow daily usage of our access for those launching on non-holiday Mondays through Thursdays for $8 per day. A Monday through Thursday Season Pass is $90 + Tax.

With the cooler spring air temps of late, the water temperature has fluctuated and dropped from the mid-60’s last week to the upper 50’s as of this writing. We expect a big jump over the next several days with much nicer, warmer weather coming! We are thankful for that.

The lake hasn’t had a lot of fishing pressure from anglers of late, but those who have been out have had some success! Bass have been biting very well in the shallows. This Saturday the 28th is officially the Bass Opener, so now you can keep your possession limit if you’d like. Crappies have still been biting well in 8 to 12 feet of water. Waconia Bay is a good starting point, along with the north side of Coney Island and the north shore weedlines. Speaking of the north shore weedlines, walleyes are worth targeting there after dark along with locations on the east side of the lake like the Clay Banks and by the beach. On the west side of the lake, areas like Harm’s Point and out from the Rock Dock can produce them too. Northern pike have been active as well in many locations, so don’t be surprised to latch on to one of those. We need the water temps to warm up for the sunfish to get more active into their spawn pattern.

We hope you have a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day Weekend!

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Report - Fishing Opener 2022!

Happy Fishing Opener Eve! We will be open tonight (5/13) until 1 am for all your bait and tackle needs. We open back up Saturday morning at 5 am! Our gas pump service will begin Saturday after 10 am.

We have a good mix of nice size fatheads as well as shiners if you’re looking to live minnow fish. With the cold spring, leech size has been stunted so far, so we have limited quantities of large leeches, with most being regular/medium size. We sell night crawlers by the dozen packed in paper. For those going for the pike we have a good mix of sucker minnows available. If you’re panfishing, we have plenty of crappies, wax worms and angle worms in stock.

If you’re going out overnight for walleyes, try fishing areas like Harm’s Point, the Rock Dock and Peterson’s Creek (we call it the Carp Trap). With the rain the past several days, it should be flowing good and hopefully the bite will be on! Water temps are in the mid-to-upper 50’s, so it should still be a good early season bite with plenty of opportunity to catch them in less than 10 feet of water.

We look forward to seeing you!

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia - Bait Shop will be open for the season starting this Friday 5/13 at 9 am!

Finally some warmth! Fishing Opener is almost here! The bait shop will be open for the season this Friday, May 13th at 9 am! We will be open until 1 am for the Fishing Opener. We open back up Saturday morning from 5 am to 7 pm. Sunday we are here from 8 am to 7 pm. Hours during the week are Noon to 7 pm.

2022 Summer Season Launch Passes will be available to the general public starting this Friday! Go to InTowneMarina.com to find out more information, availability and special pre-sale for last year’s Summer Season Pass holders…

Pontoon and Boat & Motor rentals will begin in late May. Reservations can be made once we are open on Friday, May 13th.

See you soon!