In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Fishing Report - 5/28/21

Store hours are now extended to 8:30 pm starting this weekend! We have all of our Rental Pontoons and Fishing Boat & Motors ready for rent too! Check out our rental page at https://intownemarina.com/pontoon-%26-boat-rental for more information. Call (952) 442-2096 to reserve.

We unfortunately still don’t have our gas pump service available at this time. We expect repair service to happen after the holiday and hope to have gas available for next weekend if all goes well. Thank you for your patience!

It’s been almost 2 weeks since the Fishing Opener and things have been off to a good start! We have been hearing reports of anglers having success for multiple species of fish here on Lake Waconia. Lake water temps have been fluctuating with warmer air temperatures last week getting the water into the low 70’s, but the chill down later this week has brought water temps back down to the low 60’s again. Since there has been variance in temps the panfish had been starting to move up shallow last weekend bedding up, but have since been seeing them move out a little deeper again with some anglers catching fish out on weed edges in 12’ to 16’ of water. We expect them to move shallow again as the water warms back up. Anglers have still been getting mixed bags of sunfish and crappies in Waconia Bay, the western side of Wagener’s Bay north of the rock dock and the north side of Coney Island. With the catch and release season underway for bass we have been hearing a strong bite on the north side of the lake working the pencil reeds and near the carp trap area. The official Bass Opener begins Saturday, 5/29! For people interested in doing some trolling, there has been good action on the south east side of the lake working the weed edges trolling crank baits above the weeds getting northern pike and bass. Keep in mind northern pike between 22” and 26” must be released. This time of year we have been hearing of a reasonable walleye bite doing a few different things. There have been boats bobber fishing evenings with minnows and leeches off of harms point, another good option would be trolling topside of the reefs with spinners tipped with a leech or a fathead in the low light periods of the day.

Have a safe and happy Memorial Day Weekend! We’ll see you on the lake!

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia - 5/10/21 - Hours for this week and Fishing Opener!

We are open with limited hours this week. Current hours are 1 pm to 7 pm. We will be open this Friday from 8 am to 1 in the morning for fishing opener! Saturday of Opener we will be here from 5 am to 8 pm. We'll have all your bait and tackle needs! Gas service is currently unavailable at this time.

2021 Everyday Summer Season Launch Passes are still available, with limited quantities! Go to www.InTowneMarina.com to find out more information.

Pontoon and Boat & Motor rentals will begin in late May. Reservations can be made during business hours by calling (952) 442-2096.

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Update - 5/5/21 - Bait Shop opens for the season at 8 am this Friday, May 7th!

Our Bait Shop will open for the season this Friday, 5/7 at 8 am! Hours this weekend are 8 am to 7 pm. Next week Monday through Thursday we are open from 1 pm to 7 pm. We will announce hours for Fishing Opener and beyond some time next week

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Keep in mind, the boat access is only open to those with Everyday Summer Season Passes on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. Click the link to find out more information, availability and special early renewal dates for 2020 Summer Season Pass holders…
https://intownemarina.com/

Pontoon and Boat & Motor rentals will begin in late May. Reservations can be made once we are open on Friday, May 7th.

See you at the lake!

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Update - 4/26/21 - Shop opening 5/7 and info about boat access and summer season passes

Happy Spring! The bait shop will be open for the season on Friday, May 7th! We will announce shop hours later next week.

2021 Summer Season Launch Passes available soon! Click the link to find out more information, availability and special early renewal dates for 2020 Summer Season Pass holders…

https://intownemarina.com/

Pontoon and Boat & Motor rentals will begin in late May. Reservations can be made once we are open on Friday, May 7th.

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia - 3/4/21 - Ice Access is now closed to cars, trucks and wheel houses

The normal marina ice access is now closed to car/truck/wheel house use because of deteriorating conditions on our shoreline. For those wishing to walk or ATV with portables, there will be room to get by our Red F-150 as you come straight down the hill where our summer access is located. The bait shop remains closed until later spring. Enjoy the sunshine and warmer weather coming up!

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia - 3/1/21 - Closed for the winter season. See you in the spring!

We are now closed for the Winter Season! Our access will remain temporarily open for a limited time this week depending on the condition of the access. As always, drive at your own risk.

Thank you for another great winter on Lake Waconia!

We will update you with potential spring opening hours once the ice is off the lake and we have begun installation of our dock system. See you soon!

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice Report - 2/26/21

We will be closing for the season after Monday, March 1st. We will be here Saturday and Sunday from 7 am to 6 pm, and on Monday from 10 am to 4 pm.

Fish houses must be removed from the lake by the end of Monday, March 1st.

After March 1st, you may use your fish house on the ice during the day from one hour before sunrise until midnight. It may also remain on the ice from midnight until one hour before sunrise ONLY when occupied or attended.  https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/shelter.html

When removing your house, please help us keep the lake clean by picking up your trash and blocks when you leave!

It’s amazing we go from a week of 20 below low temps to a week of 40 degree highs. We’ve had plenty of calls from anglers wondering about ice conditions in this warmer period. As of now, the ice is still very thick in the 18 to 28 inch range depending on where you’re going. Accesses are getting beat up due to road salt and heavy usage. We’ve been doing our best to smooth out our access, but it will be wet and bumpy all weekend with this continued warmer weather. You’ll notice orange cones in front of the marina. We are using them to divert traffic around the ruts and potholes to preserve the access for as long as we can. Our access fee is $5 per vehicle per day on the weekend.

Unfortunately we do NOT have any shiners or sucker minnows available this weekend. Fathead minnows are in short supply as well, so we are limiting sales to ½ scoop per customer.

We’ll see you on the ice!