In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Fishing Report - 6/25/21

We will be opening earlier the next few weeks. Our hours are now Saturdays 6:30 am to 8:30 pm and Sunday through Friday from 7:30 am to 8:30 pm. Gas service is available until 7:45 pm each night.

Sunfish are still biting great! We've had many good reports from 4 to 10 feet of water on crawlers or wax worms. Crappies have been good too with many anglers getting them off the weed lines in 12 to 14 feet of water on crappie minnows or worms. Those looking for bass have had success off of reefs like North Reef, Center Reef and Cemetery Reef fishing with artificial worms or jigs as well as spinnerbaits. Walleye action has been best in the late evening on fatheads on jigs or spinner rigs by Kegs Reef, North Reef or Anderson's Reef. It's been one of those summers where it's not uncommon to catch a northern pike or even a musky if you actively fishing for them. We've had enough reports of action for those on big spinners or big crankbaits that it might be worthwhile to try for those too! All in all, we've been pleasantly surprised with the bite so far this summer!

Have a great weekend and we'll see you on the lake!

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Lake & Fishing Report - 6/11/21

Get out on the lake to beat the heat! Rent a pontoon with us and get wet! All of our pontoons are equipped with swim ladders to get in and out of the water easily. Pack a cooler with some cold beverages and enjoy the beauty of Lake Waconia. We have limited availability for rentals yet this weekend, with a little more availability next week! 4 hours for up to 9 adults on a Saturday or Sunday is $299 plus tax. During the week you can rent the same pontoon for as little as $160 for 2 hours or $195 for 3 hours and $45 per hour after that. Call (952) 442-2096 to reserve. Here's more info as well...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GXJ2ZNFPXOdhipQRdZ0bMwanr5E67DmQ/view

For those of you fishing, we have a special going for a limited time on regular leeches. $2.99 for a pack of 15! Great to keep in the cooler and use for sunnies, crappies, bass or even walleyes!

Water temps have been fluctuating between the upper 70's and low 80's during this hot spell. Sunfish are still in a spawning pattern. You can find them on their beds generally in the shallows and very active most days. Crappies have been a little deeper, along with bass and walleye activity. Areas like Pillsbury Reef, Center Reef, North Reef and the north side of Coney Island are all good locations to try for crappies and bass. Walleyes can be found there too, but also off Kegs Reef. Slip bobber fishing has worked for some, but also there have been reports of anglers trolling spinners with fatheads off the weeds of some of the reefs mentioned above. For the crappies, crappie minnows have been good, but also leeches or a chunk of crawler have worked well too. Unless you plan to use artificial lures for them, bass love crawlers and leeches as well!

We'll see you on the lake!

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Update - 6/4/21 - Gas service is NOW AVAILABLE!

We finally have GAS available! It's 91 Octane Non-Ethanol Marine Gas. Service ends each night at 8 pm. Get in your boat and enjoy this hot weekend!

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.