In Towne Marina Lake Waconia - 3/6/22 - Closed for the winter season.

We are now closed for the Winter Season! Our access will remain temporarily open for a limited time depending on conditions. We will not be plowing any more lake roads. 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 - 3/4/22 - Our Fish House Rental season is over for the winter. Bait shop closes soon.

We are removing our rental fish houses from the ice today and will be done renting for the season. Thank you to the many families and anglers that rented from us on Lake Waconia this winter! With rain predicted for Saturday and temperatures staying above freezing until early Sunday morning, we decided to get them off the ice before the weekend.

We will be open this weekend but closed for the winter season at the end of the day Sunday, March 6th. If possible, we will keep our access open for use after we are closed but may block it if conditions at the access worsen. We will not be plowing lake roads after March 6th.

Keep in mind, fish houses must be removed from the ice Monday, March 7th, 2022. After the 7th, shelters may remain on the ice between midnight and one hour before sunrise only when occupied or attended. Please do your part to keep the lake clean and remove any blocks or trash around your house. It is greatly appreciated!

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Report - 2/26/22

We've had some people confused about end of season ice fishing dates. Sunday, February 27th is the last day of Gamefish season. However, permanent fish houses can stay on the ice until Monday March 7th.

Our bait shop will be open through next weekend and will close for the season at end of Sunday March 6th.

Currently we are out of sucker and shiner minnow for the season. We still have crappies and fatheads, along with plenty of wax worms and larva.

We hope everyone is enjoying this nicer weekend weather!

We'll see you on the ice!

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice & Snow Plowing Report: CLOSED Tuesday 2/22/22 due to predicted blizzard-like conditions

With the predicted blizzard-like conditions tomorrow we will be CLOSED Tuesday, 2/22/22. The access will remain open, but not plowed, so make sure to drive a capable vehicle and be prepared if venturing out. Once the snow is done and the winds diminish, we will begin opening our roads up again hopefully Wednesday morning.

Several people have moved houses off the lake because of the predicted snow event. If your plan is to bring your house closer to shore near the marina, we ask that you keep it on the other side of the snow banks and not on our currently plowed areas, or consider taking it home for the short-term. Coming out of the recent warm-up, things have firmed up nicely and the ice remains in excellent shape.

Stay warm and we’ll see you soon!

New Roads and Lake Waconia Ice Update 1/28/22

 New Roads and Lake Waconia Ice Update 1/28/22

We spent part of Thursday plowing some new lake roads. We have added a road past the Walleye hump and out to Cemetery Reef. Ice on that road measured from 14 to 18 inches with 16 inches being a common thickness.

Out near Center Reef where the main road forks we extended the east road out to North Reef. As you approach North Reef on the south side of the road you will see a spring marked with lath and flagging tape. The spring is well off the path,  just keep a lookout for it if off roading. Ice measured 14 to 17 inches on that newer stretch of road.

Off the roads in common snow areas the ice is usually between 14 and 18 inches thick. In the deepest drifts 13 inches of ice is rare but can be found- thicker ice will be just outside the drift. Almost 2 feet of ice can be found where there is no or very limited snow. Ice on the established main road measured between 19 and 22 inches yesterday where we checked.

We are allowing up to 1 ton trucks with up to 26’ Tandem wheel houses. If venturing out on your own always check ahead of yourself especially with the big rigs.

See you on the ice

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice and Spring Update 1/20/22

 The cold weather is back and it’s doing its job. Avery headed out this morning to get us all another ice thickness update. Avery checked our plowed frontage and the main lake road that heads out to Center Reef and then Wagener’s Bay. In his checking on the road he found between 16 and 19 inches of ice. When he got off the road he would look for deep snow to find our current reported minimums.  Today in a very deep drift near “Under the Wires” (between the island and the peninsula) he found a very small area of 11.5 inches of ice. Immediately surrounding that drift in common snow he found 14 inches of ice. In areas that had minimal drifting and just common undisturbed  snow around Pilsbury and Center reef he was finding 13 to 15 inches of ice. Spots he checked that had very little to no snow around Pillsbury and Center Reef had 15 to 20 inches of ice.

If you are leaving the marina on our main road  and take a right at the large fork as you approach Center Reef and continue past most of the group on that reef you will notice a path that people have been following to the South side of Keg’s Reef. Avery did some ice checking along that path and out on Kegs.  On the packed area of the trail he was finding 16 to 17 inches of ice. There is not a lot of drifting or spots that blew clean on that part of the lake. In the common snow areas found around Kegs Avery was measuring 13 to 15 inches of ice. 12” was the least ice he found out there and that was one small spot.

More Springs to report. A couple days ago an angler found and reported 2 smaller but notable springs North and West of the deep hole in Wagener’s Bay. The coordinates for these springs are 44° 52.002’ N     93° 48.525’ W  These springs are marked with smaller sticks and flagging tape. 

Starting Friday 1/21/22  we will now start letting some Tandem axle Houses on our access. 24’ houses and up to 26’ lighter weight houses will be allowed. Please no huge rigs. If you are in a one ton diesel please don’t push it and show up with a 26’ or bigger house.

See you on the ice

In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice Report and Spring Update - 1/17/2022

 Spring Update (West side of the Deep Hole in Wagener’s Bay)! Earlier this morning an angler put his truck tire in a pretty significant spring that was not marked at the time. He was in four wheel drive and his momentum got him out fine. He called us after he marked it with a 2x6. Later in the morning we went out to mark it better with lath board and flagging tape. Before today this spring was unknown to us. Please do what this gentleman did and mark spots like this if you find them! Certainly feel free to share the info with us so we can get the word out!

The coordinates of the spring are-      44° 51.788 N       93° 48.396 W

We drilled several holes today to get a current ice thickness update. The least ice We could find today in a deep snow drift was 12 inches. Many of the holes We drilled in the deep snow were around 13 to 14 inches of ice. We measured thickness on our road in several areas today too. Ice on the Main plowed road measured between 14 and 18 inches, with 15 to 16 inches being common . In the Center reef area on a side road we measured as little as 13 inches, but most of the ice on that road was 14 to 16 inches. The thickest spot I found today was on a spot near Harm’s point that had no snow and the Ice measured 19.5 inches!

Overall things are coming along very nicely in the Ice department on Waconia. We will be opening our access to tandem axle houses sometime later this week. Even as we gain ice thickness remember to check ahead of yourself when venturing off the beaten paths.

ICE & DICE IS BACK! Bring your Lake Waconia catch into the bait shop to qualify for a chance to win a prize and share your story! Checkout InTowneMarina.com for more info.

Remember we have ALL 5 of our Fish House Rentals available! Our 8 hole Ice Castles have TVs if you want to watch the Big Game! We drill the holes, the heat is on and ready for you to fish! They are currently located around 10 to 13 feet of water for good daytime sunfish and evening crappies! If you’d like to make a reservation, please call (952) 442-2096.

We’ll see you on the ice.