07-29-2011, 08:22 PM
I grew up fishing for crappie, catfish, perch, white bass, largemouths and trout in Oklahoma and Colorado.
I am hoping to go to Minnesota in August to fish on small lakes (about 1000 acres) in the North/Central part of the state near Longville. The maps of the lakes show that they have weedbeds and depths down to about 70 feet with a few humps, but mostly just underwater ridges and dropoffs, with weeds down to about 16-17 feet.
I've never caught or even tried to catch a walleye or northern, and I'd like to give that a try. I also have 2 boys, and I want to find some bluegill or other perch that would keep them busy. I will have access to a boat, and trolling would be good to keep the kids entertained.
Since I've got kids along, I am more interested in catching numbers than looking for trophies. For example, I would not complain a bit if I got into a bunch of small northern pike.
I would appreaciate suggestions on the the sorts of structure to fish, likely fish depths and baits/methods for walleye, northerns or panfish in this sort of lake at that time of year.
Also:
What depths would the bluegill likely be holding in? Would they be in weeds? Are they through spawning or would weedbed/spawning areas be a place to try this late?
What should I target while trolling, and what to troll with?
Sorry for the list of questions, but I'm hoping to avoid wasting a few days figuring out the basics.
Thanks
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I am hoping to go to Minnesota in August to fish on small lakes (about 1000 acres) in the North/Central part of the state near Longville. The maps of the lakes show that they have weedbeds and depths down to about 70 feet with a few humps, but mostly just underwater ridges and dropoffs, with weeds down to about 16-17 feet.
I've never caught or even tried to catch a walleye or northern, and I'd like to give that a try. I also have 2 boys, and I want to find some bluegill or other perch that would keep them busy. I will have access to a boat, and trolling would be good to keep the kids entertained.
Since I've got kids along, I am more interested in catching numbers than looking for trophies. For example, I would not complain a bit if I got into a bunch of small northern pike.
I would appreaciate suggestions on the the sorts of structure to fish, likely fish depths and baits/methods for walleye, northerns or panfish in this sort of lake at that time of year.
Also:
What depths would the bluegill likely be holding in? Would they be in weeds? Are they through spawning or would weedbed/spawning areas be a place to try this late?
What should I target while trolling, and what to troll with?
Sorry for the list of questions, but I'm hoping to avoid wasting a few days figuring out the basics.
Thanks
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