Members CrappieMagnet Posted October 5, 2009 Members Posted October 5, 2009 Hello.... Glad to be here...and looking forward to more reading and contributing where I can. CrappieMagnet Site admin http://www.Catch-n.com/ ProStaff The best Crappie baits at http://www.CrappieRocket.com Custom made rods http://www.FishinFreaks.com Plastics are Fantastic at http://www.Lobybaits.com "We Think Like Fish so YOU DON'T HAVE TO" at http://www.mindalures.com/ Custom made Crappie Jigs at http://thumpitjigs.com
Members CrappieMagnet Posted October 5, 2009 Author Members Posted October 5, 2009 I'd like to extend an invitation.Anyone wanting info on any lakes up here in Minnesota...just ask and i'll see if I can dig something up or have already fished it perhaps. CrappieMagnet Site admin http://www.Catch-n.com/ ProStaff The best Crappie baits at http://www.CrappieRocket.com Custom made rods http://www.FishinFreaks.com Plastics are Fantastic at http://www.Lobybaits.com "We Think Like Fish so YOU DON'T HAVE TO" at http://www.mindalures.com/ Custom made Crappie Jigs at http://thumpitjigs.com
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted October 5, 2009 Root Admin Posted October 5, 2009 BillyGails... will have to look that up. Welcome to the Ozarks...
FishinCricket Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 On another note.... I'd like to extend an invitation.Anyone wanting info on any lakes up here in Minnesota...just ask and i'll see if I can dig something up or have already fished it perhaps. I'll be the first to say I might take you up on that. Your best friend is here in the Ozarks, mine is a Professor at your University up there in Minneapolis. I plan to make a pilgrimage there soon to visit them and see their $20,000 extra parking space (no joke, it's truly that pricey apparently). I told him the only way I would come up is if I could find out what species to fish for up there. He says Crappie. Sounds like you would concur. I'll be picking your brain soon.. What's your website up there? Oh, yeah.. Welcome to the forums! cricket.c21.com
Members CrappieMagnet Posted October 6, 2009 Author Members Posted October 6, 2009 Well all I can say is I'm very happy that Branson is only a short 10 hour drive south of me. CrappieMagnet Site admin http://www.Catch-n.com/ ProStaff The best Crappie baits at http://www.CrappieRocket.com Custom made rods http://www.FishinFreaks.com Plastics are Fantastic at http://www.Lobybaits.com "We Think Like Fish so YOU DON'T HAVE TO" at http://www.mindalures.com/ Custom made Crappie Jigs at http://thumpitjigs.com
Mark Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 CrappieMagnet, Thinking about a trip to Minnesota next July. Without researching 10,000 lakes, what would be a couple good places to fish for someone who likes great scenery, solitude, camping, and good fishing? I spent a lot of time in the 80's in Minnesota working for a contract cable TV company, but never took the time to fish. Mark
Members CrappieMagnet Posted October 8, 2009 Author Members Posted October 8, 2009 Total solitude....try Crane Lake up in the NE corner of Minnesota for slab crappies and walleyes.....with very little sightings of humans...but bring GPS or you could get lost and end up at the North Pole....just kidding....or Ely...the start of the Boundary Water Canoe Area or the BWCA.....same thing about using GPS or you could end up in Canada.....word of caution....you may need 2 fishing licenses......1 for Minnesota and 1 for Canada.Rainy River is the bordering river between the 2 countries and Rainy dumps into Crane....so that's why you may need the 2. Quetico State Park might also be an option...just depends on how "solitude" you really want to get.You might not see any human for months going there. Another area you might want to try is Lake of the Woods up near Warroad Minnesota.Some people living in the area but the area has potential at some decent trophy fish. Not so gutsy but still want to camp but with people and resteraunts around...try Mille Lacs Lake right in the middle of Minnesota.Trophy walleye,smallmouth bass muskie,pike,perch and crappie all swim in this awesome lake.You could stay at my buddy's John and Patti Odles resort with cabins at http://www.rockyreef.com They even have a web cam you can look at on your way up. If you want more info look me up. CrappieMagnet Site admin http://www.Catch-n.com/ ProStaff The best Crappie baits at http://www.CrappieRocket.com Custom made rods http://www.FishinFreaks.com Plastics are Fantastic at http://www.Lobybaits.com "We Think Like Fish so YOU DON'T HAVE TO" at http://www.mindalures.com/ Custom made Crappie Jigs at http://thumpitjigs.com
Mark Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 Thanks, I'll check them out. Is July a good time to fish? Will all species be active then?
Members CrappieMagnet Posted October 9, 2009 Author Members Posted October 9, 2009 Our good fishing starts as soon as the ice comes off the lakes in late April...to early May.I personally hit the waters as soon as I can....and I kinda don't care fishing past the 15th of July.The fishes flesh gets warm and mushy....if I'm going to consume any.Most often I tend to keep fish in the spring,fall and winter months....but hey...to each their own. The only exception would be to fish for walleye's and crappies the further north you go.Seems the lakes in northern Minnesota retains the colder water temps... so I find no reason not to keep them. Good luck when you do decide to go. CrappieMagnet Site admin http://www.Catch-n.com/ ProStaff The best Crappie baits at http://www.CrappieRocket.com Custom made rods http://www.FishinFreaks.com Plastics are Fantastic at http://www.Lobybaits.com "We Think Like Fish so YOU DON'T HAVE TO" at http://www.mindalures.com/ Custom made Crappie Jigs at http://thumpitjigs.com
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