Stillwater area pike lakes

  • DTW
    Posts: 296
    July 18, 2017 at 5:53 pm #1705296

    I am taking a friend from out of state (California) Pike fishing. He has never caught one. What would be a good lake within 45 min of Stillwater. I’m thinking of Forest Lake or Big Marine. I don’t target northerns so I don’t know what the best lake would be.

    Thanks in advance!

    slipbob_nick
    Princeton, MN
    Posts: 1297
    July 18, 2017 at 5:54 pm #1705297

    could always hit the river

    tim hurley
    Posts: 5557
    July 18, 2017 at 7:49 pm #1705321

    Lots of small ones in Big Marine, used to be a lot of small ones with a chance at a chuncky one on White Bear Lake probably still true have not been out there much. If all you want is a bigger one (I should really PM this) check out Bone or Big Carnelian-Good Luck!

    phoyem
    Minneapolis
    Posts: 341
    July 18, 2017 at 10:11 pm #1705348

    Big Marine or Carnelian for numbers. The River or Lake Elmo for size.

    tim hurley
    Posts: 5557
    July 19, 2017 at 7:51 am #1705386

    Elmo is the most overfished lake in the Metro IMHO-per acre ‘Tonka gets less pressure. The deep water though is probably good in Elmo for bigguns.

    philtickelson
    Inactive
    Mahtomedi, MN
    Posts: 1678
    July 20, 2017 at 11:33 am #1705655

    Can catch smaller ones all day long on white bear/carnelian just casting spinner baits over/along weeds. Or trolling weedlines.

    AUTO_5
    Inactive
    Mendota Heights, MN
    Posts: 660
    July 21, 2017 at 5:02 am #1705801

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