Anyone from Mn. or nw Wi. ?

Whopper Stopper · 07-07-12, 09:04 AM

Just wondering if anyone lives in either area. I am a few miles north of the Twin Cities. I fish a lot in the Siren-Spooner area.

WS

WatterBoy · 07-07-12, 03:41 PM

I live in Owatonna, but my wife and I have a cabin 4.5 hours NW of there in the Park Rapids area...Lake Belle Taine near Nevis, MN to be exact. I do 100% of my MN fishing on Belle Taine, and every now and then I venture down to northern IA to fish near where my parents live.

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WTL · 07-21-12, 01:02 AM

Anybody know anything about fishing near La Crosse? I am going to be making my journey back east in about 3 weeks, and was thinking about maybe spending a few hours hitting the mississippi in south minnesota on the way back (well, kinda the way back, its a dogleg).

Kinda thinking about pike and muskies...any up there? Smallies?

joedog · 07-21-12, 02:04 AM

WTL, born and raised there, went to college there and started my carrer there. If your coming from the East theres a highyway that follows the Mississippi thru Mn. basically at the start of it in the cities but alot of places to get on. Fishing along. Bass Camps, great guides its a fishermans dream. It's a power supply river so alot of Dams and dams make lakes. Frankly even if you weren't wanting to fish the road and the drive may be the prettiest drive in the country.
Dresbach, Mn (acrosse the river from LaCrosse has a dam). I was just up there for the Pro Tourney.

WTL · 07-21-12, 02:23 AM

Hey Joe, I'm actually coming from the west, all the way across southern Minnesota, and I will be heading due south once I get to La Cross, through Iowa, following the river down. Or thats the plan.

http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=I-...6,7,8,9,10&z=4

Bryan · 07-23-12, 04:20 PM

I just got back from west-central MN. We have a couple cabins up there.

Skinny10 · 07-24-12, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by WTL

Anybody know anything about fishing near La Crosse? I am going to be making my journey back east in about 3 weeks, and was thinking about maybe spending a few hours hitting the mississippi in south minnesota on the way back (well, kinda the way back, its a dogleg).

Kinda thinking about pike and muskies...any up there? Smallies?

There's a lot of pike, smallies, and largemouth. The scenery on the river is awesome here. There's a lot of backwater, rock piles, islands, and vegetation here. If you can go during the week and there will be very few boats out compared to the weekend.

Bassboss · 07-24-12, 10:27 PM

Used to live near Eau Clair is that counts (in Holcombe)! lol

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07-07-12, 09:04 AM	#1
Whopper Stopper BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Forest Lake, Mn Posts: 6	Anyone from Mn. or nw Wi. ? Just wondering if anyone lives in either area. I am a few miles north of the Twin Cities. I fish a lot in the Siren-Spooner area. WS

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WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Anybody know anything about fishing near La Crosse? I am going to be making my journey back east in about 3 weeks, and was thinking about maybe spending a few hours hitting the mississippi in south minnesota on the way back (well, kinda the way back, its a dogleg). Kinda thinking about pike and muskies...any up there? Smallies? __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

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joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	WTL, born and raised there, went to college there and started my carrer there. If your coming from the East theres a highyway that follows the Mississippi thru Mn. basically at the start of it in the cities but alot of places to get on. Fishing along. Bass Camps, great guides its a fishermans dream. It's a power supply river so alot of Dams and dams make lakes. Frankly even if you weren't wanting to fish the road and the drive may be the prettiest drive in the country. Dresbach, Mn (acrosse the river from LaCrosse has a dam). I was just up there for the Pro Tourney. __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

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WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Hey Joe, I'm actually coming from the west, all the way across southern Minnesota, and I will be heading due south once I get to La Cross, through Iowa, following the river down. Or thats the plan. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=I-...6,7,8,9,10&z=4 __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

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WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	I live in Owatonna, but my wife and I have a cabin 4.5 hours NW of there in the Park Rapids area...Lake Belle Taine near Nevis, MN to be exact. I do 100% of my MN fishing on Belle Taine, and every now and then I venture down to northern IA to fish near where my parents live. Welcome to the site!

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Bryan BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: VA Posts: 198	I just got back from west-central MN. We have a couple cabins up there.

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Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Used to live near Eau Clair is that counts (in Holcombe)! lol __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

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