Was wondering if anyone has been spearing or fishing on Lake Shakopee up near Mille Lacs?
i used to go there when i was younger but just haven't had the time to get away for a journey up there.
we used to catch decent perch and nice northerns. spearing was fun there! always found a way to come out with a northern over 10 each year. most in that 4-6 range.
so i was wondering if anyone has been up that way recently?
Shakopee is still a very productive fishery.The average size of the pike is much smaller (about 2 lbs), but I did witness a solid 10+ pounder come through the ice last winter. The panfish have been been hit or miss, but lots of them in there. My last trip out I saw hundreds with my camera, but the baramoter had them so negative they didn't even show curiosity in my offerings.
...trout that doesn't think two jumps and several runs ahead of the average fisherman is mighty apt to get fried. ~ Beatrice Cook, Till Fish Do Us Part, 1949
