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    OK Minnesotans what day works best for fish in?

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    I always fish two rods I figure the DNR won't care because #1 I keep no fish and #2 I'm carp fishing ;)

    If you are fishing off the dock you only need to cast 20 - 30 feet. If you're on the bank 90 - 100'

    I use method feeders with oats, panko, cream corn, and other stuff.

    I use fake pop up corn exclusively for a hook bait.

    OK Minnesotans what day works best for fish in?

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    Oh no I meant the wimmens could hang out and talk wimmen stuff ;)

    I also smoke turkeys so I will do pork and turkey.

    6am is fine we can go earlier if folks want to come early.

    I will post the address with some pics here soon and we will get a head count before I go food shopping. If people want to bring sides and dessert stuff, or chips and snacks that would be good. I make stuffing and brocolli salad with all my BBQ. I know that may seem weird but from years of feeding people its what always went the fastest so I just stopped making other stuff.

    Is anyone gonna fish with boilies? If so I will add some to the pre bait I use cuz I'm pretty sure the carp here have never seen them.

    On good note we had and algae bloom a couple weeks ago that is hanging around. It makes the water very green and with low visibility. Doesn't effect the fishing but it does keep the bow hunters away ;)

    OK Minnesotans what day works best for fish in?

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    So start time? I'd say I'm open to any time just let me know. I do think now in the heat of summer the best fishing will be early morning and from 6ish pm til dark and after. So you should plan accordingly. Like I said folks are welcome to stay as long as they like and even overnight.

    As far as start time goes I'll get up as early as folks want to get here. Just let me know. Just make sure if you are wanting to get here and fish at 4am that you SHOW UP! I'll be ticked if I get up that early and you don't show up ;)

    We're also looking at doing a most fish\big fish pool.

    Also anyone not like pork? I plan on smoking pork for the BBQ, I'm open to other meats like turkey if there's enough interest.

    Honestly being from the east coast PBR is the cheap beer of choice for hot summer days. I'll have my homemade skeeter pee (hard lemonade) available too. You want anything else it's BYOB.

    Also if you have a chair bring it. I only have 5 outside chairs and a picnic table. I don't wanna leave anyone hanging.

    My fiance will be there so wives and girlfriends are more than welcome to hang out.

    As we get closer we'll get a count so I know how much food and drink to have on hand.

    Hooks

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    I fish with 25 # braid. I had my drag set accordingly but I noticed I was losing bigger fish. I finally fugured out that They were pulling so hard the hook was tearing out of their soft mouth. They don't have bony jaws like bass and pike. So I set my drag to about what I'd set it for 8 - 10 lb'ish mono. Now with the bigger fish I let them take line during their abrubt runs and I've noticed a big difference in landing bigger fish.

    Minnesota Fish In - Saturday August 8th - Plz RSVP by August 6th

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    Minnesota fish in!

    We can do Saturday and Sunday if people are interested. That way we can fish at night as well. If people want to overnight. I have a couple 2 man tents and a super giant tent folks are welcome to use to camp out if they want. I'll provide a big BBQ for a lunch and dinner and pancake breakfast if needed. If we'll have enough people a keg of beer as well. (once you RSVP plz don't bail I will be buying food and beer based on the number of folks I know are coming)

    Our cabin is on Lake Marion which is in Brownton between Hutchinson and New Ulm. It's about an hour away from the cities. Easy traffic free drive too. Carp breach right off shore of the cabin and we have a big dock and a lot of shore to fish from. We are also within walking distance of some other swims. The lake also has largemouth bass, pike, walleye, crappie and catfish. I should have a fishing boat available as well.

    So please let me know who's coming and we'll make it happen!

    Lake info: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=43008400

    Name: Marion
    ID: 43008400
    County: McLeod
    Near: Brownton
    Border Water: No

    Fish Species: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, channel catfish, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, sunfish, walleye, white crappie, yellow bullhead, yellow perch, common carp, white sucker, fathead minnow, golden shiner, Iowa darter

    Ok here's a link to a depth map http://files.dnr.sta...ps/b0027012.pdf now I'm located on that point that juts out into the lake to the left of the county park/campground.
    I am going to try and attach a pic, the red circle is me, the green is the public fishing spots with benches, the purple is the rod and gun club (we are members) they have a boat launch area near the beach that could be fished if needed.
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    I will post directions (I can't remember the addresss yet) but basically put Lake Marion Mcleod county or Brownton into your GPS. when you are going by the Lake on Rt15 you'll see the end of the lake and the fishing benches, then you will see a sign that says Lake Marion Supper Club, take that road that's my road. Like I said I will post better directions when it gets closer and I will have signage out on the roads the day of the fish in.

    Here's a 16lb Carp we caught on our first cast about 2 weeks ago. Caught 3 about the same size last night and lost 2 that were much bigger:

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    OK Minnesotans what day works best for fish in?

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    I will post directions (I can't remember the addresss yet) but basically put Lake Marion Mcleod county or Brownton into your GPS. when you are going by the Lake on Rt15 you'll see the end of the lake and the fishing benches, then you will see a sign that says Lake Marion Supper Club, take that road that's my road. Like I said I will post better directions when it gets closer and I will have signage out on the roads the day of the fish in.

    OK Minnesotans what day works best for fish in?

    in Local Fish-Ins

    Posted

    Ok here's a link to a depth map http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/data/lakemaps/b0027012.pdfnow I'm located on that point that juts out into the lake to the left of the county park/campground. I am going to try and attach a pic, the red circle is me, the green is the public fishing spots with benches, the purple is the rod and gun club (we are members) they have a boat launch area near the beach that could be fished if needed.

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    OK Minnesotans what day works best for fish in?

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    Fisheries Lake Survey printable.gif Name: Marion

    Nearest Town: Brownton

    Primary County: McLeod

    Survey Date: 08/09/2010

    Inventory Number: 43008400 walleye_stamp_sml.pngPurchase a walleye stamp. Your voluntary contribution will be used to support walleye stocking.

    Public Access Information

    Ownership Type Description County Concrete A large access

    Lake Characteristics

    Lake Area (acres): 520.42

    Littoral Area (acres): 594

    Maximum Depth (ft): 12

    Water Clarity (ft): 3.4 (1.2-5.6)

    Dominant Bottom Substrate: Silt (Abundant)

    Abundance of Aquatic Plants: 16 Varieties Sampled

    Maximum Depth of Plant Growth (ft): 6.5 (3-11)

    Did you know? Much of Minnesota's fisheries program is reimbursed by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Program (federal excise tax), administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

    Fish Sampled for the 2010 Survey Year

    Species

    Gear Used

    Number of fish per net

    Average Fish Weight (lbs)

    Normal Range(lbs)

    Caught

    Normal Range

    Black Bullhead Trap net 0.11 2.2 - 60.5 1.48 0.2 - 0.5 Gill net 0.40 9.6 - 91.4 0.73 0.2 - 0.5 Black Crappie Trap net 4.11 2.4 - 15.1 0.24 0.2 - 0.4 Gill net 3.00 1.5 - 14.7 0.34 0.1 - 0.3 Bluegill Trap net 2.33 1.9 - 29.5 0.19 0.2 - 0.3 Channel Catfish Gill net 1.00 N/A 2.22 N/A Common Carp Trap net 1.89 1.0 - 3.6 7.31 2.1 - 5.3 Gill net 0.80 0.3 - 4.2 6.25 0.8 - 5.0 Largemouth Bass Trap net 0.89 0.3 - 1.2 0.42 0.4 - 1.2 Northern Pike Trap net 1.22 N/A 3.08 N/A Gill net 4.40 1.5 - 7.0 3.60 1.5 - 3.4 Walleye Trap net 2.78 0.4 - 1.9 0.88 0.6 - 2.6 Gill net 26.40 1.0 - 7.3 1.02 1.0 - 2.8 Yellow Bullhead Trap net 0.22 0.8 - 6.2 0.79 0.4 - 0.7 Yellow Perch Trap net 0.22 0.5 - 3.4 0.20 0.1 - 0.3 Gill net 85.20 3.0 - 26.5 0.25 0.1 - 0.3 Normal Ranges represent typical catches for lakes with similar physical and chemical characteristics.

    Length of Selected Species (Trapnet, Gillnet) Sampled for the 2010 Survey Year

    Species Number of fish caught in each category (inches) 0-5 6-8 9-11 12-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30+ Total black bullhead 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 black crappie 17 23 12 0 0 0 0 0 52 bluegill 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 channel catfish 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 5 common carp 0 0 0 1 1 11 6 2 21 largemouth bass 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 northern pike 0 0 1 2 2 11 11 6 33 walleye 0 1 85 40 17 11 3 0 157 yellow bullhead 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 yellow perch 6 368 44 0 0 0 0 0 428

    For the record, the largest Sauger taken in Minnesota weighed 6 lbs., 2.75 oz. and was caught:

    Where: Mississippi River near Red Wing (L&D No.3), Goodhue County

    When: 5/23/88

    Statistics: 23 7/8" length, 15" girth

    Fish Stocking Activity

    Fish Stocked by Species for the Last Ten Years

    Year Species Size Number Pounds 2014 walleye fry 520,808 4.2 2013 Walleye fry 419,315 4.0 2011 Walleye fry 418,000 4.0 2010 Walleye fry 419,315 4.1 2008 Walleye fry 418,790 4.1 2007 Walleye fry 419,443 4.0 2006 Channel Catfish fingerlings 12,594 62.5 2005 Walleye fry 419,000 3.9

    Octopus Circle Hooks

    in Beginning Carping

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    I've used octopus hooks when I used to put corn right on the hook. I have no idea why folks would think they wouldn't work??? They are proven to be an exceptional hook for all types of fish.

    I only stopped using them when I went to fake corn on a hair. But I use exclusively those hump back curved hooks. I find the curved hooks give me better hook sets.

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