Anyone have recommendations for non-motorized lakes in the metro (preferably north metro)? Looking to do some catch and release fishing from the new canoe this summer!

colecudd: "Anyone have recommendations for non-motorized lakes in the metro (preferably north metro)? Looking to do some catch and release fishing from the new canoe this summer! "

Lake of the isles, Calhoun and cedar are all connected. Plenty of bass and bonus muskies to be caught.

Harriet is nice also, good fishing here too.

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colecudd: "Anyone have recommendations for non-motorized lakes in the metro (preferably north metro)? Looking to do some catch and release fishing from the new canoe this summer! "

Lake of the isles, Calhoun and cedar are all connected. Plenty of bass and bonus muskies to be caught.


Harriet is nice also, good fishing here too."

Add Nokomis to that list. I've caught lmb, walleye, and common carp outta that lake but wouldn't eat anything from it. tiger muskies in there as well.

lake Ann in the west metro is electric or paddle only , heard it holds some nice pike

Thanks everyone, I’ll look into lake Ann. I have experience on the lakes downtown but would like to get out of the city a bit.

colecudd: "Thanks everyone, I’ll look into lake Ann. I have experience on the lakes downtown but would like to get out of the city a bit. "

https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/showreport.html?downum=10001200 i believe you can get into lake lucy from lake ann too , but yes check out the pike survey on Ann

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Phalen is electric only.

Another option is the Sunrise River. Below the north and south pool dams in Carlos Avery wildlife management area. River is full of pike, largemouths, and an occasional walleye. Paddling back upstream is pretty easy also. Kost dam pond is an option also. Can fish the pond itself, or paddle up the sunrise.