It’s a fishing day

Fishing near Minneapolis, MN the closest public spots today

9 of 12worth the trip today

Mostly muskellunge and walleye today. Mississippi River (Clinton) scores best, 264 miles out.

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The 12 closest spots

In the Twin Cities. Lake Minnetonka sits immediately west; Mille Lacs — a premier walleye lake — is north.

Lake Minnetonka17 mi · ~24 min · Hennepin CountyMuskellunge

10 mph wind

76Worth the trip
Mille Lacs Lake90 mi · ~2 hr 9 min · Aitkin CountyMuskellunge

15 mph wind

71Worth the trip
Spirit Lake140 mi · ~3 hr 21 min · Dickinson County, IAMuskellunge

15 mph wind

76Worth the trip
West Okoboji Lake145 mi · ~3 hr 28 min · Dickinson County, IAMuskellunge

15 mph wind

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Leech Lake160 mi · ~3 hr 50 min · Cass CountyMuskellunge

10 mph wind

71Worth the trip
Lake Winnebago (Menominee Park, Oshkosh)243 mi · ~5 hr 50 min · Winnebago County, WIMuskellunge

13 mph wind

71Worth the trip
Rainy Lake (International Falls)250 mi · ~6 hr · Koochiching CountyMuskellunge

5 mph wind

71Worth the trip
Lewis and Clark Lake256 mi · ~6 hr 9 min · Knox County, NEWalleye

15 mph wind

58Marginal
Green Bay (Bay Beach, Green Bay)261 mi · ~6 hr 16 min · Brown County, WIMuskellunge

9 mph wind

76Worth the trip
Mississippi River (Clinton)264 mi · ~6 hr 20 min · Clinton County, IAWalleye

60° water · 10 mph wind

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Lake of the Woods (Zippel Bay)280 mi · ~6 hr 43 min · Lake of the Woods CountyMuskellunge

7 mph wind

71Worth the trip

Distances are straight-line from the middle of Minneapolis. Drive times are rough and don’t know about traffic.

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