Anyone want to share any good fishing holes in the Mpls/St. Paul area? I'm exploring around the northwest 'burbs these days. The fishing has been REALLY bad for me, though, so take this with a grain of salt. I'm obviously not the best 
Here's a little of what I've found:<br /><br />Twin Lakes in Crystal/Robbinsdale:<br />I have had some luck catching Northern on the middle lake with a spinner. However, I've decided to abandon this lake due to the high traffic of PWC on it. I don't have anything against them in general, and am not trying to start a debate about them, but enough of the people I've found here happen to be the irresponsible sort.<br /><br />Eagle lake in Maple Grove:<br />Very nice lake! I only went there once. The landing can be a touch crowded, but in general the lake didn't seem too busy. Many good weed beds to fish along. We were fishing for pike or bass, and didn't have a ton of luck (a few bites, pulled one in), but it was only a couple of hours on one evening. Reports are that this is a pretty good pike lake. We did have a big musky surface by our stern while we were anchored! Freaked my wife out I think he was mocking us...<br /><br />Lake Independence, out towards Orono:<br />Very nice, very big lake. I've caught northern (off a shallow running perch colored rapala) and pan fish from the fishing pier at the park, and once saw a big ol' tiger musky come lurking under there hunting. The pike was caught. Too bad it wasn't musky season yet There's supposed to be good fishing if you toss lures at the sailboats by the bible camp. There's some reeds showing on a submerged island in the middle of the lake that have some nice crappies in the weeds around it.<br /><br />Lake Johanna in Arden Hills:<br />There's some nice bass and pike hiding in the trenches (use a depth finder) to the east of the boat launch. Toss a jig with a curly tail down in to 'em. the bay by the retirement home is a bluegill spawning ground, so they're easy to catch around there, esp in spring. And their predators must hang out around there, too, I would think....<br /><br />Well, that's a nice collection so far. Wish I could be more informative, but I haven't found 'the' place that I want to keep returning to, yet, so I don't know anywhere really well.
Here's a little of what I've found:<br /><br />Twin Lakes in Crystal/Robbinsdale:<br />I have had some luck catching Northern on the middle lake with a spinner. However, I've decided to abandon this lake due to the high traffic of PWC on it. I don't have anything against them in general, and am not trying to start a debate about them, but enough of the people I've found here happen to be the irresponsible sort.<br /><br />Eagle lake in Maple Grove:<br />Very nice lake! I only went there once. The landing can be a touch crowded, but in general the lake didn't seem too busy. Many good weed beds to fish along. We were fishing for pike or bass, and didn't have a ton of luck (a few bites, pulled one in), but it was only a couple of hours on one evening. Reports are that this is a pretty good pike lake. We did have a big musky surface by our stern while we were anchored! Freaked my wife out I think he was mocking us...<br /><br />Lake Independence, out towards Orono:<br />Very nice, very big lake. I've caught northern (off a shallow running perch colored rapala) and pan fish from the fishing pier at the park, and once saw a big ol' tiger musky come lurking under there hunting. The pike was caught. Too bad it wasn't musky season yet There's supposed to be good fishing if you toss lures at the sailboats by the bible camp. There's some reeds showing on a submerged island in the middle of the lake that have some nice crappies in the weeds around it.<br /><br />Lake Johanna in Arden Hills:<br />There's some nice bass and pike hiding in the trenches (use a depth finder) to the east of the boat launch. Toss a jig with a curly tail down in to 'em. the bay by the retirement home is a bluegill spawning ground, so they're easy to catch around there, esp in spring. And their predators must hang out around there, too, I would think....<br /><br />Well, that's a nice collection so far. Wish I could be more informative, but I haven't found 'the' place that I want to keep returning to, yet, so I don't know anywhere really well.
