FISHING GUIDES ON LAKE MINNETONKA
We offer a variety of fishing guides services on Lake Minnetonka to suit every angler's needs. Summer fishing or ice fishing, every season has something to offer. Choose from half-day fishing trips, three-quarter day guided fishing trips or full-day excursions, we have something for everyone.
Experience the thrill of catching your own fish with Set The Hook Guide Service. Our Lake Minnetonka fishing guide service will take you on a fun outdoor adventure and teach you the ins and outs of fishing, regardless of your experience level. With us, you don't even need to bring your own equipment!
LATEST FISHING REPORTS FROM LAKE MINNETONKA
Meet Your Fishing Guide On Lake Minnetonka
Todd Stauffer has been a local resident for over 50 years and has fished the lakes in the area for over 35. He’s fished for tournaments for more than 10 years, taking two 1st place finishes and four 3rd place finishes. When he retired from his tournament career, he turned into a fishing guide on Lake Minnetonka, staying up-to-date with the recent fishing patterns and sharing the joy of fishing with Minnesota residents all around.
What Type of Fishing on Lake Minnetonka to Expect?
During the spring months April and May, we are targeting crappies and sunfish on Lake Minnetonka. These fish are coming into the warm shallow waters to feed. We throw a bobber and minnow and just wait for them to go under or start to move sideways. Or we will use plastic minnow baits or tube jigs by casting them out and reeling them in slow until they commit. We also catch a few bass while doing this. It's always fun to catch them on an ultra-lite set up. As your Lake Minnetonka fishing guide, this is about as simple as fishing gets.
Come May, we are after Large and Smallmouth bass on Lake Minnetonka. We cast spinnerbaits, chatter baits and plastics like wacky worms, tube jigs and ned rigs to entice these fish to bite. The fish will be in shallow water and you can sight fish them at times. Bring your polarized sunglasses.
Then comes June this month is good for trolling for Northern Pike on Lake Minnetonka. These pike will be on the weed edge ready to eat a crankbait that comes their way. The Musky will start to put the feed bags on at this time too. We will cast large spinnerbaits and bucktails in the shallow water to get these fish to bite.
Bass fishing is good on Lake Minnetonka from May through September, with June-August being the best most years.
The walleye fishing on Lake Minnetonka come September and October can be a lot of fun. We're often trolling a crankbait or using live bait for walleyes. The best times are just before or after dark. This is also a good to time to fish for big muskies up in the shallows.
WHAT FISH SPECIES DO YOU USUALLY TARGET ON LAKE MINNETONKA?
Lake Minnetonka has been well known for multiple species of fish including Bass, Northern Pike, Muskie, and Walleye.
It also is a great fishery for Sunfish (bluegills), Crappies, and more. Normally our Lake Minnetonka fishing guides approach fishing for the most action, depending on the time of day.
During the day, we usually tend to catch more bass, pike, and sunfish. When fishing at night it's tough to beat walleyes and crappies, too. It all depends on what we're after and time of year, as well.
Come join us on the water with your Lake Minnetonka fishing guides here at Set the Hook. We're not far out from Minneapolis, MN for fishing too!
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE WATER DEPTH ON LAKE MINNETONKA?
Fishing Lake Minnetonka is unique as it has all kinds of depths. Overall, the average depth is around 30 feet; but ther are spots where it also reaches over 100 feet deep.
Lake Minnetonka is around 15,000 acres in size and it the 9th largest lake in the state of Minnesota.
Come fish Lake Minnetonka with us!
WHAT KIND OF BAIT DO YOUR FISHING GUIDES RECOMMEND?
We may use live bait or soft plastics, depending on the time of year and the species we're persuing...all depends on what's working for the fishing guide.
Yes, we do use live bait!
During open water season, we normally use various types of minnows. Same in the winter, but we also use wax worms, too.
It comes down to what the fish want that day too!
History of Fishing Lake Minnetonka
Lake Minnetonka is perfectly situated just 20 minutes from downtown Minneapolis, MN.
The famous lake holds plenty of bounty for the seasoned pro and the rookie angler alike, from bass and pike to walleye and muskie. With Set the Hook as your Lake Minnetonka fishing guides, we will show you a great time on the water.
If you like a challenge at the end of your hook, we can do that, and if you prefer to just relax on the water with a drink in hand and soak up the sun while you wait for something to grab your line, we can do that, too.
Whether you choose to join us in the cold or warmer months, there’s never a bad time to go fishing with Set the Hook.
We are a multi-species guide service in that we will pursue whatever we feel makes the most sense or is preferred by the anglers. In the spring, we kick off the open water season with panfish and crappies near their spawning bed. As the water warms and fishing opener approaches, we start focusing more on walleye and pike. As a long-time Lake Minnetonka fishing guide service, we have a lot of various tactics and techniques to put you on fish.
When late spring/early summer approaches, the bass kick into gear and are always abundant and active. This makes for an enjoyable fishing trip as you can cast various lures at various depths to trigger active fish.
