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mineral lake
« on: March 23, 2009, 08:38:15 PM »
who is going opening weekend. we did very good last year on the opener.

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Re: mineral lake
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2009, 08:40:20 PM »
Is it as crazy as everyone says on the opener. I've heard some crazy stories of walking across the boats there are so many people??? :yike: :yike:

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Re: mineral lake
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2009, 08:42:07 PM »
no its not like that at all atleast for the past two years i have gone.we always go up the day before launch the boat and get camp set up. its fine. and lots of big fish.

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Re: mineral lake
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2009, 08:42:43 PM »
Never fished it, I will be at Waitts on the East side, we do good there. Whats the chances of a big one out of Mineral?
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

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Re: mineral lake
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2009, 08:43:15 PM »
Sounds like fun to me  :drool: :drool:

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Re: mineral lake
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2009, 08:44:55 PM »
the chances are very good. i got four last year on opening day that were all over 25 inches. the biggest was 29 inches and weighed 14 pounds. hooked it trolling a leach pattern fly over some sunken logs. :IBCOOL:

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Re: mineral lake
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2009, 08:51:10 PM »
WOW  :drool: You should edit that post. Dont tell to many people about a place like that. I'm glad to limit on browns all over 20" opener.
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

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Re: mineral lake
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2009, 03:48:48 AM »
did it once on the opener,zooramma never again.I like to take my grandkids up there always seem to catch fish.did get skunked one day

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Re: mineral lake
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2009, 05:34:46 AM »
I have been going for 20 years and am not going to stop now (unless i take up turkey hunting).

We have a friend that lives a block from the lake, so we camp in there front yard (bon fire), go to the bar and fish the weekend away.
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Re: mineral lake
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2009, 11:36:55 AM »
It is a great idea to have your boat already launched before the opener. The boat launch is a zoo opening morning. Mineral has always been a great place. :fishin:
I've slowed down enough in my old age to finally let the game catch up to me

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Re: mineral lake
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2009, 12:19:08 PM »
You have to go the opener at Mineral, by June it is usually close to fished out, lol. Just kidding.
Watchout for the guys at the public pier casting 3 oz pyramid sinkers at the boaters. That happened the last time I tried to fish the opener at Mineral. But hopefully it has changed in the last 10 years. They plant some big fish there though.
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Re: mineral lake
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2009, 12:20:28 PM »
WOW  :drool: You should edit that post. Dont tell to many people about a place like that. I'm glad to limit on browns all over 20" opener.

Not to worry.....the whole state already knows about Mineral, lol
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Re: mineral lake
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2009, 09:25:07 PM »
To each their own but I wouldn't fight that mad house on opening day even if you payed me...you may not be able to walk across on the boats but you can surely toss a rock to several boats from anywhere on the lake.  OH yea, then you get to wait 3 hrs to get your boat out of the lake. It is entertaining to watch all the hungover slobs trying to back a trailer down the ramp with an audience.

As far as the big fish, yea they dump a good number of finnless tank raised brooders, not my idea of a trophy fish.  You will however occasionally pickup a great Brown that's lake grown.

I actually prefer the largemouth fishing over the so called premium trout fishing, 4 - 5 pound largemouth are pretty common and they're not fished all that hard.

Us locals find opening day a great day to get out of town until the craziness cools down...If you're into non stop partying, combat fishing and a lake covered in power bait and marshmallows come on down.
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Re: mineral lake
« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2009, 09:37:47 PM »
Fished Mineral Lake as a kid and man cathcing those planted mush trout is as exciting as shooting a bull Elk. Well when you are a kid it seems like it.

So get your kids out there on opening day and have fun. I personally have forgone the opening day madness at Mineral lake for 20 years even though I now live only 5 miles away.

Be forewarned that it is an absolute madhouse.

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Re: mineral lake
« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2009, 01:20:51 AM »
I'm with coonhound. Not my idea of fun. I think I'll go shed hunting instead. I think there is a archery shoot that weekend :) :)

 


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