namtkd1
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| 01 Apr 2008 07:50 AM |
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I am heading up to Lake Vermilion on the west side near Cook, MN to fish for muskies in early September. Does anyone have some tips on where I should start? It will be my first time up on that lake. Thanks ahead. Nam D. Nguyen
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the rod tosser
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| 25 Apr 2008 10:09 AM |
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IF it moves whack it <)))
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fish-a-holic
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| 01 May 2008 10:32 AM |
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You could start by walleye fishing Nam, thats how I've always caught Muskie. ;-) I can't seem to catch the when I try, can't keep them off the line when I'm after something smaller. Jim
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namtkd1
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namtkd1
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| 02 Jun 2009 09:51 PM |
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I will be heading up to Lake Vermilion in a couple weeks. Has anyone
had any luck on bass or walleye on the west end of the lake? I will be
staying out of Spring Bay Resort. Nam Nam D. Nguyen
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davesett2000
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| 03 Jun 2009 10:50 PM |
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Good to see you again here 'bro....been too long! let me see what I can find out for you  Life Member David BB Linkmeister
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namtkd1
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| 04 Jun 2009 07:33 AM |
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Hi Dave, Yes, it's been ages since I have been on the forum. Good to be back though! Let me know if you know of some "hot spots" on the west side of Lake Vermilion. I will be in pursuit of bass, walleye, pike and muskie. Thanks! Nam Nam D. Nguyen
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davesett2000
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| 04 Jun 2009 05:51 PM |
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Happy to see you back! It's supposed to rain here at Lake Pepin (WI....I've moved from Cali in Sept) this weekend....so I'll dig out what notes I have about Vermillion then. In the meantime....take a gander through the results of this search....I was able to find a few goodies with this... http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...amp;aqi=g3 PM me with your email addy.....as I will probably have a couple of pics of "marked up" maps to send you....and they will be too large to post here on the BB. Life Member David BB Linkmeister
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namtkd1
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| 04 Jun 2009 09:40 PM |
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Thanks Dave for the link! I will check it out. I just sent you a PM. Nam D. Nguyen
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davesett2000
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| 08 Jun 2009 11:25 PM |
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Got more goodies coming for you. Hope you stop in at the La Crosse Meet thread and make a post....I'm sure you'd have a good time there with us Life Member David BB Linkmeister
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namtkd1
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| 12 Jun 2009 08:18 AM |
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Thanks Dave for all the maps and detailed information! You are the best source for information. I will make sure to post photos after I get back. Looking forward to the La Crosse Member Meet! Nam D. Nguyen
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davesett2000
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| 13 Jun 2009 08:01 PM |
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You're welcome Nam! You were lucky that I was able to dig up a bunch of info on that one...way beyond what I already had. THe biggest thing in your favor at this point is that this lake is like SO many up in Canada (big, rocky with several inlets and outlets)....and since you have already had success up there, I see no reason that you shouldn't do well on Vermilion too. THe 2 things against you at this point will be at what stage the spawning is at and what the weather will be like the few days prior to you getting there. Be prepared to give us a detailed report when you get back   Life Member David BB Linkmeister
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namtkd1
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| 28 Jun 2009 08:07 AM |
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I just got back from my week long trip up north on Lake
Vermilion. The weather for the most part was sunny and warm, with a
couple days of very windy conditions.
We caught lots of medium size fish. Several nice northern pike and
smallmouth bass were caught and released each day, and an occasional
walleye, rock bass, perch, and largemouth bass. The bass were in the
weed beds tight up against the shoreline in their spawning phase. The
pike were everywhere it seemed like but most of the bigger ones we
caught were in between islands or in quiet weedy bays. Fishing was
always better in the bays with the wind blowing into the bay. Although
we didn't land a muskie, I had two follows during the week at two
different locations. Both fish were at least 45 inches long and thick.
We both had sore wrists from pulling in so many fish.
Dave, thanks for assisting me with the "hot spot" mark ups on the map!
Here is the link to my album:Lake Vermilion Fishing Album |
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the rod tosser
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| 29 Jun 2009 07:05 PM |
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looks like you had a realy good time .
Take a kid fishing
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namtkd1
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| 30 Jun 2009 08:23 AM |
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Thanks Rod Tosser! I love Canadian lakes, but Lake Vermilion is now got to be one of my favorite Minnesota lakes. It has almost the same structure and fish variety. |
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davesett2000
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| 04 Jul 2009 01:22 PM |
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You're most welcome Nam! Lake Vermillion IS a lot like Canadian lakes.....and there ARE others the same way in northern Minnesota. I'll point out a few in one of my map books some day.  It's always a pleasure to help out another Member And I'm happy to see you had a good time and make it back safe for the La Crosse trip namtkd1 wrote: I just got back from my week long trip up north on Lake Vermilion. The weather for the most part was sunny and warm, with a couple days of very windy conditions.
We caught lots of medium size fish. Several nice northern pike and smallmouth bass were caught and released each day, and an occasional walleye, rock bass, perch, and largemouth bass. The bass were in the weed beds tight up against the shoreline in their spawning phase. The pike were everywhere it seemed like but most of the bigger ones we caught were in between islands or in quiet weedy bays. Fishing was always better in the bays with the wind blowing into the bay. Although we didn't land a muskie, I had two follows during the week at two different locations. Both fish were at least 45 inches long and thick. We both had sore wrists from pulling in so many fish.
Dave, thanks for assisting me with the "hot spot" mark ups on the map!
Here is the link to my album:Lake Vermilion Fishing Album Life Member David BB Linkmeister
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