minnihonk

[mrsfishhunter]

 hubby an i would like to try minnihonk, never fished it before. can anyone tell me about parking and access?? we don't have a snowmobile, have to walk out. thanks in advance

[keepah seekah]

i know the answer to this one ma    i believe there is a spot to park next to the store on the corner. if there is room, you can drive down 41 and park on the side of the road, dunno bout that one tho since we have plenty of snow for big banks. keep goin down 41, past the zoo, and before long you'll see an old chimney on the left hand side....there's a boat launch right after the chimney.

[mrsfishhunter]

isn't that big chimney echo lake? don't know that area well.

[keepah seekah]

echo lake is further up 41 on the right. ryan used to live out that way....could hear the loons from his place.

[keepah seekah]

actually.....that body of water by the chimney is called taylor pond, but it is connected to minnehonk.

[mrsfishhunter]

and echo lake is across the road right?

[keepah seekah]

pretty much, all those ponds are connected, minnehonk (taylor and hopkins stream), parker pond, and echo.

[keepah seekah]

if you guys are gonna fish minnehonk and go off the boat launch be sure to drill some test holes, there is a dam right next to the launch, so the ice may be unstable

[mrsfishhunter]

i was thinking just go behing the store if there was parking.

[keepah seekah]

im pretty sure there is a parking spot there. you might wanna fire off a PM to emerald shiner, he seems to know the area pretty well

[icefisha22]

just to let you know, the best fishing is near the outlet, if you get set up there early in the morning, you'll limit out on just about everything by 2PM. Use smelts and dont 4get the trout must be 12 inches

[toguefisha]

actually.....that body of water by the chimney is called taylor pond, but it is connected to minnehonk.

  If you don't mind walking north about two miles up taylor pond, hopkins stream, around hopkins pond, up a smaller stream and then to the south end of Minnehonk.  Most people just park along rt. 41 right next to the lake.    You can easily fish right from your vehicle this way.

[mrsfishhunter]

 thanks for the info, have to give it a try.

[EmeraldShiner]

hubby an i would like to try minnihonk, never fished it before. can anyone tell me about parking and access?? we don't have a snowmobile, have to walk out. thanks in advance

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                mrsfishhunter; I think your best bet is to park behind the general store in Mt. Vernon, but I would inquire by telephone or in person first, if you are going on the weekend your best bet is to get there early for a parking spot. As for parking along Route 41 heading up the lake out of town towards the chimney, there is extremely limited parking so unless you are there at like 4:30 am on the weekend I'd say forget that, especially with high snow banks after last storm. Your other option is to park along Rout 41 right next to the town beach which is on the left side of the general store. A word of caution about the mill stream that runs in on the Northeast side if the pond right in town, this is where the best fishing is but be aware of open/moving water. This year it is froze over, how much ice I don't know, just be careful, check ice thickness, can be a dangerous spot. Good Luck, stay safe!

[mrsfishhunter]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                mrsfishhunter; I think your best bet is to park behind the general store in Mt. Vernon, but I would inquire by telephone or in person first, if you are going on the weekend your best bet is to get there early for a parking spot. As for parking along Route 41 heading up the lake out of town towards the chimney, there is extremely limited parking so unless you are there at like 4:30 am on the weekend I'd say forget that, especially with high snow banks after last storm. Your other option is to park along Rout 41 right next to the town beach which is on the left side of the general store. A word of caution about the mill stream that runs in on the Northeast side if the pond right in town, this is where the best fishing is but be aware of open/moving water. This year it is froze over, how much ice I don't know, just be careful, check ice thickness, can be a dangerous spot. Good Luck, stay safe!

   thank you so much, i see you are headed to clearwater, friend of hubby's said it had picked up lately, good luck.