Fishing near Minneapolis, MN the closest public spots today

9 of 12worth the trip today

Mostly walleye and yellow perch today. Mississippi River (Clinton) scores best, 264 miles out.

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The 12 closest spots

In the Twin Cities. Lake Minnetonka sits immediately west; Mille Lacs — a premier walleye lake — is north.

Lake Minnetonka17 mi · ~24 min · Hennepin CountyWalleye

10 mph wind

96Go

Mille Lacs Lake90 mi · ~2 hr 9 min · Aitkin CountyWalleye

15 mph wind

96Go

Spirit Lake140 mi · ~3 hr 21 min · Dickinson County, IAWalleye

10 mph wind

86Go

West Okoboji Lake145 mi · ~3 hr 28 min · Dickinson County, IAWalleye

10 mph wind

55Marginal

Leech Lake160 mi · ~3 hr 50 min · Cass CountyYellow perch

15 mph wind

82Worth the trip

Lake Vermilion205 mi · ~4 hr 55 min · St. Louis CountyWalleye

41° water · 10 mph wind

61Marginal

Lake Winnebago (Menominee Park, Oshkosh)243 mi · ~5 hr 50 min · Winnebago County, WIWalleye

10 mph wind

94Go

Rainy Lake (International Falls)250 mi · ~6 hr · Koochiching CountyWalleye

15 mph wind

55Marginal

Lewis and Clark Lake256 mi · ~6 hr 9 min · Knox County, NEWalleye

5 mph wind

90Go

Green Bay (Bay Beach, Green Bay)261 mi · ~6 hr 16 min · Brown County, WIWalleye

8 mph wind

94Go

Mississippi River (Clinton)264 mi · ~6 hr 20 min · Clinton County, IAWalleye

56° water · 5 mph wind

100Go

Lake of the Woods (Zippel Bay)280 mi · ~6 hr 43 min · Lake of the Woods CountyYellow perch

14 mph wind

82Worth the trip

Distances are straight-line from the middle of Minneapolis. Drive times are rough and don’t know about traffic.