Talk This Week Turns to Fishing Opener

Activity around Lake Minnetonka surges this week ahead of an annual tradition that will launch thousands of boats onto one of Minnesota’s signature lakes. 

Always a popular destination for the fishing opener, traffic on Lake Minnetonka could be particularly high this year. Local forecasts call for temperatures in the mid 60s for Friday, Saturday and Sunday with lows near 50. Parts of the state could see scattered thunderstorms Friday afternoon and evening.

Check back often throughout the week for fishing forecasts from all parts of Lake Minnetonka’s 37 bays.

For those with smart phones, Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources has an assortment of tools available for the first time this season. A full menu can be found here. 

Patch is looking for your fishing opener stories and photos, and we want to hear your thoughts as the fishing season sets to kick off. You can even blog about them.