u/Economy-Soft-7916

We are headed down to Maplewood next week and are camping in the main loop campground.

Looking for which lakes we should try over the 2-3 days we are there, we have a 12' Jon Boat, so larger lakes on windy days would be a no go. We know July isn't prime season, but hey its summer and its vacation time.

We are primarily looking for anything that is biting. We normally fish Pike, Walleye, Perch back home, but are more interested in bass if there are any decent options nearby. Again, we will smash pike all day if they are biting vs getting skunked trying for small mouth.

I would say anything within a 30-45 minute drive is easy and has a boat launch/place to back in a small Jon boat. We primarily catch and release, with the odd time keeping only a walleye for supper.

We have park permits, fishing licenses, and all that jazz ready to, just need some advice on which lakes would be the best to target for action, not worried about getting master anglers.

Any other tips for the area are appreciated. One member put me on the trail of the Trolls, so we plan on hunting those down as we tour through the US on this trip.

Thanks!

My son and I are headed down from Canada to the US on a fishing trip, our route takes us through Missouri on the way to Tennessee. We plan to be in MO around the 8-10th of July.

Our route has us going through Kansas City area so we were looking at stopping at Lake Jacomo area for a couple days. We travel across the state towards St. Louis and then south, so we cover lots of the state if there are other considerations for lakes/ponds/etc that would be recommended, even for a couple hours from shore or a quick launch.

We have a 12' Jon (9.9hp) and will fish anything that's biting. July is not the best time but it's when we have free time so we will make it work. We fish lots of northern pike, walleye, perch etc in Saskatchewan, and our goal of the trip is to hit mostly largemouth bass further down south as we travel.

Any tips on preferred lakes, the area in general, campgrounds (we tent), etc. is all appreciated.

My son and I are headed down from Canada to the US on a fishing trip, our route takes us through parts of Minnesota on the way down and the way back. We plan to be in MN around the 5/6th of July and on our route back would be closer to July 22/23rd.

On the way down we were looking at Pelican Rapids area, more specifically the campground near Beers Lake. This gives us a few options for the 2 days we planned on staying. On the way back we haven't planned a location yet and were going to play it by ear from what we see and hear while there.

We have a 12' Jon (9.9hp) and will fish anything that's biting. July is not the best time but it's when we have free time so we will make it work. We fish lots of northern pike, walleye, perch etc in Saskatchewan, and our goal of the trip is to hit largemouth bass further down south as we travel.

Any tips on preferred lakes, the area in general, campgrounds (we tent), etc. is all appreciated.