Lake Level Info for Nov 20 2009

Current Lake Minnetonka water level and Gray’s Bay dam discharge data: (-1.2′)

Date	Measurement	Value
November 18, 2009	Lake Level	928.20
November 18, 2009	Discharge*	Dam Closed
*For canoeing Minnehaha Creek, safe discharge is between 75 – 150 cfs.

MCWD

 

Fishing Report for Nov 20 2009

Next weeks fishing report will be the last of the season. Starting January 8th we will bring you the ice fishing report and that will run through Feb 26th.

Muskie anglers are reporting catching numerous fish on Minnetonka. The lake has been hot with lots of fish landed. Anglers are dragging suckers. Fish are scattered from 3-20 feet. Walleyes biting on shiners, try in 35 feet and also on the weedlines. Shore fishermen are catching pike in the channels on suckers. There is also a good late day walleye bite in the channels. Minnows best.

 

Weekly Photo – Nov 18 2009

 

End of an era for Pillsbury Estate

This story requires some comment from “The Admiral.” Once the Pillsbury Estate is sold, it could very well be cut up into pieces for development. To be blunt, those effing greedy ass developers. I can’t stand ‘em. They’ve destroyed all but a very small part of Lake Minnetonka’s history, and could very well do it again. It’s not like we need more people, more houses, and more boats out here. God almighty, there’s too many “new” people that really don’t belong out here.

Pillsbury House

In photos, the former Pillsbury estate on Lake Minnetonka’s Brackett’s Point looks like a fairy-tale house in a paradise of water and woods.

Once the summer residence of one of the state’s best-known families, the 40,000-square-foot brick and stone manor house and its 13-acre site are for sale by sealed bids that are due Dec. 9. The property, known as Southways, could be sold intact or divided into five waterfront lots.

The possible breakup of one of the great properties on Lake Minnetonka would be only the latest loss on the lake, which is getting crowded with more homes on smaller lots. Three years ago, 70 acres of the nearby Sweatt estate, owned by one of the families that founded Honeywell, was sold for a development that will include 47 new homes.

The loss of some of the big estates and the possible division of Southways saddens Bette Jones Hammel, author of the new book “Legendary Homes of Lake Minnetonka.” Full Story

 

Lake Level Info

Current Lake Minnetonka water level and Gray’s Bay dam discharge data: (-0.99)

Date	Measurement	Value
November 12, 2009	Lake Level	928.21
November 12, 2009	Discharge*	Dam Closed
*For canoeing Minnehaha Creek, safe discharge is between 75 – 150 cfs.

MCWD

 

Fishing Report – Nov 13 2009

Muskie anglers are reporting catching numerous fish on Minnetonka the lake. Anglers are dragging suckers. Fish are scattered from 3-20 feet. Walleyes biting on shiners, try in 35 feet and also on the weedlines. Shore fishermen are catching pike in the channels on suckers. There is also a good late day walleye bite in the channels.

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Weekly Photo – Nov 11 2009

 

Winless Bucs topple Green Bay

TAMPA, Fla. – The Green Bay Packers again struggled in the Florida heat and saw their playoff hopes dealt a significant setback in a 38-28 loss to the previously winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw for two touchdowns and ran for another but threw three interceptions.

Rookie quarterback Josh Freeman threw three touchdown passes in his first start for the Buccaneers (1-7).

Green Bay falls to 4-4, tied for second place in the NFC North Division, three games behind idle Minnesota. Full Story

 

Autumn apple crisp

Fall is quickly coming to an end in Minnesota. Most of the leaves have fallen off the trees and the cool weather is foreshadowing the brisk winter months to come. I was able to squeeze in one last fall activity before the end of the season: my annual trip to Homestead Apple Orchard in Maple Plain, Minnesota. Fall just wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the apple orchard to pick my own apples off of the trees. Full Story