Your usual fishing spot. How far a drive is it?

[MIbassyaker]

1 hour ago, 12poundbass said:

I was doing a job on Wabasis Lake a couple weeks ago and I was checking it out and really liking what I was seeing. I might have to fish it this year. I looks like it would be a good flipping and frog lake which I love doing both. 

38 minutes ago, Michigander said:

Fished a tourney there in 2019. It was... Interesting.

 

Wabasis gets hammered all summer. There are good fish there, but they're all beaten up.

 

38 minutes ago, Michigander said:

 

Lucky you. I'm basically in the second worst Michigan desert, fishable water usually means at least half an hour in the truck, if not an hour or two. At least I'm not in the thumb, lol.

To be fair, I'm counting two connected places as different if they have distinct names, and each have their own access points. For instance I consider the various lower Grand River bayous as distinct from each other, and from the river itself-- they all fish a little differently and have somewhat different habitats, even though they're connected.

 

 

55 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

If I had the free time to go an hour's travel to get to a ramp....I think it'd be near 100 places I could launch. Including my 4 current spots, there's at least a couple dozen within 15-20 minutes - granted that almost half are different launch points on Minnetonka - but considering my canoe's speed (or lack thereof), to me it'd be like a new lake.

 

I don't have anything as large as Minnetonka near me (other than Lake michigan, which I didn't count), but counting some of the various bays and arms separately might be similar to how I'm counting a few places, like the Lower Grand.  Mostly, though, it's a bunch of little lakes, a few dozen to a few hundred acres in size, and stretches of river between launch points that I like to float.

[jbsoonerfan]

30 minutes ago, Deephaven said:

Boat launch is 500 yards away, but could also just tie my boat up to my dock.  Lots of other choices within 30min.

You're joking right?

[GreenPig]

My primary(hp limited) lake is 32 minutes driveway to ramp. My close to home lake is 3 minutes driveway to ramp but wakeboats/jet ski take over after winter.

[SproDD79]

For largemouth its a 45-60 minute drive , smallmouth are further north with a 2 hour drive. Both spots are no motors (rowboat only)bodies of water. I feel that the motor restrictions keep the fishing pristine. 

[Happybeerbuzz]

If I fish the delta, my normal launch is 40 minutes drive time away.  Otherwise the lakes I fish are about a little over an hour away.  However, one of my resolutions for the year is to try some new waters.  I plan to expand my range to waters under 90 minutes away. 

[lynxcat]

75 yards to my neighborhood pond. 

[Big Hands]

About 2 miles to the 'lagoon' (Castaic forebay), and another mile or so to the ramp on the upper Castaic Lake. When the upper lake is full, I can see the water from my bedroom window.

 

Pyramid Lake is about 25 miles north, Lake Piru is about 20 miles to the east (7 or 8 miles as the crow flies), and Lake Casitas is about 60 miles to the west.

[BrianMDTX]

4 hours ago, lynxcat said:

75 yards to my neighborhood pond. 

You got me beat lol. It takes me one minute to drive from my house to the pond with my inflatable in the bed of my truck. About a 1/2 mile or less. But 75 yards is close! 

[TnRiver46]

I intentionally bought my house based on boat ramp proximity, I think I’m about 1.5 miles from a ramp on the TN river. When I can finally convince my fiancé it’s time and when our renting tenants move out, we’ve got a lake house on a tributary reservoir. It’s got a covered boat dock, albeit I can’t leave a boat tied to it for very long as we are in super heavy wakeboard/water sports area. They even set up a jump like 220 yards from the dock............. I’m going to install some whips but they won’t help inside the covered area. We built all this before wakeboarding was popular hahah. It’s one heck of a walk from the water back up to the house but at least it’s a walk and not a drive . It also comes equipped with deer and turkey for all your viewing pleasure 

[Jaderose]

12 miles.  Driveway to ramp.

[TnRiver46]

 

 

8 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Depends on where I'm fishing that day

 

Tonka; Phelps Bay ramp - 1 mile

Tonka; North Arm ramp - 3 miles

Dutch - 3 miles

Little Long - 5 miles

atta boy !

[Catt]

The closest took about 10 seconds to walk across the street to Contraband Bayou. Sadly since Hurricane Laura & Delta I haven't seen much alive.

 

Fin-n-Feather on Toledo Bend is 2 hrs 15 mins. 

[MN Fisher]

 

7 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said:

You're joking right?

He lives in a town that's one of those that surround Lake Minnetonka, so he's not joking. There are a number of ramps on Tonka, and lots of other lakes in the area here.

 

[BrianMDTX]

22 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I intentionally bought my house based on boat ramp proximity, I think I’m about 1.5 miles from a ramp on the TN river. When I can finally convince my fiancé it’s time and when our renting tenants move out, we’ve got a lake house on a tributary reservoir. It’s got a covered boat dock, albeit I can’t leave a boat tied to it for very long as we are in super heavy wakeboard/water sports area. They even set up a jump like 220 yards from the dock............. I’m going to install some whips but they won’t help inside the covered area. We built all this before wakeboarding was popular hahah. It’s one heck of a walk from the water back up to the house but at least it’s a walk and not a drive . It also comes equipped with deer and turkey for all your viewing pleasure 

A dock...and bowhunting off the deck. Sounds like paradise! 

 

A boat lift would be great to avoid the wakes if feasible. 

[Kyle S]

17 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I intentionally bought my house based on boat ramp proximity, I think I’m about 1.5 miles from a ramp on the TN river. When I can finally convince my fiancé it’s time and when our renting tenants move out, we’ve got a lake house on a tributary reservoir. It’s got a covered boat dock, albeit I can’t leave a boat tied to it for very long as we are in super heavy wakeboard/water sports area. They even set up a jump like 220 yards from the dock............. I’m going to install some whips but they won’t help inside the covered area. We built all this before wakeboarding was popular hahah. It’s one heck of a walk from the water back up to the house but at least it’s a walk and not a drive . It also comes equipped with deer and turkey for all your viewing pleasure 

That setup would be a dream come true! Minus the wakeboarding of course..... lol

 

My fiancé and I have been house hunting for nearly six months now, and would you believe waterfront isn't part of the criteria?.  Perhaps I need to update our 'must haves' to our realtor. Haha in all seriousness though, there aren't many waterfront properties moderately close by to where we want to be. Otherwise It'd be top of the list.

 

My usual fishing spot is the Pamunkey River. It takes about 30 minutes or so to get there.

 

My favorite lake is only about 20 minutes away...but sadly due to it being private, I have to have a friend of mine with me and the stars seemingly have to align to be able to fish it. 

[GreenPig]

26 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I intentionally bought my house based on boat ramp proximity, I think I’m about 1.5 miles from a ramp on the TN river. When I can finally convince my fiancé it’s time and when our renting tenants move out, we’ve got a lake house on a tributary reservoir. It’s got a covered boat dock, albeit I can’t leave a boat tied to it for very long as we are in super heavy wakeboard/water sports area. They even set up a jump like 220 yards from the dock............. I’m going to install some whips but they won’t help inside the covered area. We built all this before wakeboarding was popular hahah. It’s one heck of a walk from the water back up to the house but at least it’s a walk and not a drive . It also comes equipped with deer and turkey for all your viewing pleasure 

Nice. A boat house lift would protect your boat from the constant beating.

[Dens228]

I have three go to spots.......

My favorite and most often fished is 25 minutes away

Close second is 50 minutes away

Third is 25 minutes away. 

 

There's a fairly big chunk of fishable water 10 minutes from my house that's pretty good in the spring but is horrible the rest of the year. 

[NHBull]

Home to idle is about 15 minutes which makes fishing before work easy. 

[TnRiver46]

35 minutes ago, GreenPig said:

Nice. A boat house lift would protect your boat from the constant beating.

Yes that’s what most people have. One day!!! We had electricity down to the dock at one point, it should still work 

41 minutes ago, BrianMDTX said:

A dock...and bowhunting off the deck. Sounds like paradise! 

 

A boat lift would be great to avoid the wakes if feasible. 

Hahaha those deer sure look mouth watering but there’s 4 houses close by. My game warden buddies tell me it’s still legal but it could run to their property and they don’t have to let you come get it . There are at least 6 does in the yard everyday and I’ve seen buck sign but of course they seem to stay nocturnal 

51 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

 

He lives in a town that's one of those that surround Lake Minnetonka, so he's not joking. There are a number of ramps on Tonka, and lots of other lakes in the area here.

 

I bet you own a few pair of rubber boots 

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8 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said:

You're joking right?

Hey, you mess with my adoptive dad, you mess with me!...

[MN Fisher]

5 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I bet you own a few pair of rubber boots 

Actually I don't own any. I may be on an island, but my house is 20'-25' above the normal lake level. It's pretty hilly here.

[BrianMDTX]

9 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Yes that’s what most people have. One day!!! We had electricity down to the dock at one point, it should still work 

Hahaha those deer sure look mouth watering but there’s 4 houses close by. My game warden buddies tell me it’s still legal but it could run to their property and they don’t have to let you come get it . There are at least 6 does in the yard everyday and I’ve seen buck sign but of course they seem to stay nocturnal 

I bet you own a few pair of rubber boots 

Yeah, I had the same situation when I lived in my last home in MD. Always had deer in my yard and good trees for stands, but a development with 1/4 acre lots was on my rear border and it would not have been good to arrow a buck or doe and have it drop in some Karen’s driveway lol. 

[Way north bass guy]

If you look on the map around my place, there’s almost more water than land around here. I’m about 100yds away from three different lakes I can get the small tin boat into, and there’s literally hundreds of lakes within 1/2 hour of me that I can launch the big boat into. The real gem for me is that I’m about 5 min away from Georgian Bay, where you could fish 24/7 your entire life, and never hit the same spot twice. 

[MN Fisher]

2 minutes ago, Way north bass guy said:

If you look on the map around my place, there’s almost more water than land around here.

It's about even here...my town for example.

"According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.96 square miles (12.85 km2), of which 2.86 square miles (7.41 km2) is land and 2.10 square miles (5.44 km2) is water."

[TnRiver46]

25 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Actually I don't own any. I may be on an island, but my house is 20'-25' above the normal lake level. It's pretty hilly here.

Good thing I didn’t bet much! That satellite view looks like one of those northern bogs.