City Presents Fishing Guide for Bass Ponds Recreation Area
The city provided an educational presentation on fishing opportunities at Bass Ponds, highlighting three primary fishing locations available to residents and visitors.
The presentation outlined fishing access at the Youth Fishing Pond, Hogback Ridge Pond, and Long Meadow Lake. According to the presentation, these ponds are stocked annually by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as part of their Fishing in the Neighborhood program, which provides sunfish, large mouth bass, northern pike, bullhead catfish, and carp.
City officials recommended catch-and-release practices for all fishing at Bass Ponds and advised visitors to review fish consumption guidance from the Minnesota Department of Health before eating any caught fish. The presentation emphasized environmental stewardship through these practices.
The educational session included detailed instruction on fishing equipment basics, covering proper use of fishing rods, bobbers, hooks, and sinkers. Presenters demonstrated casting techniques and proper fish handling methods to ensure safe release back into the water.
The city concluded the presentation by encouraging visitors to follow leave-no-trace principles while using the recreation area to maintain the environment for both wildlife and future visitors.
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- Local fishing ponds maintained by the DNR face ongoing catch-and-release and health safety scrutiny.
- The Minnesota DNR's 'Fishing in the Neighborhood' program sustains urban angling opportunities.
- Environmental impact of recreational fishing: promoting 'Leave No Trace' at local landmarks.
At bass ponds, we recommend only to catch and release the fish, and we encourage you to review the fish consumption guidance from the Minnesota Department of Health prior to consuming any fish here.
Whether you're fishing or hiking, we recommend that you leave no trace. That way we can ensure that it remains clean for not only animals, but other visitors too.
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[0:01] - Fishing is a great way
to connect with nature,
[0:04] and it is an activity that has
been practiced for thousands
[0:07] of years in Minnesota.
[0:08] At bass ponds here,
[0:09] we have the Youth Fishing pond
[0:11] to fish at, which is right here.
[0:13] We have the Hogback Ridge pond,
[0:15] and then we also have Long
Meadow Lake to fish at.
[0:18] The ponds in this area
are stocked annually
[0:21] by the Minnesota DNR as part
[0:23] of their Fishing in the
Neighborhood program or FIN.
[0:27] The fish they stock in
these ponds are sunfish,
[0:30] large mouth bass, northern pike,
Bullhead catfish, and carp.
[0:34] At bass ponds, we recommend only to catch
[0:37] and release the fish,
[0:38] and we encourage you to review
the fish consumption guidance
[0:41] from the Minnesota
Department of Health prior
[0:43] to consuming any fish here.
[0:45] For fishing, one
[0:46] of the tools you'll need is a fishing rod.
[0:49] Here I have a fishing
rod. It has a closed reel.
[0:54] If you press this button,
[0:55] it'll release the line into
the water and then just reel it
[0:59] and it'll come back inside.
[1:00] When you're fishing, you
wanna have the reel facing up
[1:04] as well as these eyes.
[1:06] These eyes are what hold the
fishing line in and together.
[1:10] Our second part of the
fishing pole is this bobber.
[1:13] This bobber floats on top of the water,
[1:16] and when you get a fish,
[1:19] or if you might've gotten a weed,
[1:20] it'll bring the bobber down
[1:23] and it'll go underneath the water.
[1:24] And then once the bobber goes down,
[1:27] you will know if you have
a fish on your line or not.
[1:31] Our second part of our
fishing rod is the hook.
[1:34] The hook is what will
have bait on it, whether
[1:37] that's artificial bait or worms, minnows.
[1:41] Some people even use corn and
you'll put that on the hook
[1:44] and it will attract the
fish in order to bite it.
[1:46] The last part to a fishing
pole is the sinker,
[1:49] the sinker's located between
the bobber and the hook.
[1:54] I currently don't have
one, but it's recommended
[1:56] that we do have sinkers on
our fishing poles in order
[2:00] to have the hook sink lower into the
[2:02] water where the fish are.
[2:04] And also, if you're casting,
having a sinker could allow you
[2:09] to throw your line farther into the water.
[2:12] So to cast your fishing rod,
[2:14] you're gonna wanna hold the
button that'll release the line,
[2:18] and then you'll put it over your head.
[2:20] And when it gets about past
your shoulder, the pole,
[2:25] then you release in the air.
[2:28] When it comes to taking off the fish,
[2:31] you wanna hold the hook
[2:33] and you're gonna, since they
have their fins are spiky,
[2:37] you wanna graze their
your hand down the fish.
[2:41] That way you're securing
your hold in the fish,
[2:44] and then it can come out easier.
[2:48] And then when releasing the fish,
[2:49] you always wanna make sure
you go close to the water
[2:52] so it doesn't harm the fish.
[2:55] Whether you're fishing
or hiking, we recommend
[2:58] that you leave no trace.
[2:59] That way we can ensure
that it remains clean
[3:02] for not only animals,
but other visitors too.
[3:05] Happy fishing.
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Fishing locations in Minnesota
Minnesota DNR Fishing in the Neighborhood (FIN) program
Fish species present in local ponds
Fish consumption health guidance
Fishing equipment and usage
Catch and release guidelines
Leave No Trace environmental practices
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