Lake Minnetonka Today
Latest updates about Lake Minnetonka
Here are the latest updates about Lake Minnetonka as of July 29, 2025:
🏗️ New Lakeside Condominiums in Mound
Monarch Development Partners has unveiled the first phase of a boutique condominium project: 12 lakeside units in Mound, due to open this fall 2025. The development is part of a larger planned expansion.
🌱 Debate Over Invasive Plant Treatments in Harrison Bay
The Lake Minnetonka lake association and local lake improvement districts are reviewing annual aquatic invasive vegetation control in Harrison Bay. Some residents and recreational users are raising concerns that repeated chemical treatments have depleted plant and fish populations there. Over 1,300 people have signed a petition to halt—or at least rethink—the treatment approach.
🎣 Summer Fishing Conditions & DNR on Sturgeon
Fishing report: Bass are schooling along grass-to-rock transitions and docks. Larger catches are coming via Texas-rig and Carolina-rig techniques, especially dragged near deeper water. Water temperatures are around 74–76°F, suggesting peak summer bite conditions.
Sturgeon in Minnetonka? The Minnesota DNR doubts any meaningful sturgeon population exists in the lake; instances are believed to stem from upstream migration or prank introductions. Proposed sturgeon stocking is under consideration but not yet approved.
🔍 Additional Local Context
Municipal filings for Minnetonka’s City Council opened today, July 29, 2025.
A men’s “rucking” fitness trend is growing in the Twin Cities area—weighted walking/jogging with vests is on the rise.
