What lures work best for bass and pike in Eden Prairie?

For Eden Prairie, Minnesota today, I’d lean into a clean-water, light-chop, late-spring power-finesse menu for largemouth bass and a bigger, flashier menu for pike. The key weather notes are steady pressure, SE wind around 14 mph, and clear sky with lots of sun. That means fish will often tuck closer to shade, weeds, docks, and edges instead of roaming open water. The wind is strong enough to help, so fish the wind-blown shore first — it pushes bait and gives predators a little cover. 🎣

Best lures for largemouth

1. Topwater frog — If you’ve got weed mats, matted cabbage, or sloppy shoreline cover, throw a frog early and again near sunset. A hollow-body frog is money when bass are looking up. Try the 5PCS Topwater Frog Lures Set.
2. Paddle-tail swimbait on a jighead — Great search bait for weed edges, rocky transitions, and windblown points. Keep it simple: steady retrieve, occasional pause. The TRUSCEND Shadtale Soft Fishing Lures are a good fit.
3. Spinnerbait or chatterbait — With today’s breeze, these are strong around cabbage, laydowns, and riprap. White/white-chartreuse is a safe starting color in clear water.
4. Texas-rigged creature or worm — If the sun makes fish spooky, slow down and flip cover. A black/blue or green pumpkin bait around docks and weed pockets will save the day.

Best lures for pike

1. Large spinnerbait — Pike love flash and vibration. Run it along weed edges and over submerged grass.
2. Large swimbait or jointed bait — Perfect for covering water and calling fish from a distance. A bigger profile is usually better for pike.
3. Bucktail or inline-blade style lure — If you want a true pike search bait, this is a classic. Rip it past weed edges and pauses.
4. Spoon — If the weeds are deep enough to keep a spoon clean, use silver, gold, or red/white. Spoons are great in windy conditions because they flash hard.

How I’d fish it today

• Start on the wind-blown side of the lake.
• Work shade first: docks, overhangs, weeds, and any darker water.
• In bright sun, fish a little deeper than you think or slow your bait down.
• Best windows: early morning, late evening, and any time clouds build.

Simple game plan

• Largemouth: frog → spinnerbait/chatterbait → Texas rig
• Pike: spinnerbait → swimbait → spoon

If you want one “do-everything” starting bait, I’d throw a white spinnerbait first, then a frog on the heaviest cover, and a big swimbait for pike once you’ve located active fish. Today is a good day to cover water and let the wind do some of the work for you. Go get ’em — and keep your pliers handy, because pike rarely arrive politely. 😄