Sidney Elyea is a longtime Minnesota entrepreneur who serves as the project manager at RJ Ryan Construction, Inc. Passionate about the outdoors, Sidney (Sid) Elyea enjoys fishing for largemouth bass on Lake Minnewashta.

1. FISHING FOR
BASS ON LAKE
MINNEWASHTA
S I D N E Y E LY E A

2. INTRODUCTION
• Sidney Elyea is a longtime Minnesota entrepreneur who serves as the project
manager at RJ Ryan Construction, Inc. Passionate about the outdoors, Sidney
(Sid) Elyea enjoys fishing for largemouth bass on Lake Minnewashta.
Located in Carver County, Lake Minnewashta spans 679 acres and reaches 70
feet deep. The large regional park offers a pair of boat launches that can be used
by anglers on the lake.
One challenging aspect of fishing Lake Minnewashta is the heavy milfoil
vegetation on the northern and southern ends. Because bass like to group under
the protection of these mats of vegetation, fishers need to pitch heavy bass jigs.
The jig must be worked through the vegetation until it reaches the bottom. The
strategy involves the subtle pumping of the rod tip and moving of the lure.
When this does not generate results, the same process can be repeated until a
bass takes the bait.