any ducks around talcolt---anyone catching any eyes

[mnhooksetter]

just wondering if there are any ducks around the talcolt area and if anyone has been catching any eyes in this area

[123fish]

They are catching some nice walleyes at the Jackson dam.

[idratherbefishing]

I think the duck opener should be good. there are quite a few ducks around. My younger brothers went out for the youth hunt and saw alot of ducks but they only shot holes in the sky!

I think the shallow bite for walleyes will be taking off on area lakes if it hasn't already. Start casting shorelines with raps or a jig and twister and you should find some eyes. Those spots on the des moines river that are accessible should be good too like 123fish stated.

[PerchPounder]

hoping for a good opener in the iona area. im thinking that there will be enough water with the rains we have had in the last month. any reports from the area?

[123fish]

If you are going to hunt the area I think you are there were by far the most ducks and quite a few honkers at that location compared to any place else in that general vicinity other than possibly the big area a few miles north of there that I didn't look at last Saturday.

[PerchPounder]

Thanks for the info. I got a phone call today and a report of the usual spot full of mallards and woodies. I cant wait for saturday morning to get here. I'll be getting the boat out tomorrow night and convert it back into duck mode. I don't bother hunting those other more northerly spots until a few weeks into the season when the crowd tends to thin out a little.