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What would be the best lake map micro sd card for my Lowrance Elite 5 for use on the St Croix River. Ive done some research and it seems lakemaster chips are not compatible for lowrance anymore, am I right about this? So then its between Navionics and Insight Pro. I read that the most recent Insight Pro version does not have contours for the Croix but I find this hard to believe. If anyone has anything to say about which has the most accurate contour lines, most up to date, etc I would greatly appreciate it! I would use an older version of lakemaster too if it would work in my lowrance and I could get a hold of one. Thanks!

Hey guys, I've peaked in on this forum a few times over the last 10 years but have never followed through with my desire to hit up the St. Croix to target some smallmouth primarily. Well... I'm hoping to make it happen this Saturday and was hoping for some general guidance. I live in Minneapolis and was hoping to fish the areas nearest to me, and based on the map and previous threads I've seen I was leaning towards the area from Prescott heading north to wherever (preferably staying south of the Lake). My questions are the following: Where are the simplest ramps to use within the area described above, and preferably without paying a fee? Is there a stretch of the river that is in general easiest to start from? better overall? Areas to altogether avoid? (I'm comfortable on Pool 2 and rivers in general, though not always the best at finding the fish, but thats just due to a lack of time spent searching usually) Is there anything I should expect this time of year regarding the fishing, traffic, other regulations that are out of the ordinary? I appreciate any help anyone is willing to provide! I hate going in completely blind, so thats why I'm reaching out here.

Would anyone be willing to share some info on shore fishing this area? I've never tried it and plan on giving it a shot soon so here's a few questions. Are shore folk confined to a small space, or is there room to roam? Is it heavily pressured? Are there any deeper holes and or decent structure to concentrate on? We aren't targeting any one species and will be using various baits. I'm kinda excited to use a circle hook loaded w/ cutbait and cast plastic at the same time.

Anybody know how the water levels are in the Franconia area? I'm going to put in at Franconia for the opener this weekend. Thanks.