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Wondering what some of the MN river temperatures have been this past week in the main river and in the creeks. Anyone been out to know?

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Last Thursday I had 38.4 degrees. I dont really believe it has warmed just too much in the last 5 days. This was in the main channel as I could not get into the backwater and creek that I wanted as the water was too low.

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I had around 41 on saturday. We found on spot at 48. Guess where the channel cats where grin.gif

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I had 44 just about everywhere tonight. The creeks were actually a little colder. Boy were they screamin too. Lots of water coming in. We really need a few 60+ degrees days.....

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I had around 44 most places today too. The fish were sure hungry though! We caught around 30 fish and lots of different species. Carp, mirror carp, bigmouth and small mouth buffalo, redhorse, sucker, quillback, whitebass, gar and probably something I am forgetting. Got all but one of the fish by pitching jigs and crawlers to 1-7 feet of water over sand and small gravel. Many fish where hugging shore out of the faster current. Just like fishing pool 4 but for carp instead.

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I will soon begin posting MN River temperatures from Mankato daily.

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Thanks, guys. It will be interesting to see what all this melting snow does to the temps this week. One thing is for sure...I like to see the river rising!

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35 in LeSeuer today and a whole lot of moving water as well. I might add it was cold too but still nice getting the boat out!!

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Based on experience and a weather forecast like we have I would expect the river temp to increase 1.5-1.75 degrees per day?

What would you expect walleyejim?

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Nice avatar Eddie. Next week I just may sneak out for a night or two on the river and just maybe, a big ol flattie will be tempted to bite.

Channel fishing Wednesday and then Thursday to the Sturgeon thing.

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Good luck wednesday Tom. I found one channel on tuesday and Dtro lost a nice one. We'll have to get out after the excursion.

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Won't be long now with nice temps....we do need some good warm rain and crawlers on the street tho.

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Fished 14 creeks the last two days from North Redwood - New Ulm.

46-47 degrees in river channel and 49-52 in the creeks. Most creeks had only 3-3.5 feet of water on the "mud lines" where they met the river. We managed 8 smallmouth bass (lost a few, too), some buffalo, carp, sheephead, one shovelnose sturgeon, and one small channel cat. Zero eyes, white bass, or flatheads were caught in two days scattered over 14 different creeks. That's is a taste of what you can probably expect if you head out this week on that stretch of river.

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Sounds like you definitely put some time in and we need to hope for some rain to get those creeks up. Wish I could have got away to fish with ya. Just being in that river pro boat is a great time.

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The Mn has gone from 44 to 59 in less then a week. some whites biting in high current areas and some walleyes but slow thus far. another week esp with rain and the walts will be poundin.

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tonights gonna be the major crawler night. unfortunally I have no bedding or worm food and aint makin another trip to mills. Its stormin hard and the crawlers are every where. who needs a shocker.

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The Mn has gone from 44 to 59 in less then a week. some whites biting in high current areas and some walleyes but slow thus far. another week esp with rain and the walts will be poundin.

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Man I wish I could get out there and give it a shot too... Just too darn busy with shows all weekend long and now I have to go back to work for a week.. sigh sigh.. This darn full time work realy gets in the way of a fellas fishing..

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Made it out on Sun from the Hwy 41 launch. Nothing to report other than the temps 47-48 in the main channel. Had some nibbles on crawler, but nothing on cut bait.

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Gifford lake (Depot Lake) froze out. theres dead carp everywhere and it smells. last year I caught many largemouths and norts there but it defenitlly needs a steady influx of new river water to restock it with fish life. Thye chaska creek near the landing has been gettin poundin because of the few skeezy crappies that dwell there. Mn river crappies are small and paper thin. no coleration. the gills are tink to. walts are great but gettin pounded.

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    • SkunkedAgain
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