River Temps?

[Scott K]

Im to stubborn to give in! I will keep trying, I will be out tonight and tomorrow night. Then this weekend I will be out to catch some catfish bait. We have a whole new season coming up soon, and it isnt Walleye .

[mplspug]

I have been having fun the last week or so going with lighter gear and crawlers. I can tell you one thing that the Minni has some good numbers of 1-2-3 year class channels. Sometimes it's not the size, but how busy they keep you.

I am thinking about throwing out some cutbait with the 58 and showers forecast for Thursday. I have a feeling that this extended late winter is going to make the bite crazy come mid-may or so.

[AceintheHole]

For the other white meat

[Scott K]

I went out tonight for a few hours, alittle better luck. Little channels left and right. The biggest about 4lbs. But it was more action then I had in the last few nights. It was a good sign. I will be out again tomorrow to try for some more action!

[ec30_06]

I may run into you again.

[Scott K]

 Originally Posted By: ec30_06

I may run into you again.

I will be fishing around the Lesueur area tonight.

[ec30_06]

46-47 in the channel and 49-54 in creeks tonight up and down stream of jordan. Won't be long now, but the wait is killing me.

[Scott K]

 Originally Posted By: ec30_06

46-47 in the channel and 49-54 in creeks tonight up and down stream of jordan. Won't be long now, but the wait is killing me.

With the forcast for early next week of sun and upper 60's. I will be out pretty much all week next week with something swimming on my hook for bait. If them flats are feeding, I will find them!

[gunderson21]

Is there any temps where the flats like hitting the feeder creeks that any one has noticed????

[DTro]

I don’t think anyone really knows for sure, but a good indication is that magical plant we like to call the Lilac.

When those start blooming, it’s a good bet that , you can find numbers of Mushrooms, Crappies in the Shallows, and a Hungry Flathead.

I have a Lilac bush in my yard, and I’ve been watching it slooooowly progress.

[HuskerBen]

That's good to know, Dtro. Fishing by the signs...

Like when the cottonwood starts flying, the carp start spawning.

[wastewaterguru]

I can just picture you watching the Lilac bush. Something about a river rat watching the Lilacs bloom seems a little off to me.

Just makes me want do the Tim the Toolman Taylor grunt after picturing you staring at the pretty flowers.......

Or go outside and chop some wood or something else manly!!

You're killing me with the Lilacs........

[DTro]

Whatever it takes man

Whatever it takes.....

[Flaco651]

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I can just picture you watching the Lilac bush. Something about a river rat watching the Lilacs bloom seems a little off to me.

Just makes me want do the Tim the Toolman Taylor grunt after picturing you staring at the pretty flowers.......

Or go outside and chop some wood or something else manly!!

You're killing me with the Lilacs........

[walleyejim]

Up to 51 in Mankato as of noon today!!! Here flatty flatty flatty!!!!! If I don't get stormed out tomorrow night, I'm going to hit the river hard

[mplspug]

Guru, you know you can suck on the lilac flower and get some yummy sugar for your tummy.

I got 48 degrees today and I was hoping the bank I was on wouldn't tumble in with me on it.

[walleyejim]

56.1 degrees as of 5:30 in Mankato!

[ec30_06]

55.5 at henderson

[AceintheHole]

dtro hows your lilacs looking?

[Grant]

 Originally Posted By: AceintheHole

dtro hows your lilacs looking?

Now that's funny!

[DTro]

They have greened up nicely and the flowers have budded, but I don’t expect a full bloom for another 5-7 days.

[harvey lee]

That means the morels should be out as they follow the Lilacs. Go picking Darren.

[walleyejim]

57.8 in mankato yesterday

[Larry FlatCaster]

56 in savage Fri and Sat night

[walleyejim]

57.3 in Mankato today

[DTro]

yep, the temps are coming up. I had 60 in most all of the backwaters today. The creeks are ripe for some white bass action.

On a side note, every time I think I seen everywhere my boat can go, I find a new adventure. Saw some places tonight that I thought I'd never have my boat on.

[wastewaterguru]

So what was the depth back there???

and more importantly....did you catch anything??

[harvey lee]

We noticed the creeks about 2 degrees warmer than the main channel. Caught a few channels and also missed a bunch. Seems they would either hammer it or tap- tap and then they would drop it.

[DTro]

WWG, which lake? lol

The deepest I could find in lake 1 was 8 ft although your buddy Pat said he found a 20ft hole out in his canoe (of course I found that out after I had the boat back on the trailer). Would've liked to mark that one.

Lake 2 was a consitent 10-12 bottoming out at about 13ft.

Creek 1 was a backwater bayou that consisted of stump fields, willows, and march grass that led to a raging river.

We only had to get out once though

[Shack]

As of 5/17, into 5/18 a big 60 every where we went! This was from Shocky town to 35W.