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Mississippi River North Fishing Reports


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Patty and I found 4 on Monday afternoon in your "Lucky 15" spot eyeguy, along with several decent smallies, and a big carp that ran up river on her line 75yards. One eye was a 20"er. The river is getting high and muddy again with more rain coming. Turned to chocolate milk, bummer.....

Wish I knew how to post photos from her phone, that carp was a river monster.

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On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 3:39 PM, eyeguy 54 said:

Hit 2 spots again today to look for eyes, still none at these spots but plenty bass around.

 

Only found 2 good walleye today on the big muddy. Try looking to back waters, and deep eddies. Bright plastics tipped with meat. Spot 75 was best.

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WINDY today but got out for a couple hours. :)  30 inch northern looked all spawned out.  got a few dandy bass. The last smally looks like it ate a duck! LOL 

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Nice bass Eyeguy.:)

I can imagine that Northern was fun peeling out line and all on the yak lol.

 

Hit the miss on my way home.Was curious what was hanging out by a drain I often fished in the past.Found a few typical average sized bass and a sucker.Way to kill 15 minutes on my way home from work lmao.I love it:)

 

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get any on the walls?? ;)

 

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nice fishies! 

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Brutal paddle into the wind this morning.  Not a lot of fish but 1 dandy. 

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In my travels in a few towns over the weekend,these little guys just cant seem to stay away lol

 

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What does CPR stand for....Catch, "Phillet," and Release? (regarding the walleye only, of course)  :)

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I got 2 yesterday on that nice orange jig I found in the tree branches... LOL 

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might need a white jig today to blend in... 

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I went out yesterday above the Sartell Dam.  Water Temp was 42.6 when I started at 3:30, and dropped to 42.1, when I left around 5:30. 

Fishing was pretty good until about 5.  All fish I caught except one were right behind larger rocks. I caught one fish on the bank after I saw it pick something up on the surface.  I'll probably try a few more times before I put the boat away for the year.  But, it's getting pretty dang close to being done.  

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Hit 2 spots yesterday and got skunked on the first spot. Second spot much better. 8 nice smallies in about 30 minutes then they stopped. then got 2, 14 inch eyes and that was it. Quit at 5. 

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Not a bad half hour of shore fishing yesterday afternoon! I hardly ever fish for walleyes on the river because the smallmouth fishing is so good, but it was nice to get a limit ranging from 14"-18".

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Is anyone doing well for smallies or walleyes on the river right now? I haven’t been out in over a week and the water has gotten pretty muddy with the recent rain.

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