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Looks like the weather will shape up for Saturday and Sunday...then back to cold and wet.

I'll be out one of those nights.

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Originally Posted By: TruthWalleyes
I plan on taking my brother out on the river for his first catfish friday night. What do you guys think will happen on the river this weekend with the big cold front? Worth going? (I wouldn't think twice about it if it was just me, but i'd like to get him into a fish on his first time out)

Check out the 5 day forcast.... its stating 80% rain all day through 2100 hours then it drops to 50% With winds coming from the east till evening then shifting to coming out of the north at up to 20MPH.

I scratched my trip.

This would make for a tough first time trip..... I really hope you put him on some fish.

Good luck

If i don't hit a deadhead tonight it'll be a good trip!

Since my brother is getting married in less than a month, I doubt he'll be back to fish the river this year anyway!! Lol. So Maybe i'll give him a crappy, rainy, memorable evening grin.

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So I was out from 1900 - 0000 and my buddy that I was fishing with had the only run well tug tug tug drop. The rain / cold really seems to have slowed them down a bunch, and that sucks as they weren't biting all that well before the cold front rolled in. Surprisingly there was a lot of boats out of the 35w launch also mixed with barge traffic. I was sitting at the launch when a couple of guys rolled up asked the how they did and the guy replies "really didn't do much fishing more out for a ride." Ya ok at like 2230 in the rain lol. Needless to say it was cold wet and zero fish to show for it, but I was out on the water living the good life.

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Slow night out on the MN River. Little bit chilly but really wasn't too bad with a small fire and layers of clothing.

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Borch and I were out last night in the Henderson area We had 2 runs and one of those I hooked up on but it came unglued at the back of the boat. I'm sure it was a 50 incher winklaugh

It was fun fishin with ya Borch and like I said maybe next time you'll catch a bigger one.. wink

Dtro I left my phone in the truck and I wouldnt let Borch call you after I learned you little secret on that... laugh

was also nice meeting Chard at the access

Posted

I could've really used a phone call last night frown

  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Creators
Posted

Borch and I were out last night in the Henderson area We had 2 runs and one of those I hooked up on but it came unglued at the back of the boat. I'm sure it was a 50 incher winklaugh

It was fun fishin with ya Borch and like I said maybe next time you'll catch a bigger one.. wink

Dtro I left my phone in the truck and I wouldnt let Borch call you after I learned you little secret on that... laugh

was also nice meeting Chard at the access

It was definitely a good time Elwood. We'll need to do it again soon.

  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Creators
Posted

I could've really used a phone call last night frown

Just let me know when you're going out next time Darren. I'll at least think about giving you a call so you can get on the board. wink

Posted

No, No, you're wrong Darren, we didn't need a phone call. We needed a TACTICAL NUKE last night!!!!

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The only tactical Nuke was the methane lingering around the area. laugh

Posted

Hey new to the forum!

Caught my first Flatty by mistake in 96. A few miles up from the Miss on the MN. Tossed in a hook with 3 nightcrawlers and i turned my back for only for a secound to sit down and slam goes the rod. the bait store over by Hiawatha put the picture in the local fishing mag.. I believe it said new Olympic event catfish curling it was around the olympics. The cat was around 42lbs it was a guess. i fished the Mn for a few years cathing fish between 10-30lbs, lost a few that still bug me to this day. So years later back at it. Went out on the MN for Mothers day south of Granite Falls No bites except for small fish messing with the bait. Boy! Do i miss the beauty of the MN River. Anyhow look foward to this site and all the tips I can get.

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Welcome... Go back through and read old posts... that will help get you up to speed for when the weather perks up along with the fish...

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Welcome aboard snags!

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I hope it warms up soon or the water temps will hit the 40's.

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welcome snags

this rain for the next few days wont help the river temps go up at all

Posted

I am happy its rained this much! I am hoping for a steady thursday and friday and it should be perfect!

the levels should be about as perfect as it gets!!!

  • 2 weeks later...
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The river temps have come up 10 degress from last weekend. So im guessing there will be alot of action on the river this weekend. The temps yesterday were 60-62 dergess.

Posted

has anyone caught any nice daytime flats yet this year?any suggestions on a decently priced clicker reel to go with.My penn saltwater finally took a [PoorWordUsage] just seeing what else is decent with out trying it out

Posted

gotten a couple nicer flat during the day time and I would go with a ABU Garcia 7000

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I would go with a ABU Garcia 7000

I agree, I got a 7000ic3 and love it so far, lot better than the 6500 for big cats if you ask me.

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Saturday, on the river at 8am, 26x17 channel in the boat at 9:30am. Came out of 30 fow on cut sucker. Focused on flats towards sunset with no success. Quit at 11pm without another bite.

So far i've been skunked only 4 times, but never more than 1 at a time.

And must have lost my KOTC logo on Mille Lacs last weekend!

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  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Creators
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has anyone caught any nice daytime flats yet this year?any suggestions on a decently priced clicker reel to go with.My penn saltwater finally took a [PoorWordUsage] just seeing what else is decent with out trying it out

Most Penn reels are very repairable and will last a lifetime. Pretty hard to wreck them but parts do wear out.

Posted

And must have lost my KOTC logo on Mille Lacs last weekend!

I rarely fish KOTC up on Mille Lacs, but now and then I try for flatheads on the mud flats.

Posted

I rarely fish KOTC up on Mille Lacs, but now and then I try for flatheads on the mud flats.

  • 4 weeks later...
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No pics, but the flatties were chomping this morning around 4 a.m. They were pioneering areas outside of the river channel...

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The graph at the NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service for Henderson shows a crest one foot above flood stage for next Thursday. From today's date that is an increase of about a little under a foot a day. High water and an oncoming spawn might shut things down (sorry if that's class half empty).

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My best guess is that it will cool down the water and further delay the

spawn.

tweed

Posted

Wouldnt you know it, this is my last weekend of sports 6 days a week, and now the water is way out of its banks. Although, I wont let a little thing like high water keep me from fishing

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

More rain!

Posted

Rivers going down... for now

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