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Its too bad I wasn't in the contest then! Sounds like it was a really well run event. Can't thank the guys enough who put in the extra effort for those fish.

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tried last night in shakopee by the bloomington ferry bridge, had several hits on cutbait but couldn't hook anything. I am new at catfishing and still learning i guess!

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gonna be out in shakopee tomorrow night, mitchell your welcome to join in! probably head out just off the launch near the walking bridge. ill msg ya my cell if u wanna come, lemme know! anyone else is welcome

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brought in nothing but 2 average shovelnose last night. was using cut shad with a piece of crawler. still better than a good days work

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I am getting good at taking pictures. It is getting addicting this year now that were catching fish

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You take 169 south to 101 and go west into shakopee. you drive past valley fair and through town(don't speed at all) untill 101 goes north across the river. The launch is on the right side across the river.

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where can i pickup some decent bait? this little bait shop in downtown shakopee seems to be very select.

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I have been recently trying to catch mine, but mostly buy from him. He said its been busy with the contest coming up. I think you might get similar results in the area. It has been a tough year for minnows I have seen several shops out and had trouble getting the big ones.

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I went out last night and didn't land a fish. I had three really, really short runs. By the time I grabbed my rod the fish was off and so was the bait. I was shore fishing in Jordan.

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I was out last night too and we were having the same problem with the short runs. I think some of the runs were gar seeing we actually hooked a nice one and got it in, but I know we had some cats that would just hit it, pick it up, and drop it by the time we could do anything. we fished from 9:15-2:00 and things really paid off late. 1 very large softshell turtle, 1 4lbish gar, 1 7lb channel, and then the hog you see below!! We got it at about 12:45 on a huge piece of creek chub cut bait.

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I have been recently trying to catch mine, but mostly buy from him. He said its been busy with the contest coming up. I think you might get similar results in the area. It has been a tough year for minnows I have seen several shops out and had trouble getting the big ones.

I let prior lake know a couple weeks ago that this weekend was the contest and they should stock up on extra... So if anyone needs bait go to the prior lake bait shop

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I was into the Shakopee bait shop this afternoon and they are well stocked on most there live bait! I'd definitely take a look there also!

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I think I'm gonna do some of those two hook rigs, maybe then those bats wont knock my minnow off when I cast.....

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I was into the Shakopee bait shop this afternoon and they are well stocked on most there live bait! I'd definitely take a look there also!

I lucked out. I fished all day in several lakes for bullies. However I managed to go back to a spot I tried earlier that day early this evening and pulled out 14 bullies and a large sucker in under an hour. Gonna hit it one more time tomorrow and see if I do well.

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I fished out of Shakopee last night, however I went north down the river bend instead of the usual south. Was using nothing but cut bait and must of gone through 10 suckers. Was very successful if I wasnt looking for cats. Pulled in 6 gar instead, almost lost a finger with one haha. Was out from about 9-1:30 and there was still 2 boats out when I headed in. I think the rain we finally got here helped, I noticed the water level had risen maybe an inch or 2. everything helps at this point!

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Made it out last night for the first time in 3 weeks on the river. I haven't seen it this low before. It made launching a little more interesting that's for sure. Went upstream and crossed paths with a barge that took up most of the channel with the exception of about 10ft on the inside bend. Watched a boat pulling a wakeboarder cruise through full of kids which was just plain crazy. crazy Barge didn't appear to be going anywhere soon so we headed downstream. One run and the big goose egg for the evening. Good luck and stay safe this weekend guys.

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Jim Buck was that you at the 35W launch with the new boat of your buddies with the WI sticker? Around 7:15...........

It was a busy night on the river for the barges, radio helps.

After radioing him, he let me squeak by.

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LFC, yes sir. I kind of thought you looked familiar. Good running in to you. He just picked her up this week so we had to get it on the water. I think the radio is on the list...I know mine has saved my arse a few times before.

Is anyone else really enjoying the new banner ads? blush

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LFC what type of radio do you run? I am thinking of picking one up soon and any info on them would be greatly appreiated

thanks Elwood

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i went down to the minnesota rive with acouple of my buddies and we caught a 43pounder,21pounder and a 27 pounder we were just hammering them laugh

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im new to this i just joined yesterday iv'e been waqtching this site alot but didnt have the time im glade i finally did smile

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i went down to the minnesota rive with acouple of my buddies and we caught a 43pounder,21pounder and a 27 pounder we were just hammering them laugh

All in one night? Yeah you were hammering them! wow...nice job...any pics?

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    • Brianf.
      I'm not there, so I can't tell exactly what's going on but it looks like a large area of open water developed in the last day with all of the heavy snow on the east side of wake em up Narrows. These two photos are from my Ring Camera facing north towards Niles Point.  You can see what happened with all of snow that fell in the last three days, though the open water could have been wind driven. Hard to say. .  
    • SkunkedAgain
      Black Bay had great ice before but a few spots near rockpiles where there were spots of open water. It looks like the weight of the snow has created a little lake in the middle of the bay.  
    • LakeofthewoodsMN
      On the south end...   Thanks to some cold spring weather, ice fishing continues strong for those still ice fishing.  The bite remains very good.  Most resorts have pulled their fish houses off for the year, however, some still have fish houses out and others are allowing ATV and side by sides.  Check social media or call ahead to your favorite resort for specifics. Reports this week for walleyes and saugers remain excellent.   A nice mix of jumbo perch, pike, eelpout, and an occasional crappie, tullibee or sturgeon being reported by anglers. Jigging one line and using a live minnow on the second line is the way to go.  Green, glow red, pink and gold were good colors this week.     Monster pike are on a tear!  Good number of pike, some reaching over 45 inches long, being caught using tip ups with live suckers or dead bait such as smelt and herring in 8 - 14' of water.   As always, work through a resort or outfitter for ice road conditions.  Safety first always. Fish houses are allowed on the ice through March 31st, the walleye / sauger season goes through April 14th and the pike season never ends. On the Rainy River...  The river is opened up along the Nelson Park boat ramp in Birchdale, the Frontier boat ramp and Vidas boat ramp.  This past week, much of the open water skimmed over with the single digit overnight temps.   Areas of the river have popped open again and with temps getting warmer, things are shaping up for the last stretch through the rest of the spring season, which continues through April 14th.   Very good numbers of walleyes are in the river.  Reports this week, even with fewer anglers, have been good.  When temps warm up and the sun shines, things will fire up again.   Jigs with brightly colored plastics or jigs with a frozen emerald shiner have been the desired bait on the river.  Don't overlook slow trolling crankbaits upstream as well.   Good reports of sturgeon being caught on the river as well.  Sturgeon put the feed bag on in the spring.  The bite has been very good.  Most are using a sturgeon rig with a circle hook loaded with crawlers or crawlers / frozen emerald shiners. Up at the NW Angle...  Ice fishing is winding down up at the Angle.  Walleyes, saugers, and a number of various species in the mix again this week.  The bite is still very good with good numbers of fish.  The one two punch of jigging one line and deadsticking the second line is working well.   Check with Angle resorts on transport options from Young's Bay.  Call ahead for ice road guidelines.  
    • CigarGuy
      With the drifting, kind of hard to tell for sure, but I'm guessing about a foot and still lightly snowing. Cook end!
    • PSU
      How much snow did you get on Vermilion? 
    • Mike89
      lake here refroze too...  started opening again yesterday with the wet snow and wind...  very little ice left today...
    • Hookmaster
      A friend who has a cabin between Alex and Fergus said the lake he's on refroze. He texted me a pic from March 12th when it was open and one from 23rd when it wasn't. 🤯
    • SkunkedAgain
      I don't think that there has been any ice melt in the past few weeks on Vermilion. Things looked like a record and then Mother Nature swept in again.   I'll give my revised guess of April 21st
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    • jim curlee
      I had a guy hit me with a lightly used 1969 BAR, he wanted $1650 with an older Leupold scope. More than I think they are worth, I made an offer, he declined end of story.   You know if you look at the old brochures, a grade II BAR sold for $250 in the late 60s, $1650 would be a good return on your investment.    Why would anybody want a 50 year old gun, they are heavy, have wood stocks, and blued metal.  I guess mainly to keep their gun safes glued to the floor. lol   You can probably buy a stainless rifle that you never have to clean, with a synthetic stock you never have to refinish, is as light as a feather, and for half as much money, perfect.   I'm too old for a youth gun, although I've shrunk enough that it would probably fit. lol   No Ruger 10/44s.   Jim      
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