st cloud St Cloud Fishing Reports

[mrpike1973]

NIce!

[Tom Sawyer]

Good fish Rick!

I decided to head out to another super pressured lake in our area to hone my skills. A lake that has seen several team orientated ice tournaments within the last few weeks, these fish have been beat to #&%! 

 

Edited February 7, 2020 by Tom Sawyer

[Rick G]

2 hours ago, Tom Sawyer said:

Good fish Rick!

I decided to head out to another super pressured lake in our area to hone my skills. A lake that has seen several team orientated ice tournaments within the last few weeks, these fish have been beat to #&%! 

 

Was going to take some buddies out to that lake on Sunday for walleyes.... but the UPL  event is going to be happening. Lol.  Might have to try Birch

[Wanderer]

47 minutes ago, Rick G said:

Was going to take some buddies out to that lake on Sunday for walleyes.... but the UPL  event is going to be happening. Lol.  Might have to try Birch

Curious why you don’t take some time to cash a few those checks yourself?!  

[Rick G]

4 hours ago, Wanderer said:

Curious why you don’t take some time to cash a few those checks yourself?!  

Lol... those guys fish on a whole different level. Im really not a very good fisherman... just get lucky alot

[Tom Sawyer]

9 hours ago, Rick G said:

Was going to take some buddies out to that lake on Sunday for walleyes.... but the UPL  event is going to be happening. Lol.  Might have to try Birch

Very good choice, the East basin has been kind

[IceHawk]

Rick No Doubt MT,Manning ,Lutterman ,Kuehne, as many more are good fisherman but I'm sure you could hold your own with these guys. 

Edited February 8, 2020 by IceHawk

[IceHawk]

After takeing a butt kicking a couple other days this week.Yesterday afternoon evening I decided to hit up a Lake on the Horseshoe Chain in hope that I'd be able to cash in on some crappie  action before dark and gain some confidence back in myself and fishing ability's. Drilled a series of holes 30 to be exact in a series of 10 in 3 lines spread 10 feet apart basically covering the break line in a known target area of 20-23 foot. Once I took  a swig of water I began the hunt and checked all the holes and  found 3 marks suspended popped one 10 incher right away and  then wham they were gone. Unfortunately I checked the holes again no activity. Discouraged I just about moved but noticed two holes with plenty of green flickers aka Zooplankton crappie candy. I was running short of time and quite honestly I was a little cold so I decided to throw all my eggs in a basket basically go all in boom or bust. I setup my Clam  in one of the holes with plankton activity and waited. Fortunately for me the crappies showed face and I slowly started catching a few. They weren't suspended but very tight to bottom sign of inactive fish. Worked them over for a bit with different plastics and couldn't get many takers. When in doubt bring out the meat 3 spikes resembling a spider profile got them to commit. All the preaching I do on plastics and the best presentation was a blue pink 4 mm tungsten loaded with 3 spikes hooked through the head LOL! Just goes to show always carry a pack a meat along you never know. They were very negative my cadence was very little movement Exactly what they seemed to want.  The bite was very  tough to see barely moving the spring.  The trip wire by Thorne bros really helps to c these absolute subtle pickups. Cant stress enough how good of rods they have. And know they don't sponsor me if anybody wonders why I brag up there rods  but maybe they should with all money Ive spent on them  I honestly just like to see the consumer spend there hard earned money on what I feel is a quality product worth the buck  that has improved my fishing. So after a serious tough week of fishing it ended with a bang and I salvaged a good trip from two bad ones. So never give up keep hunting and sooner or later you find that pot of gold and it all comes together. 

[Rick]

Folks, I can't say this enough... if you aren't clicking on @IceHawk and following this gentleman to be sure you see all of his reports and advice....you are missing out.

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Great stuff Chris.

[AlwaysFishing23]

Got out this evening for some fun. Good times as always but fishing was okay. Marked a lot but the evening crappie bite just didn’t show up. Only ended up with a couple slabs. 

[matt320]

 Been a while since I've posted on here been doing pretty well on crappie this winter been trying to fish new lakes when I go out key for me has been to avoid the crowds and fish during the week, having good luck this year on pink and white xxl drop jigs made by clam and plastics ( this year I've been having good luck with the road side  minnow brand the nano fry orange glow or a blue glow) and a 1/8th oz pin head minnow when the bite is hot don't even need bait on the pinhead so far it's been a good season going to try and get out this afternoon  in the st cloud area. 

[Rick]

Hey @matt320....NICE!

 

Thanks for sharing bud!

[matt320]

Just got back from fishing a lake close to home fished in 9fow managed to get 5 crappies around 10 1/4" used a 1/8th oz  orange glow pinhead minnow tipped with a minnow head, also got some perch and two slimers, just picked up a ifishpro and a 36" TUCR with a okuma bait feeder reel I like the ifishpro much easier and better than usein a regular tip up, Anyone have a good recipe for pickled  fish the wife wants me to try and pickle one of the slimers I got. 

[matt320]

Anyone in the area wanna meet up tomorrow afternoon?  Open to any lake.  I'm free after 1pm 

[Wanderer]

@matt320 not for today but there is a small get together formed on the HSO site for Big Stone this Saturday if you’re interested.

[Rick G]

Have been taking full advantage of the nice weather we have been having. Ice is holding up very well yet, what little snow that was on on the area lakes is pretty much gone. Ice cleats will be needed from here on out

Fishing in the area has been very good as of late. The bigger pan fish are starting to make the push to the shallow live weeds, those 8-12ft depths are starting to come to life again.

 

 

[AlwaysFishing23]

Hoping to get back out to the shallows here very soon. Waiting for some nice weather to return. Temps in 30s and 40s are great but seems everyday the wind is howling. Doesn’t make it super fun! 

[Rick G]

22 hours ago, AlwaysFishing23 said:

 Temps in 30s and 40s are great but seems everyday the wind is howling. Doesn’t make it super fun! 

Don't I know it Two weeks straight of wind with slight breaks at times. This last Sunday was crazy being on an open lake. Not fun dealing with the wind... but fish bit well, so it was tolerable, lol

[Borch]

I was glad that I was fishing spoons rather than small tungsten jigs Sunday.  Other than about an hour the wind blew all day. 

[Tom Sawyer]

1 hour ago, Borch said:

I was glad that I was fishing spoons rather than small tungsten jigs Sunday.  

 

Spoons have definitely been played quite a bit lately, along with large profiles on 5mm tungsten

 

[Rick G]

3 hours ago, Tom Sawyer said:

 

Spoons have definitely been played quite a bit lately, along with large profiles on 5mm tungsten

 

Haha.... too funny. Pic looks kinda familiar

[IceHawk]

Tom getting caught using other peoples pics again   

[eyeguy 54]

I recognize that stained jacket.

[Tom Sawyer]

Not trying to claim it. You guys crack me up, of course it's Rick's jacket. How in the f,,, can you mistake it

Here's a pretty good one on a spoon laying on my fancy ruler for ya, good grief  Just making a point. As if I have ever tried to claim a fish I didn't catch. HILARIOUS

They sure were slammin spoons after work today  Must of had something to do with an approaching front

GoFish!!!

 

 

 

Edited March 5, 2020 by Tom Sawyer

[monstermoose78]

23 minutes ago, Tom Sawyer said:

Not trying to claim it. You guys crack me up, of course it's Rick's jacket. How in the f,,, can you mistake it

Here's a pretty good one on a spoon laying on my fancy ruler for ya, good grief  Just making a point. As if I have ever tried to claim a fish I didn't catch. HILARIOUS

They sure were slammin spoons after work today  Must of had something to do with an approaching front

GoFish!!!

 

 

 

I remember a big gill photo and it was one a guy with a big ole hand had caught and sent the photo, but claimed it was his! Haha

[eyeguy 54]

Well I think all pics need a smiling face of the fisherman with the fish. Lol

Edited March 5, 2020 by eyeguy 54

[Tom Sawyer]

18 minutes ago, monstermoose78 said:

I remember a big gill photo and it was one a guy with a big ole hand had caught and sent the photo, but claimed it was his! Haha

 

Right Nick, that makes as much sense as claiming that jacket, since I don't have fat hands. I'm sure I said I caught the fish too. I see you still haven't cured your sickness RickG diagnosed  

 

Edited March 5, 2020 by Tom Sawyer

[eyeguy 54]

[monstermoose78]

14 minutes ago, Tom Sawyer said:

 

Right Nick, that makes as much sense as claiming that jacket, since I don't have fat hands. I'm sure I said I caught the fish too. I see you still haven't cured your sickness RickG diagnosed  

 

It’s all good Tommy!! I know how you are and I just accepted it!! 

[Tom Sawyer]

Just for you goose,,,,,