st cloud St Cloud Fishing Reports

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4 hours ago, Wanderer said:

He leaves all his fishin stuff at the cabin.  
 

Plus, there’s an odd affliction some of us have.  We have to get away from every day home life to concentrate on our passions.

 

I’m already going on 8 years in my new location and don’t feel like I’ve even scratched the surface of the possibilities around here.  2-3 hours a week (if even) isn’t enough.  I have to start concentrating like it’s a destination or give up all my responsibilities and ignore the family to do better.

 

I’ll take a week off and fish every daylight hour in Ontario but have yet to take even 1 day off to fish around home.

 

I used to know ‘Shoe like the back of my hand - when I lived in Brooklyn Park and Ramsey.  It was #1 on my favorite list in my tourney years.

 pretty much nailed it.  more so, even on weekends up there pretty much any lake i go to......may have only 1-3 boats on it........or fishhouses for that matter! next week when i'm up there i'm going out of my comfort zone and may even hit bowstring!!!!!!!!

[Wanderer]

3 hours ago, leech~~ said:

Exactly, I seem to in my mind put a 20mile "Dead zone" ring around the cities I must get by to find any good fishing. The only Shoe lake I fished had a Moose swimming in it!

Well you have some pretty decent lakes not far from your home - as long as you can get walleye off the brain.

[smurfy]

bring skates or cleats if your hitting the chain. landing looked a bit tough too!!!!!!!! i aint going to be the first one to check it out either!!!!!!!!!!

[smurfy]

I found where Rick and eyeguy are fishing!

[Rick G]

You ain't far from the truth.  With the freeze/thaw cycle we have been in lately, some of Minnesotas potholes have gotten big enough to hold fish.

 

On a positive note, lake ice conditions are about as good as I have seen it all year.  Not much snow left and ice has firmed up again... Bite has been good on some lakes and slow on others.  

Edited February 18, 2023 by Rick G
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[Rick G]

Just got back from a drive around some of the lakes South of St Cloud.  Bay club access on Clearwater has a huge drift right in front of the landing. Looks like some places are bare ice, while other spots look to have some pretty big drifts. Kinda hard to tell right now how much is actually on the lake. Couple smaller lakes looked like they had less snow out aways and quite a bit piled up along the shorelines.  Heard from a buddy Horseshoe and Ceder Island access points on 22 are plowed and drifted shut.

 

One heck of a storm we had. Hopefully by Sunday some of the lakes will be a bit more accessible.

[Rick G]

Got out for a bit today.  Tons of fresh fluffy snow on the lakes.  Some pretty sizable drifts out there, if you can avoid the biggest drifts you can make it around pretty easy w a 4wd and decent tires.  Action was fair , fished the edge of a shallow weed flat that broke hard into a main basin area.   4mm wonder bread tungsten with one of these RMB floppy bodies baits is pretty much all I had to use.

[matt320]

Local lake today only one out here got this nice one around 16" on a small tika minnow it's swimming back in the lake where it belongs..

 

[Rick G]

2 hours ago, matt320 said:

Local lake today only one out here got this nice one around 16" on a small tika minnow it's swimming back in the lake where it belongs..

 

 

 Great job, Matt!!! That's one heck of a crappie. And good job putting it back, that's very cool.  Next time, push the fish up to the edge of the board to where the tape  starts...and close that mouth and pinch tail to get accurate measurements

 

 

[matt320]

I attempted to take another pic with a proper bump on the fish but as I went to take the pic the fish flipped off the board and went back down the hole either way it was a nice fish. 

[gim]

14 hours ago, matt320 said:

nice one around 16"

How come you don't have it up against the fence on the board?  If you're gonna fabricate the size of a fish, at least don't show us the evidence that clearly indicates that its a fabrication lol

[leech~~]

Good solid 15" are hard to come by. Nice fish!

[smurfy]

22 minutes ago, leech~~ said:

Good solid 15" are hard to come by. Nice fish!

i agree......15".....16 ''  still a nice fish.  maybe gim tells his wife he got.....er never mind!!!!!!!

[gim]

1 hour ago, smurfy said:

maybe gim tells his wife he got.....er never mind!!!!!!!

Lol that's between me and her

[matt320]

Here is my original post where I said it was around 15" I funked up on this one with a typo and couldn't figure out how to edit the post, going to attempt to go out on Friday and find some more. 

[gim]

Its all good Matt.  I was just giving you a hard time.  Its no doubt a really nice slab.  I've never caught one that big.

[Eyeguyroyce54]

It’s a tough crowd in here.

[matt320]

Yah I'd say I got 5 private messages from members/users telling me I was a dumbass and to learn how to measure my fish properly lol 

[Rick G]

27 minutes ago, matt320 said:

Yah I'd say I got 5 private messages from members/users telling me I was a dumbass and to learn how to measure my fish properly lol 

We definitely don't need to be name-calling here....we as a group should be better than that!!! Sorry , Matt!  Again, very nice fish.... Most anglers will never touch one of that caliber in their whole life

[matt320]

My response to them messages were "when you catch one that big maybe you can show me" I've got 3 on the wall from Little Rock from 2020 two at 16 1/2 and one at 17. And those were legitimately measured and reported to the DNR had them done by Flatten in Saint Joe he did a really good job. 

[matt320]

I've been in this "group" since like 2010 and fished with alot of good people from here but I have to credit "icehawk" for getting me hooked on the slabs he was generous enough to show me some tips and tricks and even let me tag along a few times. 

[leech~~]

2 hours ago, matt320 said:

Yah I'd say I got 5 private messages from members/users telling me I was a dumbass and to learn how to measure my fish properly lol 

Really?  Screw them.  

[Eyeguyroyce54]

10 hours ago, matt320 said:

I've been in this "group" since like 2010 and fished with alot of good people from here but I have to credit "icehawk" for getting me hooked on the slabs he was generous enough to show me some tips and tricks and even let me tag along a few times. 

Good teacher. As is Rick G. Just don’t drill within 10 feet of them lol

Edited March 3, 2023 by Eyeguyroyce54

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21 minutes ago, Eyeguyroyce54 said:

Good teacher. As is Rick G. Just don’t drill within 10 feet of them lol

i'd just drop my line in when there unhooking a fish!!!!!!!

[ozzie]

12 hours ago, matt320 said:

Yah I'd say I got 5 private messages from members/users telling me I was a dumbass and to learn how to measure my fish properly lol 

The surprising thing to me, is that there are 5 members still on this site other than the ones that post often!?!?  I don't believe any of the resident posters would private message much, as none of us are afraid to say things in the community rather than privately, but with that said, other than giving people a hard time, I don't think the resident posters would be mean about a measuring error.  Maybe I just think the best intentions from the remaining few on this site...

[smurfy]

3 hours ago, ozzie said:

The surprising thing to me, is that there are 5 members still on this site other than the ones that post often!?!?  I don't believe any of the resident posters would private message much, as none of us are afraid to say things in the community rather than privately, but with that said, other than giving people a hard time, I don't think the resident posters would be mean about a measuring error.  Maybe I just think the best intentions from the remaining few on this site...

totally agree......it shouldnt be rocket science to look at the picture and actually figure it out for oneself. 

[Rick G]

20 hours ago, matt320 said:

I've been in this "group" since like 2010 and fished with alot of good people from here but I have to credit "icehawk" for getting me hooked on the slabs he was generous enough to show me some tips and tricks and even let me tag along a few times. 

Icehawk is a good one to get quality advice from. Top notch sportsman! 

[smurfy]

1 hour ago, Rick G said:

Icehawk is a good one to get quality advice from. Top notch sportsman! 

You mean something along these lines!! just kidding, he's a great guy!!

[matt320]

Was out this evening and got a few everything was released. 

[monstermoose78]

On 3/2/2023 at 8:33 PM, matt320 said:

Yah I'd say I got 5 private messages from members/users telling me I was a dumbass and to learn how to measure my fish properly lol 

Let me know who they are and I will take care of it

Edited March 4, 2023 by monstermoose78