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Thank you ortonville for keeping us all up to date. I too will be around that area all day Sat., hoping not to have to go too far from there. Good luck.

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i all was start in the mallard area to but i am not sure about it this year my thinking is the south end was open for about 5 more days it might be a little warmer on the south end.i am going to take the boat for a ride tommorrow and check some water temps

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guys, for those of you planning on putting in for the midnight opener, do us all a favor and make sure EVERYTHING is ready to go before you try to put in! show up early and get your boat in during the evening light if you havent gotten on the water yet this year. nothing more frustrating than sitting in line at 1:30am 1 mile from the access because 7 or 8 guys decided to take their boat out of storage at 9 pm friday night and batteries are dead, gas is bad, etc.

good luck to all who are headed out that way. not sure if we will make it yet or not.

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If i am not mistaken, Bud's Bait is usually open at midnight Friday night....at least it has been in years past!

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i am not sure but i could check and see.but i would guess it would be early at least if they where smart it would be early.i dont know if they are ever open at midnight on friday but they do stay open late on friday

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Not to worry, I'll give them a call today. By the way, I would be real interested to hear what you might have found about water temps on your joy ride today.

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The crew I am with, we are all goin out to Traverse. Hopefully the fishy's will cooperate!! The bait situation in Wheaton is not good from what I have heard. I am up in Breck and the bait is ready to go at the Blazer express in North Breck, if anyone is passing through. Good Luck to all.

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fishin58, when you get a chance, could you post up what the water clarity and water level is like on traverse after your trip there?

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Well Guys, How'd it go?

I'll be out there Sunday night and all day Monday lookin' for eyes. My first trip out there, I'll be in a blue 16ft Lund.

Good Luck.

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The fishing was nothing short of terrible for us, had 9 guys, 3 boats, not one bite. Got checked by a CO, he said we where about the 30th boat he has checked, and he only saw 2 fish that had been caught. So we decided to cut the trip short and head home early. Good luck to ya

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The fishing was nothing short of terrible for us, had 9 guys, 3 boats, not one bite.

Ditto that. 5 guys, 2 boats, we figure over 40 man hours on the lake fishing on Saturday without a bite. Cold front conditions really shut things down.

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Well a friend and i were up there saturday morning and caught one each right away in the morning but that was it had 2 more bites that bit short but from the reviews we heard at the lake we were gratefull to catch those two

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Fished from 9:00 to 2:00 on Saturday from a couple of miles North of Mallard Point, both sides of lake all the way to Mallard Point with no fish caught. I had one on and lost it. Saw one fish caught and another boater said he had caught and released a 23 incher. Pitched 1/16 and 1/8 oz jigs in shallows with minnows.

Sunday afternoon fished from 3:00 to 6:00 pulling cranks in the mud on the far North End and again caught nothing. Both days talked to CO and he said it was terrible fishing for most everyone.

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3 guys in boat fishing from 1:00PM to 8:00PM Sat. Caught 3-18"to 19" spawning males(milk in boat)missed 4. Caught fish around windmill area right next to shore(rocks) 2-3' water.

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Traverse was also a dead sea, fished the river and in front of the Reservation dam. We did not catch a fish, saw 1 fish caught in the river. Clarity was maybe a foot. The river had a temp of 53, the lake was about 47. White rock had some reports of fish being caught, we tried it Sunday morning and it was not good. Saw 1 eye caught, a LOT of carp in there. They are lined up about 20 yards from shore. You could feel them on every cast. People snagged quite a few. Overall=cold, windy and lockjaw for the fishies=not a good time!

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Fished Big Stone Sat. water temp around 47-48, kept three fish all in 16 fow. Found none up shallow. Very dissapointing, did not bother going back out sun.

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Any comments on the water level at Big Stone. Is it up a couple feet like everywhere else? How muddy was the north end?Any info appreciated in advance.

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The water is up, but I didn't think any different than any other opener on Big Stone. I had anywhere from 42-45 degree water temps. The North end was extremely muddy on Sunday afternoon.......on Saturday we fished the middle of the lake and that was also extremely dirty.

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Made the first trip to the lake on Saturday. Launched at both Mallard point and the north end. We ran into the C.O. who gave us the 'best fisherman award' for catching a fish, although it was only a huge carp. No walleyes, and we didn't even talk to anyone who had caught one. It must have been our lucky day, however, because we were one life jacket short and he let us off with a warning.

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Fished on Sunday afternoon for about 3 hours. A 16 inch largemouth was all we had to show. Pitched cranks in shallow. Pulled lindy rigs, basically just looked for fish. Pretty crappy first experience on Big Stone.

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I fished at the White Rock dam Saturday and Sunday. I saw a couple big walleyes caught (about 8 lbs) and several notherns but overall it was very slow. The high water and swift current made fishing conditons difficult. Drove by the reservation dam on Sunday and nobody was fishing so I assume noone was catching anything there on Saturday.

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sorry to clam up but there is a tournament on saturday. and we have been on a few very few but a few fish.i will post up on saturday or sunday and let everyone know how it went.opener was slow very slow 1 27 incher and it was a catfish.the lake is high but not real high and yes the north end is dirty.the little minnesota was still dumping in some water so there is some current

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Who's putting on the tournament this w/e?? I know of another first w/e in May, but not this coming w/e?? Good luck if you're in it.

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bigstone lake walleye club. it is in its 3rd year.you can do a search for ortonville c&c and look at the rules,payout and rooster 1 spot left

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