Moose's Report - Cambridge-Elk River-Foley-Milaca-Mora-Ogilvie Fishing Reports

[Wanderer]

The sad white lab look… I’ve seen it so many times and it just sucks me in. 

 

The lawn is looking pretty tight there boss.   And Hazel pretty quick! 

Edited July 12, 2022 by Wanderer

[gim]

Yard is looking real nice there @monstermoose78.  Must be getting regular rain there.

[monstermoose78]

Hey those underground sprinklers are working well. The association found a good lawn care company. 

[gim]

11 hours ago, monstermoose78 said:

Hey those underground sprinklers are working well.

I'm having that installed the week after next.  I'm done with hoses and manual sprinklers.  Or doing a rain dance for moisture that doesn't seem to come enough.

Edited July 13, 2022 by gimruis

[smurfy]

i water a garden, i couldnt afford the water bill if i watered the lawn. and this odd/even watering ban stinks!!!!!

 

Moose......cool picture and video.  training can be pretty frustrating at times........but so rewarding when the come around.

 

and yea that sad puppy look gets me everytime...........and i think they know it too!!!!!!!!! 

[JBMasterAngler]

Grow a clover lawn. Never have to water it, and stays green. Only have to cut it once, maybe twice all season. And is much better for the environment

[gim]

21 hours ago, JBMasterAngler said:

Only have to cut it once,

You could just take out the grass completely too and fill your yard with desert-type landscaping.  Then you don't need to cut or water it, ever.  Like they're doing in some properties out west.

[JBMasterAngler]

If it were up to me, I’d turn my entire yard into a prairie restoration project, with a few oak trees mixed in. But my wife insists we have a yard that the kids can play in

 

I just found out about clover lawn trends this year. So I’m hoping I can buy the seeds in the fall when they hopefully go on sale. Clover seeds are a little bit more expensive than grass seed, but you only need 1/10th the amount of seed. Pollinators will help spread the rest after they grow. They also attract some sort of small wasp that is harmless to people, but they eat black flies

 

I do have a corner in my yard where I’m growing wild plants and flowers. My yard has never been more colorful, sweet smelling, and full of pollinators as it is this summer!

 

[leech~~]

6 minutes ago, JBMasterAngler said:

If it were up to me, I’d turn my entire yard into a prairie restoration project, with a few oak trees mixed in. But my wife insists we have a yard that the kids can play in

Have your wife read Little house on the prairie. I'm sure Laura Ingalls Wilder will change her mind!

[smurfy]

Yea I'm sure moose's association would be all over a prairie restoration project??

[monstermoose78]

14 hours ago, smurfy said:

Yea I'm sure moose's association would be all over a prairie restoration project??

I am on the board lol. It would help with training Hazel. Hmmmm I might bring that up

[monstermoose78]

Anyone seeing any ducks? I have not seen many at all. I even went looking for them. 

[Mike89]

some but not that many now that you say it..  

[Wanderer]

15 hours ago, monstermoose78 said:

Anyone seeing any ducks? I have not seen many at all. I even went looking for them. 

Not many but they might be in molt right now.  I didn’t even see as many as I expected between here and central ND last week.  One drake mallard that wouldn’t hardly move out the way of the boat was pretty ratty looking.

 

The only birds that looked nice were the western grebes.  
 

I think they’re all just hiding. 
 

Turkey poults have been near non-existent too.

Edited July 22, 2022 by Wanderer

[monstermoose78]

17 hours ago, Wanderer said:

Not many but they might be in molt right now.  I didn’t even see as many as I expected between here and central ND last week.  One drake mallard that wouldn’t hardly move out the way of the boat was pretty ratty looking.

 

The only birds that looked nice were the western grebes.  
 

I think they’re all just hiding. 
 

Turkey poults have been near non-existent too.

Agreed I have been taking back roads home and no poults or little pheasants. I am going up to grand Marais so I will look for grouse but the wet spring most likely was hard on them too.

[gim]

I have seen a ton of ducks and geese.  I saw a sizable flock of teal on the Rum River about 2 weeks ago.  I've also seen a lot of young wood ducks on the large pond near my house, although the pond lies within city limits so that isn't legally huntable.

 

Just last week I saw two big groups of poults north of Princeton.  Two mother hen turkeys were trotting down the gravel road and there must have been 20 poults with them.  They were about the size of a hen pheasant now.

[gim]

I have been doing pretty good bass fishing locally.  A lot of numbers, but lacking in really big quality fish that I have caught the last two seasons.  Biggest I could catch this season so far is 18 inches.

[monstermoose78]

Been searching for teal with hazel and Finn. We seen a few but not any numbers anywhere. I think I got a pond that will be good as it was full of rice. 

[Wanderer]

I’ve only seen teal one morning on the river.  Absolutely nothing in all the evenings I’ve been out.  Hard to get excited about hunting around home. 

[gim]

13 hours ago, Wanderer said:

I’ve only seen teal one morning on the river.  Absolutely nothing in all the evenings I’ve been out.  Hard to get excited about hunting around home. 

 

I saw a fair amount of wood ducks and teal in the Rum River a couple weeks ago when I was floating it for smallmouth bass.  More so than usual.

 

I hear ya on the ducks though.  There just isn't nearly as many as there used to be, which is why I stopped hunting them.  Hard to justify the time investment and scouting that is required when it only produces a few ducks per season.  I used to harvest about 35/season just 10 years ago too.

[JBMasterAngler]

Gave the scummy rummy a try, out of Walbo today. Low water, on a weekday, with possible rain, I’m thinking I’ll have the river all to myself…NOPE! 5 rigs in the parking lot when I showed up! Anyway, water was low LOW! I took my boat for a walk, literally! Got stuck on a log jam, with a sandbar behind it I should have ignored river rule #1 and went immediately downstream instead. At least it was somewhat navigable that way. Not much for fishing…4 little smallies, 1 redhorse, and the surprise of the day, a 19 inch largemouth bass! 
 

[Wanderer]

Nice JB!

 

I caught a largie up that way once.  I was thinking it was because of the connection to Green Lake through Green Lake Brook.  It wasn’t near as nice as 19 inches though!

[gim]

Nice color on that redhorse.

[JBMasterAngler]

How is the bass fishing on Fannie/Skogman lakes? Might give them a try on my next vacation, in September

[monstermoose78]

Skogman has been good for me in the past.

[gim]

I finally got into some bigger bass yesterday.  I have really struggled to catch any super sized largemouth this season.  On this particular lake, the last couple of years have produced a good amount of big bass.  It has produced a lot of fish in the 16-18 inch range this season, but nothing bigger...until yesterday.  Got these 4 pounders about 20 minutes apart.

Edited August 23, 2022 by gimruis

[monstermoose78]

Saw a flock of 6 blue wings in the refuge on the wildlife drive. There are a bunch of monarchs making their way south out there.

[Kettle]

Moose did you go out for teal opener today?

[monstermoose78]

Yes I got out and I had a flock of 9 ringers  drop in and more wood ducks. Seen a few teal but they never came close enough. Then I went to get some crows but never got them close enough either. I will try tomorrow again.

[Wanderer]

Hoping to get up early enough and get out also.  Did the family and friends thing on the pontoon today instead.  At least the crappies and sunnies were eager.

 

A good day either way.

 

The doves on the first were fun though.

 

Edited September 4, 2022 by Wanderer