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


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11 hours ago, monstermoose78 said:

It’s a hot one today and good luck if you go fishing!! 

Hot and rough kept me off the lake, but not out of it for some pop and a dive off the dock! 🥵

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2 hours ago, Eyeguyroyce54 said:

A good day to smoke stuff

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smoked Cheetos!!!   🤣

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Could be Earl’s puffs?  They look a little chubby for Cheeto’s!

 

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On 7/29/2024 at 7:30 PM, Eyeguyroyce54 said:

Cheetos

So... is there anything  you WONT smoke??🤔

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11 hours ago, monstermoose78 said:

Weed 

 

🤣🥴 yea......i was thinking more on the food line Moose!!!!!!! 🤪

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1 hour ago, smurfy said:

🤣🥴 yea......i was thinking more on the food line Moose!!!!!!! 🤪

Eyeguy smokes all food 

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Went back to lake X last Friday and did well.  Caught 22 largemouth and 17 northern pike in about 5 hours.  The pike were on a rampage with the low cloud deck and choppy water from a heavy south wind.  They bit us off twice and ruined tackle all morning.  At one point I caught 3 on 3 consecutive casts which were 28, 29, and 31 inches.

 

Several of the bass were good sized again incuding a pair of 4 pounders about 10 minutes apart.  Moving lures ripped through the weeds produced all the fish.

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Haha.

 

I think I'll stick with lake X.  I don't need to show up and see 10 boats at the access next time, even if its only my imagination.

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5 hours ago, gimruis said:

Haha.

 

I think I'll stick with lake X.  I don't need to show up and see 10 boats at the access next time, even if its only my imagination.

Leech is the only one ya gotta worry about. 😉 

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12 hours ago, Wanderer said:

Leech is the only one ya gotta worry about. 😉 

I heard lots of kids have imaginary friends, never heard of grown man with imaginary Lake?  🤭

And Leech is a big lake, 10 boats is nothing to worry about. You guys need to get a grip on ourselves. 

Oh, um or stop gripping yourselves! 😆

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On 8/2/2024 at 9:06 AM, leech~~ said:

I heard lots of kids have imaginary friends, never heard of grown man with imaginary Lake?  🤭

And Leech is a big lake, 10 boats is nothing to worry about. You guys need to get a grip on ourselves. 

Oh, um or stop gripping yourselves! 😆

If you know, you know…. 😉 

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Noticed a few flocks of teal cruising around.

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I fished in a small derby on Friday at Lake Z and my partner and I won.  I had not been fishing since before the heatwave and subsequent cool down so I wasn't quite sure what to expect with the wild weather swings.  Fishing was very good.  We caught 20 largemouth and 5 pike in 4 hours.  All the fish were stacked up on the wind blown shore where it was choppy.  My partner put a pair of dandies in the boat in the first 20 mins that greatly helped our bag.  Here he is with his bucketmouths.

 

I also saw a nice group of turkey polts on the way home afterwards.  A hen with 8 of them.  The young ones were about the size of a pheasant.

 

 

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13 hours ago, monstermoose78 said:

Noticed a few flocks of teal cruising around.

I’ve seen some disappointingly small flocks of ducklings this summer so far.  Plus anything in size from just getting able to fly to a little yellow and black striped one yesterday.

 

Makes me wonder if it was a bad nesting year with all the rain?  
 

I haven’t been seeing family groups on random small ponds (unusual) but when in the duck factory, seeing the lack of young birds, I’m a little concerned.

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Seeing good numbers here in Northern MN. Lots of ducklings and goslings this spring 

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4 hours ago, Wanderer said:

I’ve seen some disappointingly small flocks of ducklings this summer so far.  Plus anything in size from just getting able to fly to a little yellow and black striped one yesterday.

 

Makes me wonder if it was a bad nesting year with all the rain?  
 

I haven’t been seeing family groups on random small ponds (unusual) but when in the duck factory, seeing the lack of young birds, I’m a little concerned.

If it's anything like the young loon population,  there are none that I've seen. I've  read the sudden rise in water levels drowned out the loon nests .

I haven't seen a young loon all year yet up north. And I've been on 10 different lakes.

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5 hours ago, gimruis said:

I fished in a small derby on Friday at Lake Z and my partner and I won.  I had not been fishing since before the heatwave and subsequent cool down so I wasn't quite sure what to expect with the wild weather swings.  Fishing was very good.  We caught 20 largemouth and 5 pike in 4 hours.  All the fish were stacked up on the wind blown shore where it was choppy.  My partner put a pair of dandies in the boat in the first 20 mins that greatly helped our bag.  Here he is with his bucketmouths.

 

I also saw a nice group of turkey polts on the way home afterwards.  A hen with 8 of them.  The young ones were about the size of a pheasant.

 

 

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Lake Z ...🤭🤣😉

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19 hours ago, smurfy said:

Lake Z ...🤭🤣😉

I thought it was on lake X. 😂

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57 minutes ago, leech~~ said:

I thought it was on lake X. 😂

🤣 must be a crappy lake to fish if he's using the bottom end of the Alphabet!!!!!!! 🙄

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2 hours ago, leech~~ said:

I thought it was on lake X. 😂

Y would you think that? 😉 

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3 hours ago, Wanderer said:

Y would you think that? 😉 

U C more fish in X then Z-K  ;)

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On 8/13/2024 at 3:37 PM, leech~~ said:

U C more fish in X then Z-K  ;)

O I C…

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2 hours ago, Wanderer said:

O I C…

 

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