Rainy river opener??

[Rocky]

I have been wondering with everything being so late this year, what are the odds that there will still be alot of the prespawn females in the river yet???

[gizmoguy]

Doubt it. The water temps have made it up to the 50's according to the river gauges. And have been in the 40's spawning range for some time.

[Bigfatbert]

2 hours ago, gizmoguy said:

Doubt it. The water temps have made it up to the 50's according to the river gauges. And have been in the 40's spawning range for some time.

There will be fish of all sizes in the river this year . The water clarity may be of a slight issue though . But all in all it should be worth it in the river to wet your lines . I personally took advantage of the late spring back in 1996 , by fishing the Rainy River that year on the opener, and I caught a walleye that weighed in at 10.4 , and my buddy got one that weighed 11.9 . Both fish on jigs with a minnow and a twister tail .

[NRX>JTX]

They might not be prespawn...but there should be a lot of fish still in the river...

[Wally Lindner]

So, were there any walleyes in the river for opener????

[LucasLongCaster]

I was wondering the same thing. Has anyone fished in the river on opener in may?

[BIGFISH.JZ]

I have been on the river for walleye/pike opener a few times. The river always has a good population of eyes but the majority of the spring spawn fish are generally back in the lake by opener. If they are still in the river, their location on an 80+ mile river varies by the day. I've always done good fishing walleye in the Rainy, Spring, summer and fall. Winter walleye aren't quite as easy to locate/catch from what I've seen. Opener can be pretty busy, but not like the spring rush.