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2019 Rainy River Melt


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What better time to start this than during -30 temps!!!  Someone's gotta be that guy, so it might as well be me!

 

Anyone else got the itch?

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Well, it opens up fast sometimes, but things aren't looking too promising for an early start to fishing this year.....nothing in the forecast to get anyone too excited.

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According to LOW tourism ice on the river is thinner than usual, thats a plus!

 

Any thoughts on the new regs for this year?

 

 

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I'm curious to see how it impacts boat numbers.  I wouldn't think it would have any effect hardly but who knows, people are funny sometimes.....

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Just looked the new regs up. Not an issue for me. I never intend to keep any. Usually too tired in the evenings after 12 hrs in the boat to think about cleaning fish. 

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Believe that its catch and release during April and the limits changed when regular season  gets underway.  I don't mind as I'm not in it to see how many I can  catch  and bring home just a real blast to be able to catch really nice fish and say that I did  it

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Might be the first year I dont make it up since 2011. Not because of the regulation changes but last year the wait at the boat launch was horrible. Have to say it was very comical watching people try to load and launch boats though.

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On 3/4/2019 at 9:21 PM, LucasLongCaster said:

Might be the first year I dont make it up since 2011. Not because of the regulation changes but last year the wait at the boat launch was horrible. Have to say it was very comical watching people try to load and launch boats though.

Looking like another year like last... March 8th and no reports yet

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I think its gonna happen late and fast which means really dirty fast flowing water.

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It could be a long wait this year. There hasn’t been any melt yet and there is a lot of snow out there. From what I have been hearing the river is locked up tight and there’s plenty of ice. 

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Satellite image looks like it might be open up to kuttes landing in Pelland? anyone check the river lately? That sun has to be doing some work the last 2 days 

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If nothing else, its just nice to see the process beginning to happen.  Good lord, the last 2 months have been brutal.

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Hopefully we can start getting some intel from guys up there. I’ll have a buddy check for me Thursday and I’ll keep you posted.

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Any new reports? Last I heard river was open to Loman.

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    • CigarGuy
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