Sturgeon Fsihing Report

[Muskynut]

jclymer, four of us fished the rainy on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was pretty fair. We caught 13 fish total, including a couple that were just short of 50 inches. The river is still pretty muddy (visibility 8-12 inches), and is moving fast. There's still plenty of debris, although it was generally catching on our weights, not our hooks. We did the best around the clementson area. Tried a number of holes on the way up past frontier. Did not catch any fish there, and there seemed to be more debris the farther east we went. Needed at least 3 ounces to stay on bottom. Needed 5 ounces in deeper/narrower areas. 12-18 inch mono leaders, and musky poles were the ticket. Crawlers worked good for us. Bring crawlers with you, because you'll likely not find them around Baudette. The bait shops were mostly out. Many were not even open! We talked with alot of other fishermen. Reports were mostly bad, but a few others did o.k. Two couples fishing out of clementson resort caught a couple of 46 inchers. I borrowed my tape to a boat full of guys who caught 52 and 54 inchers. We found our fish not in the holes where I caught them earlier this spring, but in the expansive hard bottom flats that are 19-20 feet. We heard of others catching fish out in the mouth near wheelers point, but generally people were struggling. Fast water, muddy water, and debris. Bring all your anchors, and lots of weight! Saturday was tough because we fished for twelve hours, but we really only caught fish for about two hours. Generally, we moved every 20-30 minutes until we finally found them. When we did, they went nuts! Sunday was a bust. Whitecaps blowing upriver started in before 8:00 am. We fished in this for seven hours with only suckers and eelpout. Hope this helps, and good luck!

Muskynut

[jclymer]

C'mon, I am waiting for the report from this past weekend!!! We are heading up on Thursday night!! I would love to hear how people did, where too and where not too fish and what seemed to be working, if anything other than crawlers was working?
Thanks in Advanced!