Zumbro River

[Dan Thiem]

Floated the mighty Zumbro in my flat back canoe with an electric motor between Zumbro falls and Hammond.Fished from 10:00-4:00.
I casted Rapala's (all kinds).I didn't catch anything!I think the water was too dirty.Only had about a 6"-8" visibilty.Although it was very busy with other rafters and canoes.

[CrappieJohn]

I'd throw that square stern in at Fishermans Inn and take a tour. Fish downstream from the landing on the left until you get to the gazebo and then fish your way back. Lots of opportunity there in that stretch of water.

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[CrappieJohn]

It seems like a million years ago that I fished a piece of the Zumbro River almost due west from the Rochester Airport...perhaps three miles away from there. The local nickname for the place was third bridge. I think it was the south fork of the middle branch of the the Zumbro River before it got to Mayowood. Where I fished was at a scour hole just past the bridge and downstream from there. We caught an amazing assortment of fish from sunnies to smallies, to crappies, to catfish. Years of soil mismanagement have spoiled that spot and Mayowood too, but I wonder if there are areas back in the bluffs that still might hold fish? Any one else ever fish these off-the-wall spots?

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[Jim W]

Tom,
yes in fact I have fished the aforementioned. However, it was more of a hot "party" spot a good 20+ years ago!!lol
Managed pannies and smallmouth in there.

Where there is water there is a way.

I often refer to my gazzetter(sp?) when crossig similar waters for future reference. Most often I don't return. However,I do plan to try a spot or two I found recently!

Good topic!
Where to fish in the land of no lakes!

Jim W

[CrappieJohn]

Another spot that turned out some dynamite sunfish was about a mile west of Dodge Co. 15, south of hiway 14 a few miles. I used to take my kids there and they could catch these hand sized sunfish all afternoon. There was a pool right next to the road that we hit pretty good for a few years and then they graduated to the boat. Again, this run of water eventually flowed thru Salem Corners and dumped into the lake at Mayowood. I might have to take a morning and go check these "old" places out....maybe I am missing something!

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[g'eye pilot]

CT - I have been back in the area you are speaking of as recent as three years ago. There is a (public) nature preserve area a couple miles west of the historical society. I used to take my retriever on an occasional hike out there. Beautiful area, as there has been some westland restoration and a nice network of trails. Some of the trails follow the river a ways back. I distinctly remember seeing what looked to be fishable water, there was current, depth, and generally looked like fishing-holding habitat. It also looked like a guy could float a canoe or kayak through the area, and probably end up at Mayowood Lake??

CS