2003 Catfish Gatherings
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By LakeofthewoodsMN · Posted
On the south end... This year's MN Fishing Opener weekend was not only great weather wise, the walleyes and saugers were caught in good numbers. A main fish gut hauler working with a number of resorts commented it was one of the most productive opening weekends he has seen based on the amount of fish guts collected after the weekend. The goto presentation was a jig and frozen emerald shiner. Emerald shiners are a staple in LOW and walleyes love them. Other minnows worked also, but emerald shiners are a favorite of anglers for good reason. Four Mile Bay held good walleyes in 12 - 18'. Not a surprise as the walleye bite on the river during the spring season was good and as of late, sturgeon anglers have been reporting catching walleyes on sturgeon rigs. The Lighthouse Gap area, Morris Point Gap and just in front of Pine Island held nice fish in 12 - 15'. Across the south shore, 18 - 22' was holding good numbers as well. As you can see, there are lots of fish around. A quarter ounce jig in gold, glow white, pink, orange, chartreuse, or a combo of these colors tipped with a minnow worked well. As a reminder, the limit of walleyes and saugers is a combined limit of six fish, up to four of the six can be walleyes. All walleyes between 19.5 - 28.0 inches must be released. One fish over 28.0 inches can be kept. The possession limit in MN is one daily limit of fish. On the Rainy River... Some nice walleyes were caught on the river this weekend, although most anglers hit the lake. 10 - 15' of water was the norm. Sturgeon fishing on the Rainy River has been excellent. The catch and release season continues through May 15th and then closes until the keep season starts up again July 1st. Up at the NW Angle... Some nice walleyes were caught in 18 - 25 feet of water, a little deeper than anticipated. Points were good as were areas with structure. The morning and evening bite was best. As water continues to warm, go to spots for walleyes will be neck down areas, shoreline breaks, points and bays. The goto presentation was a jig and minnow. -
By SkunkedAgain · Posted
I found this dock wheel floating in Black Bay. If it's yours or you know whom it belongs to, go and grab it. -
By SkunkedAgain · Posted
Most years for opener I drive up on Thursday. This year it was Friday afternoon so I figured bait would be tight. The only place that I stopped was L&M in Virginia. They said that they sold out of rainbows by 11am. I got crappie minnows and never needed the rainbows. All my walleye were caught dragging raps. The crappie minnows....well, you know what they caught. -
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By gimruis · Posted
I got a nice Tom in season B and posted photos in the local thread (Moose's report). -
By Wanderer · Posted
Did you have any luck? I got a bird but didn’t really do much for pics worth showing. -
By Wanderer · Posted
It depends on a lot of factors, I suppose. I hung on to my last gas auger for a few years after getting into electric but I never used it so I finally sold it. Haven’t missed it one bit. You bet it was reliable though. Still started on the second pull for the new owner. After trying several options in the electric world, I’m currently settled on a Strikemaster 40V with Liteflight bits. With 2 fully charged batteries, I fish all day in Canada, cutting 10 inch holes. What I’ll agree with is, if you search by drilling and flasher sonar, you will probably be more comfortable with the run time of a gas auger. When you start incorporating GPS mapping, forward facing sonar, and saved waypoints, you don’t need to Swiss cheese every spot you fish. I can still run through both batteries when the fishing isn’t great but I never feel like I have to count my holes. It’s more like: Did I need the second battery before the middle part of our fishing hours? If I still can’t catch fish after running out 2 batteries, it doesn’t matter cuz the fish just ain’t biting. That’s fishing on the dark side! 😉 -
By Wanderer · Posted
Thanks. Yep, iPhone. Photo mode, not portrait. No flash. -
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