Off To See The Wizard.....

[Drake]

With the winds we had in our little corner of the world today, it had you thinking you should be looking for Auntie Em and Toto! Was it like this for you folks in other areas today?

We only had a couple of fishermen that hit one of the smaller lakes in the area today, but we decided to go to a couple of area casinos. But we did pass Leech Lake on the way to one casino and saw a few folks fishing the weedbeds along the shoreline. We also passed Cass Lake and saw the trucks and empty trailers in the parking lot, but didn't see the boats on the lake, so they must've ventured out a ways.

So did anyone else experience the winds today in your neck of the woods and did anyone venture out?

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[Drake]

The public access isn't ready yet~Everything is done at the access except paving and striping. They were hoping the weather would hold so that work could get done by Monday, and the access would be open Monday, but with the rain that we had on Friday I would imagine that put it behind schedule a day or two. Although I haven't driven to the lake today. A couple of the resorts on the southside of the lake are offering folks to launch, but heard that Fontenelle's is pretty steep.

If you do head out, let us know how you do. Have some folks who have been fishing Blackduck the last week and when asked how the fishing has been they said they couldn't complain.....

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[woodman]

Fished Blackduck this afternoon and didn't even get a bite??? Went to our lucky spot that produced some walleyes this summer and not a fish, graphed lots, but couldn't talk them into bitting. Tried singing to them, and I think that scared them away or something????

OWell, it felt good to spend time with the wife before I have to head back up to Ponemah and teach!!!

Happy Fishing

Woodman

[cluelessfisherman]

Yep - thought the house was going to rip apart!! Lost a big birch that fell about 2 foot away from our pontoon that I have pulled in the driveway! Actually better it wasn't in thw water, or the dock would have been ripped apart with the boat tied to it.

Think I am heading up to Blackduck this afternoon - is the launch done yet? If not I will have to make other plans.

Clueless - -

[cluelessfisherman]

Well - we headed to North Twin instead yesterday. I think it must be the weather, but we didn't get a keepable fish in the 3 hrs out there. Fished shallow and deep and everything inbetween. What are you folks doing to get those gills??

Don't get me wrong we caught plenty of smaller gills and small bass, but nothing for the pan.

Oh well, it was better than doing yard work!

Clueless - -

[Drake]

Hey Clueless, sorry to hear you weren't able to get the keepers. Talked to some folks here who've been doing good on Gills the last few days and they are fishing along the weedlines with leeches. Some of the gills being the little guys being thrown back, but their "big brothers" came back with them. (Now today and yesterday it was at Rabideau.)

It seemed fishing was slower yesterday after that rain on Friday and heavy winds on Saturday~really stirred things up. (Wasn't just you Woodman!) Upper Red proved really slow for the northerns today, hopefully with things calming back down fishing will kick in.

Woodman~One of the locals who's been fishing the Duck a lot the last week said today the walleye bite was going good in the 10 to 12 foot depth and fishing along the shoreline. Were you in shallow depths or out by the bars where the fishing had been so good?

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[woodman]

Drake- We fished our lucky 10'bar and nothing. There were a couple of boats that were trolling along moose point by us, but never seen them land a fish either. I believe it is the weather and the change in water temp, but that is just my thought!!

Woodman

PS let us know when the access is finished.