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By LakeofthewoodsMN · Posted
On the south end... The big basin, otherwise known as Big Traverse Bay, is ice free. Zippel Bay and Four Mile Bay are ice free as well. Everything is shaping up nicely for the MN Fishing Opener on May 11th. With the walleye / sauger season currently closed, most anglers are targeting sturgeon and pike. Some sturgeon anglers are fishing at the mouth of the Rainy River, but most sturgeon are targeted in Four Mile Bay or the Rainy River. Hence, pike are the targeted species on the south shore and various bays currently. Pike fishing this time of year is a unique opportunity, as LOW is border water with Canada, the pike season is open year round. The limit is 3 pike per day with one being able to be more than 40 inches. All fish 30 - 40 inches must be released. Back bays hold pike as they go through the various stages of the spawn. Deadbait under a bobber, spinners, spoons and shallow diving crankbaits are all viable options. Four Mile Bay, Bostic Bay and Zippel Bay are all small water and boats of various sizes work well. On the Rainy River... Great news this week as we learned sturgeon will not be placed on the endangered species list by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The organization had to make a decision by June 30 and listing sturgeon could have ended sturgeon fishing. Thankfully, after looking at the many success stories across the nation, including LOW and the Rainy River, sturgeon fishing and successful sturgeon management continues. A good week sturgeon fishing on the Rainy River. Speaking to some sturgeon aficionados, fishing will actually get even better as water temps rise. Four Mile Bay at the mouth of the Rainy River near the Wheeler's Point Boat Ramp is still producing good numbers of fish, as are various holes along the 42 miles of navigable Rainy River from the mouth to Birchdale. The sturgeon season continues through May 15th and resumes again July 1st. Oct 1 - April 23, Catch and Release April 24 - May 7, Harvest Season May 8 - May 15, Catch and Release May 16 - June 30, Sturgeon Fishing Closed July 1 - Sep 30, Harvest Season If you fish during the sturgeon harvest season and you want to keep a sturgeon, you must purchase a sturgeon tag for $5 prior to fishing. One sturgeon per calendar year (45 - 50" inclusive, or over 75"). Most sturgeon anglers are either a glob of crawlers or a combo of crawlers and frozen emerald shiners on a sturgeon rig, which is an 18" leader with a 4/0 circle hook combined with a no roll sinker. Local bait shops have all of the gear and bait. Up at the NW Angle... A few spots with rotten ice, but as a rule, most of the Angle is showing off open water. In these parts, most are looking ahead to the MN Fishing Opener. Based on late ice fishing success, it should be a good one. -
By leech~~ · Posted
Nice fish. I moved to the Sartell area last summer and just thought it was windy like this everyday up here? 🤭 -
By Rick G · Posted
Crazy windy again today.... This is has been the norm this spring. Between the wind and the cold fronts, fishing has been more challenging for me than most years. Panfish have been moving in and out of the shallows quite a bit. One day they are up in the slop, the next they are out relating to cabbage or the newly sprouting lilly pads. Today eye guy and I found them in 4-5 ft of water, hanging close to any tree branches that happened to be laying in the water. Bigger fish were liking a 1/32 head and a Bobby Garland baby shad. Highlight of the day way this healthy 15incher -
By monstermoose78 · Posted
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By monstermoose78 · Posted
As I typed that here came a hen. IMG_7032.mov IMG_7032.mov -
By monstermoose78 · Posted
So far this morning nothing but non turkeys. -
By monstermoose78 · Posted
Well yesterday I got a little excited and let a turkey get to close and I hit the blind!! -
By smurfy · Posted
good......you?? living the dream..in my basement playing internet thug right now!!!!!! 🤣 working on getting the boat ready.......bought a new cheatmaster locator for the boat so working on that. waiting for warmer weather to start my garden!!! -
By monstermoose78 · Posted
How is everyone doing? Holy moly it’s chilly this morning I stayed in bed and will hunt later today when it warms up.
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BillP
If you are tired of cranking the hand wheel on your boatlift you have probably checked out the power adaptors that turn it into a power lift. STICKER SHOCK!!! Ok, they are a bit spendy. So what; back to the hand wheel? Not necessarily, what if you could do it just as well for less than $150?
I just replaced the hand wheel winch with a power winch like you use on an ATV. A little over $100, and it works fine. My neighbor insisted I rig one up for his pontoon boat but I refused. In an emergency, I can always just pull my boat up on the beach but he would be in trouble with a dead battery and a storm kicking up.
Then I thought, Why not put the power winch on one end and just leave the other end attached to the hand winch? ! So that’s what we did and it works great. You will need a winch that is “power in + power out” and adequate in power with plenty of cable. Mount the winch high enough that it is not subject to being splashed too much. If possible align it with the cable or add a pulley so the cable feeds directly onto the drum. If that end of the cable fastens on the boat platform rather than the frame of the lift, you will need another pulley to route it back up to the winch.
You don’t need a really powerful winch unless you have a heavy boat. I did notice that for a couple more bucks you not only get more power but bigger and longer cable. My neighbor used one of those portable winches that are made to drop onto a trailer hitch. It looks nice with it’s plastic housing. Mount the switch where you can reach it and hook it up to a battery. I use a larger deep cycle battery and charge it again mid season just to be safe.
Be careful, there are too many variables in a project like this to give directions that will result in a safe and serviceable conversion under all circumstances. If you don’t have the experience necessary to complete a project like this, get help. The idea works, the execution is up to you.
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