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My family and I are heading up to the north shore this wknd for some camping and site seeing etc. The kids and I would like to bring the fishing rods and try our luck. Unfortunately the Mrs said no to bringing the boat. frown.gif Is there anywhere along the north shore where we might catch some fish this time of year and what would we use for bait? This will be a new experience for us so any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Nels

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Just about all the rivers on the N. Shore have a population of trout. I would just try to find a few deep pools and drift a crawler through. Or you could try shore fishing the big lake, but that is not gonna be very productive at this time of the year.

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Nels,

Check out some of the designated trout lakes as well as the streams. Many have fishing piers or shore fishing opps available. You can bobber fish or throw spinners and small spoons with some degree of success.

Tunrevir~ cool.gif

  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Creators
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Check the regulations on designated trout lakes and Lake Superior tributaries. You can visit the DNR site and get a list of trout lakes, find one in the area you'll be at and give it a try. Another suggestion would be casting spoons for Coho from the North Shore.

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There's also a great map that shows all the North Shore streams. You can get it free at the French River DNR hatchery office, which is on the left side of Hwy 61 between Duluth and Two Harbors.

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Thanks for all the replies! Fishing the streams and deep pools sounds like fun and its something the kids have never tried. When fishing the pools and streams is it best to use a float (bobber) above the hook or just split shot with no float? Also do Mepps aglias work this time of year in the streams? I'm sure we can learn a lot by just observing what other fisherman are doing.

Thanks again, we are really looking forward to our trip.

Nels

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Be careful with those Mepps, in Minnesota you can't have a treble within 100yds of the mouth of a trib. The Mepps streamer spinners work well and come with a single hook on them.

  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Builders
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Be careful with those Mepps, in Minnesota you can't have a treble within 100yds of the mouth of a trib. The Mepps streamer spinners work well and come with a single hook on them.

Sorry but that aint right try again man

  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Builders
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If your above the first post barrier your ok with the mepps try some little raps to some of the streams have some big browns in them. You can cast spoons and meps as long as they go out in to the lake just to fish the river with them unless ya change to single hooks. I like small floats for the kids i take my cousins to a few pools and bobber fish. I like flies and split shot and chunk of worm myself with a hook. remember you cant keep rainbows unless they of legal length which is 16 inches i believe, even if you are above the first posted barrier. Those little brookies pan fried in butter with a couple eggs and toast for breakfast hit the spot every time. Good luck with the stream trout

  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Builders
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My cousin hit the Brule river yesterday from shore that is the brule river in minnesota and picked up 2 nice lakers on floating jointed raps. He also lost two so he had a good morning and he ate that restraunt there i am not going to try to spell it.

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Be careful with those Mepps, in Minnesota you can't have a treble within 100yds of the mouth of a trib. The Mepps streamer spinners work well and come with a single hook on them.

Sorry but that aint right try again man


Moose,

Sorry, i forgot it's only below the boundary. I'm used to fishing for steel up there, so i never go above. As far as the rainbows, you forgot that they must be clipped. I don't think any native rainbows, even above the boundary can be kept. Might be wrong on that though. shocked.gif

  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Builders
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Naw your right about being clipped but i never caught a rainbow above that was bigger the 13 inches anyways but ya never know.

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Thanks for all of the info everyone. It sounds like I will have to do a little reading of the regulations for up there. We don't plan on keeping any fish although the description that Monstermoose gave of butter fried trout and eggs sure sounded good.

Nels

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Nels,

Check out some of the designated trout lakes as well as the streams. Many have fishing piers or shore fishing opps available. You can bobber fish or throw spinners and small spoons with some degree of success.

Tunrevir~
cool.gif


I looked at the DNR listing of trout lakes in St. Louis county and saw a whole bunch. Any idea which one is closest to Duluth?

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That is a handy website, thanks for the link.

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