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Fished 7 am -1 pm Saturday.

trolled Kinni area with no takers.

Found some active fish in 20-25 FOW off Catfish Bar. Brought in a few barely legal walleye. Missed a few almost at the boat. Missed at least 20 solid hits- I am guessing all/most were walleye as I did not see any Sheepies caught (unusual!).

Trolled WI shoreline with no takers.

Seems to be a decent bite going on.

Posted

I'm familiar with the kinni narrows but where is the catfish bar?

Thanks.

Posted

Catfish Bar is the wingdam-type structure across from the Afton Marina... there's a couple of underwater humps just upstream from the bar that can hold some nice 'eyes (great spot for the fall) and deeper water trenches around it that can hold some nice fish. I wasn't sure if they'd be in there yet but it sounds like it's worth the trip to check it out...

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Was out Saturday from 5:00 - 9:30 a.m. Fished in the rain most of the morning. It is the greatest time to be on the river because you don't have to worry about other boats fishing your spots. I found fish holding on rocks on the banks right up until 9:30. The best presentation was a #7 Perch jointed Shad Rap. I could have fished all day but the "List" was waiting for me at home!

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Love the fishing but hate the"list"! I try to take the list down to nothing before the weekend to avoid any distractions. I know my time is lim ited though with a 6,4& 2 year old. Just a matter of time and I'll be substituting some of my fishing time for family time. I'm glad that each one has shown an interest in fishing so far! The walleye bite upriver has been pretty good to date as well. At least up there, I only have to deal with an occassional fishing boat or the paddle boat from TF. Is it a poor forage year down towards Stillwater/Afton? I can't figure out this bite, as the eyes are pretty hungry everytime I have been out so far. Are you guys seeing any shad/shiner schools on your electronics?

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Just thought I would throw this out in this forum since it is a east metro/se metro area. I am in need of having my boat re-wired, ignigiton is fine just my accessories, anyone in the area know of anyone and approximately what it would cost to re-wire a boat. Just the basic, bilge, horn, depth finder, gps, trolling motor.

Posted

I would try Stan Berry across the river from Stillwater. He probably isn't the cheapest, but does a good job. I think he is in the phone book. I don't know what the name of the place is exactly though.

Posted

Lot's of baitfish both in the top water and on the screen now. During daylight hours this time of year I will not sit still in a spot that does not show baitfish for more than a few minutes. In the summer it really becomes a matter of finding the fish. They are shooled up somewhere and it doesn't take long to fisgure out if you have found them. Early mornings are easy to fish. It is the noon bite that is tougher this time of year. I am normally long gone by then unless you get the incredible benefit of a weekday outing on the Croix. I haven't had one of those this year that I can remember! Lot's of big fish this year. Have fun!

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