Does anyone have any reports?
I heard there was open water 14 miles East of Birchdale. And they are starting to plow out some of the landings?
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Does anyone have any reports?
I heard there was open water 14 miles East of Birchdale. And they are starting to plow out some of the landings?
I saw on FB that Granrud and his team of guides opened up the one at Pelland??? I think that is the one that is upstream of the two rivers that dump in to Rainy… Hoping to maybe get up there this year for either the walleye deal or maybe even the sturgeon run following.
Mark
Sounds like it’s making good progress. Open channel 3 miles east of birchdale at franz jevne as of sunday
Birchdale is open as of this morning. Open water 3 miles from frontier. Let the fork watch begin.
Buddy launched from Pelland on Monday. It’s opening up fast up there.
Buddy launched from Pelland on Monday. It’s opening up fast up there.
Heard any report on catching? We are headed up there tomorrow for the day. Too anxious to try out the new boat to wait for open lakes around here…..lol.
Birchdale is open as of this morning. Open water 3 miles from frontier. Let the fork watch begin.
X2!
Anyone have a crystal ball?
With the Mississippi out of the equation, man, bet it will be nuts on the rainy the last 2 weekends. That’s all predicated on the forks not busting loose at less than an ideal time frame.
For the rainy river vets, do they typically bust loose fairly close to each other or are there times they are multiple days apart?
I’m pretty sure they typically will go out relatively close to one another. It really doesn’t matter though because all it takes is one and it can become unfishable for a week or longer. For walleyes anyways. Im going up the 10th and I’m feeling cautiously optimistic. Watch the usgs gauges they usually pop loose in the 10-16 foot range. It will be a zoo, that is a gaurantee. Hopefully the golf cart kids are still working!
Also know that a day or two before they go the fishing usually goes south because the rainy is very muddy by that point. Found that out in 2017. From the time the fish quit biting til the time it got good again, it was about 12-13 days.
The little fork has been rising steadily for the past week or so.
Also know that a day or two before they go the fishing usually goes south because the rainy is very muddy by that point. Found that out in 2017. From the time the fish quit biting til the time it got good again, it was about 12-13 days.
The little fork has been rising steadily for the past week or so.
Great info, thanks!
I’m posting this simply as a reminder, DO NOT DISCONNECT THE BOAT FROM THE TRAILER UNTIL THE BOAT IS IN THE WATER WHEN UP ON THE RAINY RIVER. Doesn’t matter if you have bunks or rollers, don’t do it. I was unfortunate enough to witness this one Saturday and it is what nightmares are made of.
I’m posting this simply as a reminder, DO NOT DISCONNECT THE BOAT FROM THE TRAILER UTIL THE BOAT IS IN THE WATER WHEN UP ON THE RAINY RIVER. Doesn’t matter if you have bunks or rollers, don’t do it. I was unfortunate enough to witness this one Saturday and it is what nightmares are made of.
That has to be a terrible feeling. Out of curiosity, what benefit is there to unhook before the boat is in the water? Just doesn’t seem worth it to me for the reason shown above.
Out of curiosity, what benefit is there to unhook before the boat is in the water?
You become famous!
Or infamous. I forget which one.
That has to be a terrible feeling. Out of curiosity, what benefit is there to unhook before the boat is in the water? Just doesn’t seem worth it to me for the reason shown above.
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A closer relationship with your insurance agent and lighter wallet…
Guys rushing and feeling the pressure of 100 trucks waiting in line behind them.
Looking at the picture it looks like more money then common sense.
To bad when you see those things happen. Hope it was a quick clean up.
are the lines that bad?
Check out the video
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=413322479217279&id=221797525036443&__tn__=%2As%2As-R
I’m posting this simply as a reminder, DO NOT DISCONNECT THE BOAT FROM THE TRAILER UNTIL THE BOAT IS IN THE WATER WHEN UP ON THE RAINY RIVER. Doesn’t matter if you have bunks or rollers, don’t do it. I was unfortunate enough to witness this one Saturday and it is what nightmares are made of.
Hey Chris, how was the fishing? Heading up a week from today.
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Hey Chris, how was the fishing? Heading up a week from today.
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I’m headed up tommorrow. And I’m excited as all heck right now. Conditions look great.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>grizzly wrote:</div>
are the lines that bad?Check out the video
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=413322479217279&id=221797525036443&__tn__=%2As%2As-R
Should start a shuttle business for $5 a pop!
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>arcticm1000 wrote:</div>
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>grizzly wrote:</div>
are the lines that bad?Check out the video
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=413322479217279&id=221797525036443&__tn__=%2As%2As-R
Should start a shuttle business for $5 a pop!
You are late to the shuttle party. Local kids are already doing it for donations.
Eye will be on the river Wed – Fri. Green 16′ Smokercraft. If we’re grinding on the same piece of real estate say hi!
Also know that a day or two before they go the fishing usually goes south because the rainy is very muddy by that point. Found that out in 2017. From the time the fish quit biting til the time it got good again, it was about 12-13 days.
The little fork has been rising steadily for the past week or so.
I have never followed the gage height graph. I see it peaked on 3/31 and is slowly lowering now. What is that telling us? What would the graph be showing to indicate when it is breaking up?
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