Headwater Miss River smallie report 8-20-03

  • DeeZee
    Champlin, Mn
    Posts: 2128
    August 21, 2003 at 2:37 am #273880

    Here is a pic of one of the several 20″ smallies that made their way to the boat caught on “Jimmy D’s” black 1/8 oz river bugs.

    DeeZee
    Champlin, Mn
    Posts: 2128
    August 21, 2003 at 2:41 am #273882

    Here is another pic of my father “Jimmy D” with another 19″+ fish caught on a heavier 1/4oz river bug coupled with a hair pin spinner.

    DeeZee
    Champlin, Mn
    Posts: 2128
    August 21, 2003 at 2:44 am #273884

    Here is Andy Carol of Pradco with a nice smallie that just aniliated the new BOOYA spinnerbait by Pradco. We were high speed burning this just under the surface overtop some weeds and rock mixed current swept areas.

    DeeZee
    Champlin, Mn
    Posts: 2128
    August 21, 2003 at 2:47 am #273885

    Here is a pic of Gary Nelson of Pradco holding the last fish of the night last night before the mosquitos carried us away. This fish fell victim to a pumpkin pepper green 4″ Yum Garret tube. Nice fish Gary!

    DeeZee
    Champlin, Mn
    Posts: 2128
    August 21, 2003 at 2:52 am #273888

    Here is yours truly with just an average 16″-17″ fish. Disregard the date you see on the photos appeared here on this post. These fish did actually come from the past couple of days. I have had my camera reapaired several times now and I think the date has never been updated.

    haywood04
    Winona, Minnesota
    Posts: 1073
    August 21, 2003 at 2:52 pm #273915

    DeeZee,
    Nice report and some great pics!
    Hope the computer problems are solved, sometimes it would be easier to those darn things.
    Keep the reports coming

    DeeZee
    Champlin, Mn
    Posts: 2128
    August 21, 2003 at 3:50 pm #273921

    Thanks Haywood! I appreciate it!
    Yes I was one of many victims of the MSBLAST worm virus.
    I felt like doing this So I could feel like this..

    jonn
    Posts: 81
    August 21, 2003 at 6:08 pm #273946

    Nice report Steve. It’s good to see someone is fishing the Sartell area. Pics from my last guide trip….which was a few weeks ago. The water was higher back then and I found the bigger fish holding around deeper holes. Most of my fish hit spoonplugs.

    DeeZee
    Champlin, Mn
    Posts: 2128
    August 21, 2003 at 6:22 pm #273949

    Jon,

    Most all my trips have been either the Wilson park area of St. Cloud or Anoka/Champlin sections of river. Even with how low the water has been, these pools are very navigable.
    It seems the hotter the weather, the better the bite!

    jonn
    Posts: 81
    August 21, 2003 at 6:42 pm #273950

    My mistake on location …..AND yep couldn’t agree more on the hot weather. Did anyone in your family enter the Lion’s club bass tourny on the river? (At least that’s who was running it.) I was “thiiisss” close to doing it, but I have been swamped with work and couldn’t justify the time. AND with my luck lately with tourny’s it’s best I stick with recreational fishing (and guiding).

    Besides the later is more fun!

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    August 21, 2003 at 8:34 pm #273963

    Looks like you guys got into some GREAT fish DeeZee! All pics appreciated!!

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