Will there be a Sturgeon Excursion for 2013?

  • castgrills
    Posts: 12
    January 16, 2013 at 10:38 pm #1222878

    Will there be a Sturgeon Excursion for 2013? If so, any idea on what the dates will be?

    fish_any_time
    Champlin, MN
    Posts: 2097
    January 16, 2013 at 11:01 pm #1131611

    Here is some of the info.

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    I spoke with Coleen yesterday and nailed down the dates. Lodging is again $28.50 per person per night.

    April 18th thru the 21st 2013.

    That’s all the info she had for me.

    tyler_holm
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 260
    March 11, 2013 at 11:04 am #1150675

    I’ll be there April 17-23rd.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    April 11, 2013 at 12:13 pm #1161547

    The nephew contacts me yesterday about going. Nothing like scrambling at the last minute. And I did email him about a month ago!

    marty28
    Mendota Heights, MN
    Posts: 280
    April 11, 2013 at 1:23 pm #1161583

    will be going up next week on thursday!! have a group of 16 going!!!! looking forward to another fun year. looks like we will trailering to clementson/frontier/vidas.

    stcroixer
    Croix Valley
    Posts: 689
    April 11, 2013 at 2:00 pm #1161602

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    The nephew contacts me yesterday about going. Nothing like scrambling at the last minute. And I did email him about a month ago!


    I sent him a FB pm yesterday, glad to see you two have decided to hammer down some details. You might be able to scrounge a cabin, but I’m pretty sure you two missed the signup deadline for the medals

    jeff_huberty
    Inactive
    Posts: 4941
    April 11, 2013 at 4:14 pm #1161646

    This is less organized than the financing for the Stadium

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    April 11, 2013 at 6:26 pm #1161708

    Just remember Jarrett, nothing is guaranteed until I show up at the launch. I guess I don’t have to remind Jarrett or BK.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    April 11, 2013 at 10:43 pm #1161809

    So far Ballards and Wheelers have responded with openings. Anyone have opinions?

    Also, where can I get a flat of crawlers. Is 1 flat enough for 2 Friday-Sunday?

    katmando
    Ramsey,MN pool 2, St.croix river
    Posts: 691
    April 11, 2013 at 10:46 pm #1161811

    A half of flat should be more then enough pug. Between 3 of us we’ve barely used a half for 4 days everytime.

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    April 12, 2013 at 12:24 am #1161850

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    So far Ballards and Wheelers have responded with openings. Anyone have opinions?

    Also, where can I get a flat of crawlers. Is 1 flat enough for 2 Friday-Sunday?

    Pug, I highly recommend River Bend. Paul, the owner, is a great guy and will do what he can to get you on some fish. Plus he has a guide there that’s been fishing sturgeon up there for what seems like his whole life.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    April 12, 2013 at 12:36 am #1161856

    Thanks. Not sure if I emailed them. I’ll check.

    jeff_huberty
    Inactive
    Posts: 4941
    April 12, 2013 at 9:35 am #1161907

    So is there going to be a sturgeon x-cursion….or
    is there not going to be a sturgeon x-cursion

    a simple mind would like to know

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    April 12, 2013 at 1:40 pm #1162003

    Nothing is organized because the gran poop-bah isn’t going this year. We’ll be up the weekend of the 25th.

    moxie
    Sioux City,IA
    Posts: 874
    April 12, 2013 at 2:31 pm #1162025

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    This is less organized than the financing for the Stadium


    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    April 12, 2013 at 3:57 pm #1162064

    Quote:

    Nothing is organized because the gran poop-bah isn’t going this year. We’ll be up the weekend of the 25th.


    When I say that I am not faulting BK. He tried to organize it and I just wanted to call him poop-bah.

    stcroixer
    Croix Valley
    Posts: 689
    April 12, 2013 at 6:35 pm #1162100

    PUG-Sturgeon harvest opens 4/24, just sayin, might want to pick up a tag this year.

    rdwheeler
    Hudson WI
    Posts: 204
    April 12, 2013 at 7:32 pm #1162125

    I’ll be up there Thursday evening and staying till Monday! We are staying at Slims this year. Any GTG on Fri or Sat night????

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    April 12, 2013 at 7:49 pm #1162135

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    I’ll be up there Thursday evening and staying till Monday! We are staying at Slims this year. Any GTG on Fri or Sat night????


    Just bar hop the resorts until you find the guy face down at the bar. Turn me over and say hey!

    We can let this thread simmer for another week and see if any more people are going and then maybe figure something out for an IDO meet and greet.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    April 13, 2013 at 1:05 pm #1162259

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    So far Ballards and Wheelers have responded with openings. Anyone have opinions?

    Also, where can I get a flat of crawlers. Is 1 flat enough for 2 Friday-Sunday?

    Pug, I highly recommend River Bend. Paul, the owner, is a great guy and will do what he can to get you on some fish. Plus he has a guide there that’s been fishing sturgeon up there for what seems like his whole life.

    Still no word, I’ll have to call this am. Was there any reports of panfish coming in? If they are popping I wouldn’t mind spending an hour or two to load up for a fish fry up there.

    Being border waters, are any gamefish open at the end of the month?

    Edit: Looks like pike are continuous? Might have to try an hour or so just to see if the bite is hot.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    April 14, 2013 at 4:06 pm #1162459

    Rivers Bend it is.

    Jakob
    Keymaster
    Rogers
    Posts: 1282
    April 15, 2013 at 1:16 pm #1162685

    My group will be up Thursday out of Wigwam.

    stcroixer
    Croix Valley
    Posts: 689
    April 15, 2013 at 1:25 pm #1162691

    Good luck up there, looking forward to hearing what’s happening up there

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13294
    April 15, 2013 at 2:16 pm #1162714

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    So far Ballards and Wheelers have responded with openings. Anyone have opinions?

    Also, where can I get a flat of crawlers. Is 1 flat enough for 2 Friday-Sunday? [/quote

    Pug, I highly recommend River Bend. Paul, the owner, is a great guy and will do what he can to get you on some fish. Plus he has a guide there that’s been fishing sturgeon up there for what seems like his whole life.

    Still no word, I’ll have to call this am. Was there any reports of panfish coming in? If they are popping I wouldn’t mind spending an hour or two to load up for a fish fry up there.

    Being border waters, are any gamefish open at the end of the month?

    Edit: Looks like pike are continuous? Might have to try an hour or so just to see if the bite is hot.

    Have never found any panfish up there while sturgeon fishing . On warm years you can get into some bullheads. Would bet they are fantastic eating out of that cold water. The church always seemed to be a hot spot for them. Got a feeling that will still be froze for a while.

    For pike just cast the shorelines. We seem to catch plenty of them with plastics trying for walleyes. Most are hammer handles but a few are big enough for filleting.

    Since Im guessing you guys will be fishing up river this year there is always some suckers to cook up. Other than bones I would bet there are pretty good to. Throw them on the grill skin on with some BBQ sauce or rub.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    April 15, 2013 at 2:55 pm #1162728

    I’ll take bullhead, pike or sucker. Anything fresh from the lake to make it feel like a true adventure. Even if the fish is a side dish to some ribeye.

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13294
    April 15, 2013 at 5:16 pm #1162776

    There is even some chance for pout but the ones we have ever caught are small. Very small. Would throw them all back for some pout.

    DeanoB
    Historic Mantorville
    Posts: 119
    April 15, 2013 at 7:32 pm #1162811

    I’ll be up there Friday – Monday to pop the sturgeon virgin cherry. Staying at Wigwam.

    tyler_holm
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 260
    April 16, 2013 at 10:42 am #1162932

    I’ll be up there this Wed night through the following Tuesday. Gonna be a little different year, but I guess every year is a little different. We dialed them in big time last year with spring coming a month early. This year spring is a few weeks behind the norm but I’m confident there’s fish awaiting to be caught. See you all up there.

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