Open water cats?

  • dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    #1355284

    Anyone thinking of getting out this weekend? With stable warmer temps, I do believe this might be the first good weekend. Anyone going out? If so, where you heading?

    Heading out on the Minnesota this weekend. First weekend in the boat. Pretty GD stoked about it, too!

    katmando
    Ramsey,MN pool 2, St.croix river
    Posts: 691
    #1402505

    First good weekend? The cats have been biting real good for the last 3 weeks

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    #1402506

    That’s what I want to hear! What river you been on? What bait is producing?

    katmando
    Ramsey,MN pool 2, St.croix river
    Posts: 691
    #1402507

    Pool 2. Shad

    nhamm
    Inactive
    Robbinsdale
    Posts: 7348
    #1402508

    Heading out somewhere local one night. Going to try to get the boat out too but will see, nothing else some worms are going to find some shoreline.

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    #1402509

    The Minnesota is a different animal. Think we’ll have a good mix of cut bait, stink bait, and crawlers going.

    FishBlood&RiverMud
    Prescott
    Posts: 6687
    #1402577

    Quote:


    The Minnesota is a different animal. Think we’ll have a good mix of cut bait, stink bait, and crawlers going.


    1st difference is there is no GPS maps for the citidiots

    I have a bunch of work to do on my boat, easter weekend it’ll be ready for the MN River. Hopefully i don’t wreck anything because the following weekend it’ll be on the Rainy.

    dbright
    Cambridge
    Posts: 1862
    #1403332

    I am planning on hitting the croix this weekend.

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    #1403334

    Saw on the USGS site that the MN at Mankato has gone over 50 degrees. This gives me lots of hope for this weekend.

    Flathead Fever
    robbinsdale mn
    Posts: 165
    #1403395

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    I am planning on hitting the croix this weekend.


    I will be out on the Croix Friday night/ Saturday morning. Called windmill marina, they said no launch fee and river is open with some ice north and south.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    #1403418

    It’s always open at windmill…unless the North ice gives way and drifts down stream to the south ice.

    I was coming over the I 94 bridge today and there were a number of icebergs floating down the Hudson channel with gray ice in the Bayport basin. At least there the neck down at the train bridge will protect a person and their boat if the large sheet breaks free.

    Either way. I’m glad you guys are getting out on the water!

    Flathead Fever
    robbinsdale mn
    Posts: 165
    #1403576

    Quote:


    Pool 2. Shad


    Where does a guy get a supply of shad?

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    #1403628

    Legally speaking, it’s pretty hard if not impossible to do.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    #1403629

    In MN.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    #1403641

    Quote:


    Legally speaking, it’s pretty hard if not impossible to do.



    Patience and a long dip net….or do they limit a dip net length too?

    Flathead Fever
    robbinsdale mn
    Posts: 165
    #1403668

    Quote:


    Quote:


    I am planning on hitting the croix this weekend.


    I will be out on the Croix Friday night/ Saturday morning. Called windmill marina, they said no launch fee and river is open with some ice north and south.


    got skunked.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    #1403675

    BUT it’s good to get out on the water!

    Flathead Fever
    robbinsdale mn
    Posts: 165
    #1403694

    I just put a Humminbird 998c hd si on the boat, and told the wife that I will catch WAY more fish. She’s wondering why I don’t come home with fish…..

    Also I was seeing large arches at 85ft where it starts to come up fast. Is this Sturgeon?

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    #1403815

    I would guess so. We’ve had some pretty good fishing in that area some years.

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