Sat 5/15 on the Croix…

I thought I was over dress as I was launching my boat this morning in my winter gear. About an hour later I was wishing I had a little more clothing!

Both the Kinni and the Hudson channel were producing fish to day. Once again…many short fish…but every once in a while a 17 or better would pop up.

At the enterance to the Kinni the barrage of boats were fairly thick today. I made it hard for the pleasure craft to snake there way through (no comments please).

I’m going to try to make it the the Mighty Mississippi Sunday.

Did you wait for the fog to clear?
I didn’t. Started out ok at 4 am in Hastings till I got past Hastings marina. Then the wall hit. Couldn’t even see enough to turn around. Good thing I had the GPS on or it would have been interesting. Didn’t see the light of P city till I got past the point. Trolled around there till I got tired and headed home at 7:30. Back through the fog. No takers to a lot of different trolled plugs and depths. Trolled right up to a cruiser without seeing it. All I heard was the water pumping out the side of his boat.
That was close.
What was the preferred presentation?

Morning C342! Yesterday morning was one of those mornings when you look outside and see the ice on the bird bath and say “Good morning to tell the wife I’m staying home for her…mornings”. I didn’t get out until around 8 or so. When the fog lifted, it lifted quick!

Around the Kinni jig and minnow…but there were a few people tolling the lower half. In the Hudson channel it was mixed. I had good luck with running a rap on the bottom, but I saw many fish being taken by jiggers.

Those GPS’s are great for getting you from one place to the other….but not so good when there’s something in the way! Close is not good

Almost forgot. I watched a young deer drink for the river…then start swimming from WI to MN. After a fairly close call with a speed type boat, I gave him an escort (from a distance) the rest of the way across.

Just goes to show what people and animals with do to when they don’t want to be a cheese head anymore….

Close is relative to speed. At 2 MPH I would have had to have been a lot closer……But it was startling to see that big white boat in the big white fog. At least he was anchored and not moving.
Wouldn’t that have been an awakening. Bump and Thud at 5am.

Don’t you guys sleep?

Putz…there’s always time for sleep and lutifisk….after fishing season!

When you work at night you become a pro at sleep deprovation.
30 hour days are not unusual for me.

ON the “time pie graph”, “the world” wants enough of my time that the only thing left to give to my own interests (which does include other people) is to reduce sleep. Welcome to the new millenium! Fired Up!

So, in the famous words of actor Sam Elliot in his character from Road House, “I’ll get all the rest I need when I’m dead.” Who’s going fishing???

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ON the “time pie graph”,

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Still…on my time pie graph….all that’s left is the whipped cream…and that’s not even real whipped cream.

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ON the “time pie graph”,

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Still…on my time pie graph….all that’s left is the whipped cream…and that’s not even real whipped cream.

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Are you kidding??? Last time I checked, you were INCREDIBLY “whipped”!!!
So……… you gonna keep whinin’ or go fishin’? (tough love technique……. just practicing…… )

Say, I read some where that you advised someone to duck if they saw you because you’d be casting. New leaf? Feeling okay? Any recent Malaria experiences? Scarlet Fever maybe? One too many “thunks” checkin’ the melon? Growing any hair in odd places? I’m just trying to make this make sense. You’re a troller. You troll. It’s like you were born to it. And then all these reports of guys trolling cranks and bait and nailing monster flats………. and you’re ……………. casting??? All I gotta say is, “When in Rome………” If casting ever becomes part of your regular, “go to” arsenal, I’ll take you north for some monster smallies! Oh yeah…….. it’s a good technique for evening walleyes too.

Just funnin’ ya dude! I know you been wonderin’ when I’d get around to it!

I’m going fishing…(trolling) otherwise I would respond….

It will be safe on the Croix today.