Lower St Croix Help?

  • cnv25
    LaCrosse, WI
    Posts: 70
    June 18, 2010 at 1:40 pm #1228614

    I’m looking at fishing the Lower part of St Croix for the first time ever and will be launching at Bluffs Regional Park. I’ll be with a couple friends that fish the area but strickly shore fisherman so they have no knowledge of the water . Just looking for some pointers on what to look out for and pointers to put us on some fish. Mainly targeting large and smallmouth bass.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    June 18, 2010 at 1:55 pm #881055

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    Mainly targeting large and smallmouth bass.

    Mainly smallies.

    Target any ripraped shore line. As the day progresses contunue to fish the same areas, just deeper.

    I’m not a bass guy, but that’s where I’ve caught them in the past.

    Czech
    Cottage Grove, MN
    Posts: 1574
    June 18, 2010 at 2:08 pm #881059

    Yep, cast the shorelines, head up the MN side to the Kinni, then down the WI side. Work the downfalls and note the banks fall off quickly so give it some time to get the lure down. Crayfish plastics, spinners, small cranks (they liked the small blue jointed rap last time). Stay in the bouys out of the landing!

    Czech
    Cottage Grove, MN
    Posts: 1574
    June 18, 2010 at 2:10 pm #881060

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    Just looking for some pointers on what to look out for…

    Drunken tuna boats…..

    sauger
    Hastings ,MN
    Posts: 2442
    June 18, 2010 at 2:20 pm #881068

    Like bk said I like top waters and soft plastics. You will catch fish.The place is crawling with em

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    June 18, 2010 at 3:24 pm #881103

    If you are going on a weekend, get to the bluffs early. You will be waiting in line at 6am

    When you leave the harbor, turn right, follow the markers well downstream before heading into the main channel.

    Plan on being checked by at least one enforcement agency. (DNR, Sherrif, US Park Service etc.) Make sure you have all licenses, tabs, ID’s in order. (Don’t bother going if anyone in the boat has a warrant!)

    Plan on being done at 11am. It will be like Hawaii 5-0 out there on a nice day!

    -J.

    sauger
    Hastings ,MN
    Posts: 2442
    June 18, 2010 at 8:40 pm #881201

    Quote:

    If you are going on a weekend, get to the bluffs early. You will be waiting in line at 6am

    When you leave the harbor, turn right, follow the markers well downstream before heading into the main channel.

    Plan on being checked by at least one enforcement agency. (DNR, Sherrif, US Park Service etc.) Make sure you have all licenses, tabs, ID’s in order. (Don’t bother going if anyone in the boat has a warrant!)

    Plan on being done at 11am. It will be like Hawaii 5-0 out there on a nice day!

    -J.

    Don’t be a hater JJ, They can always beach up at Kinny and take in the beautiful scenery a busy afternoon can bring…. Make sure to pack bino’s,You never know when the elusive beaver may show itself and you may want a closer look!

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    June 18, 2010 at 9:19 pm #881207

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    Don’t be a hater JJ,

    Yea, I’m kinda down on the Croix in the summer. Good advice on the binocs.

    -J.

    average-joe
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 2376
    June 19, 2010 at 9:40 pm #881312

    Don’t be a hater JJ, They can always beach up at Kinny and take in the beautiful scenery a busy afternoon can bring…. Make sure to pack bino’s,You never know when the elusive beaver may show itself and you may want a closer look!

    Their is deffinately no shortage of scenery on that body of water

    Dr. Bashioum must have been quite busy this winter

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