St Croix Flathead

  • steve-demars
    Stillwater, Minnesota
    Posts: 1906
    July 13, 2010 at 9:55 pm #1228633

    St Croix is coming back down and the islands are almost back within their banks. River today is at 678′ (normal summer stable pool elevation is 675′) and dropping near a half a foot a day. Water temp today was 79 degrees. I picked up my first decent sized flathead last night – this one measured out at 46″ length and 26″ girth which should put it right about 34 lbs. This one was a bit beat up so the spawn is probably going on. I’m out again tonight – this fish got me cranked up again.

    trumar
    Rochester, Mn
    Posts: 5967
    July 13, 2010 at 10:12 pm #886558

    Thats goods news Steve,nice looking flathead and good luck tonight

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9361
    July 13, 2010 at 10:37 pm #886566

    She is a beauty Steve Best of luck tonight sir.

    katmando
    Ramsey,MN pool 2, St.croix river
    Posts: 691
    July 13, 2010 at 10:38 pm #886567

    do you put your boat in in stillwater? i usually put in there and go upstream but havent had much luck this year and havent been down there in a bout a month because of the high water

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    July 13, 2010 at 10:50 pm #886572

    Steve has a a slip just north of stillwater. Hi steve nice to see you back holding another fish!

    sauger
    Hastings ,MN
    Posts: 2440
    July 14, 2010 at 12:06 am #886594

    Very nice Steve!

    targaman
    Inactive
    Wilton, WI
    Posts: 2759
    July 14, 2010 at 12:43 am #886600

    Nice fish! Glad to hear the water is on the way down. Now my pool 8 crappie spots in the running sloughs might work!

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    July 14, 2010 at 1:00 am #886609

    Nice fish and great photo! Congrats.

    -J.

    Czech
    Cottage Grove, MN
    Posts: 1574
    July 14, 2010 at 8:15 pm #886887

    Ummm. Is that a glove?

    Just kidding Steve, nice fish! Great to see one out of the Croix, been a while.

    steve-demars
    Stillwater, Minnesota
    Posts: 1906
    July 14, 2010 at 9:20 pm #886904

    Quote:

    Ummm. Is that a glove?

    Just kidding Steve, nice fish! Great to see one out of the Croix, been a while.

    There is a famous John Wayne quote that goes: “Life is tough but it is even tougher when you’re stupid”. I’ve decided that it is stupid to beat up your hands getting flathead rash when all you need to do is put on a glove to prevent it. I use a gripper on all channel cats and a glove on flatheads – and I’m much happier because of it. So to all you anti-glove guys –

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9361
    July 14, 2010 at 9:58 pm #886913

    Hey there…ummm Steve……you wouldn’t mind wiping that off next time, would ya

    Czech
    Cottage Grove, MN
    Posts: 1574
    July 14, 2010 at 10:32 pm #886917

    That’s why I said just kidding, I’m surprised one of these IT guys hasn’t dug up an old post here of me and a channel…and a WHITE golf glove. Never thought that thread would end! Did the flat come on a bully?

    steve-demars
    Stillwater, Minnesota
    Posts: 1906
    July 14, 2010 at 10:54 pm #886928

    Yep – he came on a BIG 7″ bullie. He grabbed it and took off on a long screaming clicker run. It was music to my ears – I had 3 other runs that night and missed them all. Last night I had one good run early (2020) that I missed and then nothing after that. I moved around 3 times last night but no luck in the other spots.

    wade
    Cottage Grove, MN
    Posts: 1737
    July 15, 2010 at 5:55 pm #887145

    Quote:

    me and a channel…and a WHITE golf glove. Never thought that thread would end!

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