Well, I finally made it down to the MN river last night for the first time. Found the water to be pretty high, and of course, the consistency of chocolate milk. Lots of debris… many of the snags that piled up last year are breaking apart.
I hit creek mouths first, but not much luck. There were, however, tons of baitfish in some… just no ‘eyes. I searched for some good current breaks and worked pretty shallow with not much luck there either… so I moved deeper out into the eddy and there they were. Managed a few fish, with almost all being quality sized. My brother took honors for the biggest fish… one just under 28″. Vertical jig/minnow was the ticket… the plastics weren’t producing.
I forgot to add that the river will be going up even more with the rain last night. I had a very hard time contolling the boat in spots. I can’t stress enough to anyone heading out to keep an eye out for debris… because it’s everywhere. And believe me, some of those deadheads floating down will take out a boat, not just the lower unit!!!!
