Pool 2 Report (2019)

BoatsHateMe wrote:

Mahtofire14 that spot you were in looks a little wet now.

I could see sitting on the seam in a boat if there was a place to put the boat in. I think the closest open launch is in Prescott.

Next time I walk down there I need to make preparations. I almost came back with one sock.

Yeah I actually saw on the news that Ft Snelling is closed due to the flooding. The picture on the story was the road you take to the back lot under the HW5 bridge. It was underwater…… Might have to venture across the border for some trout fishing this weekend instead.

Yup.

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Wow.

Ford dam and confluence pictures taken yesterday.

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Thanks for the pics.

Looks like a good bite to me!!!

I was doing some digging around on pool 2 and saw a pic of this young guy!

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Will we be fishing by the weekend? I have Friday off, fingers crossed!!!

Still looks awful high from my vantage point at the U of M hospital looking out over the 94 bridge.

Yeah, but the so called experts showing it dropping to around 14′ by the weekend. I just don’t know how much clean up is needed to get on the water.

“NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time”

They now show it down to 15 by Saturday and then turning back up from there.

I drove by lions and 494 and hiked into hidden today. Not looking like much progress so far.

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Tanks for the update and pics!

-J.

Wonder if there’s some walleye sitting up in that rip rap…..

Bass like steps, why wouldn’t a big mama walleye if given the oppurtunity????

I’m thinking about hiking into HF on Friday. Try and pickup a piggy hiding under a picnic table.

portaging a canoe down there right now would be… something.

tangler wrote:

portaging a canoe down there right now would be… something.

With the snow and ice you could just sit in it and slide right down into the water.

This sucks. I cry uncle. This doesn’t even factor in the big rains forecast for Wed/Thurs of this week.

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tangler wrote:

This sucks. I cry uncle.

Yep, this sucks!

-J.

My garage and fishing equipment is more organized now than it has ever been.

I went to HF on the 13th and it’s still closed. Everything is under water. Hiked from Minnehaha Falls out toward the confluence and couldn’t even get there. Waded in the cold water for as long as I could stand it. Didn’t catch anything but donated about $50 in tackle to the various trees and shrubs in the area

Anybody been out? Wondering how the water levels are looking?

Water levels are receding very nicely. I believe 494 is still closed but there are multiple usable ramps right now.

Catfish bite has been hot as of lately.

Saturday there is a catfish tourney on p2 with 25 boats registered.

Jakob wrote:

Water levels are receding very nicely. I believe 494 is still closed but there are multiple usable ramps right now.

Catfish bite has been hot as of lately.

Saturday there is a catfish tourney on p2 with 25 boats registered.

Thanks Jakob. I want to get out for catfish so bad. Luke has been on them pretty good this Spring. I’ll be shorefishing though because my nitro isn’t exactly set up for catfishing….Hopefully the shore spots are starting to look a little better too.

494 was closed as of Sunday but my guess is everything opens up in the next few days. River is dropping below action some outside of debris cleanup the ramps should be good.

Private ramps I think are all open. Not sure on watergate.

Get that dirty bass boat on the river.

Jakob wrote:

Water levels are receding very nicely. I believe 494 is still closed but there are multiple usable ramps right now.

Catfish bite has been hot as of lately.

Saturday there is a catfish tourney on p2 with 25 boats registered.

Jakob any more info on this pool 2 catfish tournament. To late to get in?

Think you might be right. Hope the city gets on cleaning and accessing that ramp quick. I seen river levels are under 10′ this morning.

Jeff mattingly wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Jakob wrote:</div>
Water levels are receding very nicely. I believe 494 is still closed but there are multiple usable ramps right now.

Catfish bite has been hot as of lately.

Saturday there is a catfish tourney on p2 with 25 boats registered.

Jakob any more info on this pool 2 <em class=”ido-tag-em”>catfish tournament. To late to get in?

Hey Jeff – yeah they filled up the 25 boat field and are not allowed to go beyond that number without a permit.

But for future reference check out http://www.kingofthecats.org/

Right now the public launches are not looking to be open anytime soon. I would hope 494 soon. Another guy mentioned they would not open 494 till the concrete landing for the dock is exposed and out of water. That could be in the next week here with the way its coming down.
Lions Levee may be a bit. They are trying to get those launch pads replaced and could not set a date with the long high flow we have had. So they will either clean up and open in a couple weeks here when they can put equipment on the island to clean up or they will keep it closed till the pads are replaced. So may be a while there!!