River fishing or Deer hunting?

  • Dusty Gesinger
    Minnetrista, Minnesota
    Posts: 2421
    October 27, 2015 at 5:44 pm #1573649

    I am having an extra difficult time deciding this year. I can only hunt the Minnesota opening gun weekend due to prior engagements, but I am considering running down to pool 4 instead. What is the bite shaping up like for the walleye, saugar, whatever? -)

    Tim J
    Duluth, MN
    Posts: 539
    October 27, 2015 at 5:48 pm #1573650

    I can tell you this much, deer opener is one of the quietest days on p4 of the year. It’s on my calendar every year… for fishing.

    riverrat56
    New Ulm, MN
    Posts: 175
    October 27, 2015 at 7:14 pm #1573664

    I’ll be on the water that day. Not P4 though.

    mojogunter
    Posts: 3472
    October 28, 2015 at 9:48 am #1573767

    Pool 4 has been kind of slow for me lately. I fished the saugerama and only found small saugers and walleyes. There were some nice fish caught, just not by me. I will be fishing instead of hunting.

    bbaune
    Posts: 52
    October 28, 2015 at 10:31 am #1573779

    You can river fish any day of the year but you only get a handful of days to deer hunt. I’d be in the woods. Shoot a deer in the morning and go fishing in the afternoon…Backstraps and fish for dinner.

    Dusty Gesinger
    Minnetrista, Minnesota
    Posts: 2421
    October 28, 2015 at 10:34 am #1573781

    Deer hunting is more just playing cards for me, not much for deer around, I will be fishing, just depends on where.

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 19068
    October 28, 2015 at 2:30 pm #1573851
    bbaune wrote:

    You can river fish any day of the year but you only get a handful of days to deer hunt. I’d be in the woods. Shoot a deer in the morning and go fishing in the afternoon…Backstraps and fish for dinner.

    If you truly are a deer hunter this is the only answer. Otherwise have fun fishing. Or canoe a small river where you can do both at the same time!
    I have always wanted to do that.

    Chuck Melcher
    SE Wisconsin, Racine County
    Posts: 1966
    October 28, 2015 at 3:00 pm #1573856
    suzuki wrote:

    Or canoe a small river where you can do both at the same time!

    Now that sounds like a perfect plan….

    catnip
    south metro
    Posts: 636
    October 28, 2015 at 3:14 pm #1573861

    Fishing! You can always hit a deer with the truck later lol!

    Dusty Gesinger
    Minnetrista, Minnesota
    Posts: 2421
    November 6, 2015 at 5:32 pm #1575681

    As of right now, I am planning on bringing my dad down to Evert’s for the first time in the morning. Been a while since I’ve been on pool 4 myself, any tips? Is the flow and level dropping at all? Or just ask at Evert’s in the morning? Thanks guys!

    Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4469
    November 7, 2015 at 7:12 am #1575738
    Tim J wrote:

    I can tell you this much, deer opener is one of the quietest days on p4 of the year. It’s on my calendar every year… for fishing.

    ^This

    Jonesy
    Posts: 1150
    November 7, 2015 at 8:38 am #1575753

    Personally I would fish.

    Dusty Gesinger
    Minnetrista, Minnesota
    Posts: 2421
    November 7, 2015 at 2:36 pm #1575787

    Pretty tuff bite this morning, couple walleye, couple saugar, and a couple sheep’s. Maybe I can figure it out one of these days.

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