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Many moons ago, when I first moved to the SE MN area, I heard rumors about there being N Pike in a small creek about not far from where I live. I drove over to the creek, eyeballed it, and promptly dimissed the rumor…there couldn’t be fish in there – No way were there pike in that creek…just no way!
OK – fast forward 16 years – heard the rumor again and decided, what the heck – I’ll try it. That summer, my son and I pulled 8 pike out of that creek. We were shocked to say the least – and delighted.
My point here is to say that we shouldn’t over look a body of water, just because it doesn’t fit a “profile” that exists in our mind, or because “no one else” fishes it. How do we know, until we try?
And I will admit that I need to follow my own advice more often – I still fall in to the mindset I just mentioned.
We’ve had alot of wet weather as of late – creek and river backwaters/ox-bows, flood control ponds, road construction “borrow” pits, you name it, they all have good amounts of water now, and could hold fish – especially if the spot has been there a while (do the pits along the Hwy 14 right-of-way by Dodge Center come to mind?)
So why not take a day, and explore some of those spots? Who knows, you might find a “sleeper” and enjoy some quality fishing. Like this guy…..
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