P2

  • AUTO_5
    Inactive
    Mendota Heights, MN
    Posts: 660
    #1361151

    I hear they are getting some as far upriver as the confluence. Do you guys think there might be a few up by the ford dam yet? Limited to shore fishing for the time being, so I might try it out this evening. Anyone know of any shore fishing spots near the confluence? Otherwise I’ll probably just hit hidden falls or Minneapolis side. Thanks in advance.
    Jake

    shamus
    Inactive
    Posts: 317
    #1398318

    I fished (from shore)the Hidden Falls side of the river to the dam for a couple hours yesterday and was skunked. I was there mid morning until noon and only tried jig and plastics. A different time of day and different presentation might make all the difference.

    You can walk out to the confluence from the Ft. Snelling area but it’s a pretty good hike. I only tried it once last year without success, but that doesn’t mean it’s not good to try! Please report back.

    matt
    Posts: 659
    #1398315

    Last spring in the boat I did good at the confluence within 20 feet of shore.Thought about shorefishing there another day but Im lazy and didnt want to make the hike so I never did try it from shore.There was alot more current and high water then also.Good luck.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    #1398374

    Quote:


    it’s a pretty good hike.


    Indeed. I’ve walked half the way before. It wouldn’t be bad if you had a bike rigged up, although that doesn’t help if there is snow out there.

    carroll58
    Twin Cities, USA
    Posts: 2094
    #1398442

    With colder temps last 2-days, Minnesota had skim ice under I-494 this morning, was open earlier this week.

    Looks like it should open right back up with warmer temps

    skyblaster
    Savage, MN
    Posts: 18
    #1400058

    Hey Everybody- I have been reading here for quite some time but finally figured I would join. I am trying to find some more recent reports from Pool 2. Has anybody been out recently? Is it more of a plastics or meat bite right now? I was out on Pool 4 a few weekends ago and it was slow, but meat was the ticket for the ones that did make it in the boat it seemed.

    Thanks.

    Mike Klein
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 1026
    #1400110

    Welcome to Ido. Sounds like it’s been fairly slow on p2. Hopefully with the weather this should change.

    procor
    Mounds View, MN
    Posts: 246
    #1400120

    Was out last week and it was rather slow. We ended up with a couple…guess it’s better than nothing. They were small too…17″ers..males I assume. Was out all afternoon and did t get a strike until sunset or later. Very slow. To be clear…we only had to takes an absolutely nothing else. Humbling to say the least.

    skyblaster
    Savage, MN
    Posts: 18
    #1400186

    Thanks. Not sure what the plan is yet. From what I can gather it doesn’t sound like it has been super at either spot lately. Planning on giving one of the pools a shot tomorrow so will post some updates if any successes.

    skyblaster
    Savage, MN
    Posts: 18
    #1400458

    Well… It was a beautiful day! With that said it was a rather slow day for us. A small walleyes and a bass mixed in. Saw a few reasonable fish caught but all in all I would say it was rather slow. How did anybody else do?

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    #1400710

    Ran south looking to scope out some early crappie spots but those areas were still froze in. Heads up if you don’t know the area. Many cans are not sitting where they should be. Red on the wrong side and visa-versa. Coast guard should get that fixed here soon as the barges will be running soon.

    -J.

    procor
    Mounds View, MN
    Posts: 246
    #1401504

    Was out the other day…got served another big ‘ol piece of humble pie. Nothing but a cricketfest…zippo, nothing. From the previous pie that was served the week prior..the water this time was much dirtier with only about 11″ of clarity with quite a bit of debris floating. I could have sworn that the flow changed while we were fishing..which will change any type of any bite we hoped for…the good news is that after trying and searching many areas…we did find scattered (suspected) walleyes holding in areas where they should be….had only a few hits which were light…but still ended up with nothing but a fun day on the river. We even stayed well after sunset and into the night a couple hours hoping that maybe, just maybe we would find a some up in shallower water like we did the week before…nope, nada. The hits we did have came dragging downstsream..no fish

    jcox651
    Posts: 1
    #1401686

    Went out 3/30 and 4/1 and i caught three. Friend’s did similar.. slow drag with paddle tail. Caught two smaller ones next too shore and one alright in the middle of the eddie

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13310
    #1402054

    Not to bad this afternoon. Nothing big but managed about 10. All on jig/minnows. Off to red wing tomorrow.

    procor
    Mounds View, MN
    Posts: 246
    #1402198

    Well, hopefully I will be up and running on Wed. Looks like you’ll have much better weather this time Mike!

    matt
    Posts: 659
    #1402231

    Caught 9 walleyes today, three of them were over 23″ by an inch or two maybe more.My ruler only goes to 23″…

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13310
    #1402242

    Nice fish.

    matt
    Posts: 659
    #1402278

    Thanks.Not the biggest walleyes Ive ever caught but biggest from pool 2 so far so Im pretty happy about that.Made my day thats forsure.

    Trapper16
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 197
    #1402498

    Planning on getting out the sometime this week, your guys photos sure are making me wanna go now (nice fish)

    Trapper16
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 197
    #1402499

    Quote:


    Planning on getting out the sometime this week, your guys photos sure are making me wanna go now (nice fish)


    Might even be looking for a co-pilot message me if your intrested thinking wednesday or Thursday

    CPRbigeyes
    Iowa
    Posts: 141
    #1402513

    Quote:


    Caught 9 walleyes today, three of them were over 23″ by an inch or two maybe more.My ruler only goes to 23″…


    Nice fish! Someone needs a new ruler.

    Johnny87
    Member
    Posts: 2
    #1402664

    I have heard lot of action about P2, but does anyone go up river and go into P1?

    shamus
    Inactive
    Posts: 317
    #1402710

    Quote:


    I have heard lot of action about P2, but does anyone go up river and go into P1?



    North of the Ford Dam isn’t open for walleye, pike, and bass right now, but I do believe there’s good fishing up there too when the season is open. I know there are others that can speak far more intelligently than I on the fishing up there.

    Johnny87
    Member
    Posts: 2
    #1402789

    Good to know, any other info would be helpful. Saw a lot of boats by the dam today hopefully the reports are good

    jiggin-rake
    inver grove heights, minnesota
    Posts: 857
    #1402807

    Caught 3 walleye today shore fishing and my buddy caught 4. All on moxi with bright colors working best with a slow retrieve.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    #1402984

    Looks like the first open water trip might be pool 2 Friday evening. Looking forward to it. I need to sneak some suckers aboard in case the walleye aren’t cooperating.

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13310
    #1377641

    Current is ripping at the hidden falls ramp right now. Flowing down the main channel pretty good to. Might not be the best ramp for learning how to load a boat in these conditions. Thought the guy next to me tonight on the ramp was going to put his boat on my trailer. To me a few attempts to get mine on straight.

    matt
    Posts: 659
    #1403066

    The river went up at least a foot if not more from Tue. to Wed, it even went up a bit from yesterday when I put the boat in around noon to when I got the boat back on the trailer last nite.

    Pete Bauer
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2599
    #1403070

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    The river went up at least a foot if not more from Tue. to Wed, it even went up a bit from yesterday when I put the boat in around noon to when I got the boat back on the trailer last nite.


    X2

    Lot’s of leaves/debris in the water as well which made pitching difficult in many areas. Sure felt nice to be in a Tee-Shirt tho

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