Pool 2 Report – 2/3/05

  • john23
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 2578
    #1329404

    I’ve spent the last few evenings on Pool 2 doing one of my favorite winter activites: pitching plastics to trophy walleyes. It ain’t easy, it ain’t warm, but my it can be rewarding. I’ve had one big fish in the boat each of the last three nights, along with a smattering of 19-23″. All the fish have come off of wingdams and all on H2O precision jigs with ringworms. Natural colors have been best … oystershell, firecracker, chartreuse pepper, etc. The first pic is from Tuesday night, a real pig of a 28″(see below). Second is my brother with a monster from the next night (Wed.) at a tad over 29″ (see below). Third is another look at the 29″, which was caught on a B Fish N Tackle firecracker ringworm on a BFT H2O precision jighead (see below). Tonight (Thursday) the big fish was 26″ (see below). And finally, my buddy Josh with a more average fish of 21-22″. (see below)

    The river has been good to me over the past few nights. I have been throwing plastics at wingdams for a few years now and done pretty well, but a few months ago I hired Steve DeZurik to teach me more about pool 2 (I learned on pools 4 and 9) and boy did it pay off. He taught me a lot about this section of the river and that has helped me put some bigger fish in the boat.

    Good luck, guys!

    John

    john23
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 2578
    #340776

    Pics aren’t working again. Here they are in order described. Here is the 28″:

    john23
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 2578
    #340778

    Here is the 29″:

    john23
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 2578
    #340779

    Another look at the 29″

    john23
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 2578
    #340821

    26″

    john23
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 2578
    #340833

    Average fish

    amwatson
    Holmen,WI
    Posts: 5130
    #340837

    Holy snikes!!!!!! Nice job and some very nice fish. The last few days and nights have been a blessing for us, looks like the fish are feeling pretty frisky as well

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    #340840

    John…those pictures are wall hangers!

    Nice report and you are making me sick to get on the water!

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13294
    #340860

    Nice looking fish. What are the water conditions like? Is it still fairly clear? How about the current?

    I just got back from vacation and have been playing catch up at work. Hoping to get back on the water on saturday evening.

    Once again. Nice looking fish.

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    #340866

    Wasn’t there a question about 10lb water recently??? Sweet fish!!!!

    john23
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 2578
    #340872

    The water is really, really clear right now. It was *slightly* dirtier yesterday, but not at all bad.

    By the way, there are a lot of big ice chunks floating in the river — probably the source of the very slight tinge in the water yesterday. You need to be careful when navigating. It was like an obstacle course!

    10#? I’ve never weighed a walleye and really don’t know. I can’t imagine that 29″ was anything less, though! The 28″ was up there, too. But Steve has seen and caught fish that make those look small!

    John

    eyegetter
    Posts: 21
    #340873

    Steve looks like you taught him to much.

    Eric Rehberg
    Eau Claire, WI
    Posts: 3071
    #340975

    how do i view these pics, i’m computer ill.

    rickk
    Eagan, MN
    Posts: 28
    #340979

    Sounds like great nights out on the water. Iim also having trouble seeing the pictures. They are just coming up with a logo that says hosted by AngelFire, but no image.

    Great fishing are the plastics ringworms or curly tails?

    john23
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 2578
    #340774

    I put the pictures up again. Sorry for the screw up! Here is a 24″ from Friday night. The majority of the fish are coming on ringworms in natural colors.

    mnfish
    Lake Elmo MN
    Posts: 1104
    #341170

    Pool 2 Saturday Feb 5. A buddy of mine and I went out from 8 to noon today. I caught 2 fish..an18 inch walleye and a 19″ sauger. I let him catch 6 fish (it was his boat). His biggest was a 22″ eye. All on 3/8oz fireball jig tipped with minnows. Saw many fish caught but no big ones. All fish were caught by the airport. We tried down by 494 but the wind was wipppin too much from the south for good boat control. No fish there. We were in a small lund boat w/25 Johnson in case any one was wondering. Here are a couple pictures of the fish I let my buddy catch.

    mnfish
    Lake Elmo MN
    Posts: 1104
    #341171

    one more

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