Red Wing Dam

  • chacago
    Apple Valley MN
    Posts: 58
    November 12, 2005 at 3:43 am #1329918

    Fish the dam area today for about 7 hours about a dozen nice saugers (14-16). Best action was a purple bucktail. Anyone explain I was catching all the eel pouts? Don’t mind catching a occasional one but 30-40 of them is crazy.

    KirtH
    Lakeville
    Posts: 4063
    November 12, 2005 at 12:01 pm #396207

    That is odd, I thought eelpout as UGLY as they are, liked only clean cold water? The river must be getting cleaner?

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    November 12, 2005 at 12:07 pm #396208

    Eelpout? Please describe the fish you are catching.

    Big E
    Saint Paul, MN area
    Posts: 159
    November 12, 2005 at 12:43 pm #396209

    I’m assuming the eelpouts are aka burbot. Try this… MnDNR

    chacago
    Apple Valley MN
    Posts: 58
    November 12, 2005 at 2:15 pm #396213

    I guess this isn’t an eel Pout. This fish almost looks like a salamander.

    Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5623
    November 12, 2005 at 2:19 pm #396214

    Mud puppies? I’ve caught them on the St. Croix.

    Rootski

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    November 13, 2005 at 3:53 am #396276

    They didn’t look like this did they?

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    November 14, 2005 at 4:03 pm #396481

    Quote:

    I guess this isn’t an eel Pout. This fish almost looks like a salamander.

    That’s what I was figuring… sounded more like you were into the mud puppies. I’ve never heard of anyone catching an eelpout below the dam so I was surprised when you mentioned how many you caught in one day. If you’re fishing minnows those mud doggies are all over you some days.

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