How big a Boat?

  • Sportland Bait
    Posts: 65
    #1331797

    How big of a boat does a fella need for fishing pool 4? Can a guy get around ok in a 16 with a 25 hp? I was thinking about making the trip down one of these days. How far does an angler need to run to get to some fishable spots? I would be dropping in at Everts. Or am I better off hauling my bigger boat down there? Thanks.

    Jason Erlandson

    tyler_bentzin
    Posts: 44
    #743266

    A 16 foot with a 25hp will be just fine a half mile or less and you will be on fish good luck!

    jhalfen
    Posts: 4179
    #743267

    You’ll see everything from 621’s and big pro-V’s to 12-footers with 9.9s on the back from now until the water starts to come up and move in the early spring. I’ve even seen guys out there in a canoe powered by a minn-kota electric.

    Lots of very fishy water in the immediate vicinity of Everts. Everts is about 3 river miles from LD3, where a lot of activity is concentrated in the cold water months.

    francisco4
    Holmen, WI
    Posts: 3607
    #743268

    A 16 ft will do just fine. You will see a bunch of boats within eyesight of Evert’s boat landing.

    FDR

    thebigd25
    st. paul
    Posts: 124
    #743269

    ive fished that area in the spring with a 16 and a 35hp and gotten around fine even with the 7+ mph current by the dam. i wasnt setting any speed records but i was fishing.

    Eric Rehberg
    Eau Claire, WI
    Posts: 3071
    #743290

    Like others have said a 16 footer will do just fine. There is a few times that I wish I had a 16 footer instead of a bigger boat, in some applications. You wont win any races to the dam but you will have no problem catching fish out of it

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13294
    #743325

    Saw 5 local guys in a rubber raft up at the dam one day. I wouldnt recommend trying this but it sure was funny to see that day. They looked a little panicked as the gates to the lock opened up and about a dozen tourney boats where staring down on them. That got the paddles moving.

    jakeh
    White Bear Twp
    Posts: 997
    #743329

    I was down today in 16’er and 25 hp merc. Not as fast as most but gets the job done.

    kuabzeej
    Posts: 41
    #743335

    how far is pool 4 from the cities? Been thinking about trying it once, but don’t know how far and how to get there.

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13294
    #743336

    Im on the north side of the cities and its a little over a hour for me. guys on the south side it is about 45 minutes to a half hour depending where they live. Red wing is on pool 4.

    Click on everts banner at the top of the page and you will find a map on how to get there.

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