Netguy wrote:

WTF was MNDOT doing yesterday. I went duck hunting in the Alex area yesterday and hit any icy spot west of St. Cloud on 94 for about 20 miles. Where the salt truck had been it was wet/not slippery pavement.
On the way home yesterday afternoon I thought that’s how it would be wet but not slippery. Wrongo Amigo. 20-40 mph from St Clould to Minnetonka. Never saw a MNDOT truck. Saw several cars in the ditch. A semi on west bound 94 in the median pointing east. A semi trying to stop to avoid a car doing circles in front of him went to the shoulder but the trailer went in the ditch. Pulling it diagonally until he stopped. I thought it was going to roll.
If MNDOT would have stayed ahead of it and treated all day it would have been way better. Perfect temps for the salt to work. They have some splainin’ to do.

X2 on this. I had to pick up a new to me truck in Shakopee last night. Left 3M in St Paul and it took over 2 hrs to get there. Another 2 hrs to drive back to Hudson. I drove 494 to 169. First Salt Truck I saw was 8 pm. I left at 4:30. 169 was a bumper to bumper parking lot. The car I was trading in was in need of new tires. That made the ride even more special. Black ice was every where.

I have a 5 by 8 Aluma trailer that I use for my atv. It works great for that but it is not big enough for a shack too. I don’t know if a snow mobile is longer than 8 ft. I put the shack in back of my pilot.

Even if you could grow it outdoors, you would need to hire a security team to keep the dopers from stealing it. Where did you say your property was EPG?

suzuki wrote:

Tight lipped is an understatement considering how many boats I saw concentrated on the Croix last Friday “near” Hudson…..Something is/was up.

Guessing it is the Sturgeon guys out there now.

My daughter is in her first year at University of Tampa. My wife and other daughter went to visit her on Friday. They started paying attention to this on Saturday and changing their plans. My daughter had to evacuate their dorm the first one and now again for this one. She stayed with my niece the last one but we booked her a flight home for this one. One daughter left Tampa Monday night at 5. My wife and other daughter drove to Orlando Monday to catch their flight for Tuesday morning (630 am). The 90 mile drive took over 5 hrs. There wasn’t gas anywhere along the way. They were very freaked out until they got in the air Tuesday morning. Glad they are all home safe now.

Figure 8 until you are sure it isn’t following anymore. Then throw back as others have mentioned and mark the spot and come back later.

LabDaddy1 wrote:

What’s been the problem with the Hudson launch? Just curious- I never launch there.

I believe with the lower water some of the bigger boats are backing off the bottom of the ramp. Add in the power loading wash outs at the end of the ramp and some trailers have gotten hung up. Heard the tow truck has been down there and some trailers have been damaged.

I’ve never had trailer steps. But curious if it would be easier for someone with mobility issues to load/unload using the steps or load/unload from the dock once boat is in the water?

Mike m wrote:

Are lake district regulations even enforceable ? Are they state or dnr regulations or something local land owners would like to see ?

Mike m,
I believe they are in WI. I also believe our Lake District worked with the Maple Plain Township to come up with the restrictions we have. I still am skeptical on how you would get them enforced though.

Sorry, I have a good link that explains the powers provided to a Lake District but IDO doesn’t make that very easy. I give up.

Ripjiggen wrote:

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The lake our cabin is on in WI is 350 acres. Our Lake District has approved and implemented restrictions on when they can be used with Wake Enhancing. They are to pretty much stay down center of Lake and I believe are restricted to 10am – 6pm use. I don’t think they will ever go away. We don’t have a good means to even enforce the restrictions they came up with. Most owners of them on our lake are good about following the restrictions, but definitely now all. I personally can’t stand them. I ended up putting rip rap on my entire shoreline because of the erosion they were causing. Same can be said with 80% of my neighbors.

A lake association can ask politely all they want or put up their own signs. Not that you would have to follow that request.

Rip,
In Wisconsin there are Lake Associations and Lake Districts. Lake associations can’t tax lake owners or have regulations. A Lake District can. Our lake has a Lake District that was approved by the majority of lake owners. We pay a lake district tax each year that helps treat milfoil as well as other things that benefit the lake. Lake Districts can apply for DNR grants but Lake Associations can’t. Our district has spent alot of time studying the impact of wake boats. We have had surveys regarding the wake board boats and the overwhelming majority of property owners voted for the restrictions.

All this being said, it is still hard to enforce the Lake District regulations. I’m not sure how you would get the DNR or sheriff out to enforce something. We do have signs posted at the landing listing the restrictions.

The lake our cabin is on in WI is 350 acres. Our Lake District has approved and implemented restrictions on when they can be used with Wake Enhancing. They are to pretty much stay down center of Lake and I believe are restricted to 10am – 6pm use. I don’t think they will ever go away. We don’t have a good means to even enforce the restrictions they came up with. Most owners of them on our lake are good about following the restrictions, but definitely now all. I personally can’t stand them. I ended up putting rip rap on my entire shoreline because of the erosion they were causing. Same can be said with 80% of my neighbors.

Congrats to you and your boy on the awesome season Ron. WTG.

Yes, there are islands in the Hudson Channel that are above water now. They aren’t nearly as big as when the water goes down. Same with Kinni channel. Would guess they will be more crowded with not as much beach though.

CaptMusky,
Your not alone. We are also having what we call Code Events (DR) this morning related to the IT Outage. We have an ERP release that is supposed to be deployed tonight so it is going to be a long day.

I saw a fish kill on the St Croix last night too. These ones didn’t go to waste though.

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onestout wrote:

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I launched at Bayport once earlier in the year when Hudson was full. It was a Saturday in May. I was expecting it to cost 30.00 for a weekend launch but it went up to 40.00. And that didn’t include parking either (onsite spots were full). Was supposed to pay the city to park in the City Park lot too.

$40 to launch…too rich for me, good thing I can launch for free down here in the ghetto.

Your a lucky man Onestout. The COVE launch kicks butt. Now you just have to find time to use it.

Hudson launch will be closed until Thursday or Friday due to high water.

I launched at Bayport once earlier in the year when Hudson was full. It was a Saturday in May. I was expecting it to cost 30.00 for a weekend launch but it went up to 40.00. And that didn’t include parking either (onsite spots were full). Was supposed to pay the city to park in the City Park lot too.

I’ve been buying my worms from Speedy Worms.com. They charge 77.00 Deliverred. I’ve had decent luck with them.

Five of diamonds spoon was a good one too (Len Thompson or Daredevil brands). Silver minnow, daredevil, mepps spinners were also great baits I haven’t used in years.

Motor Clinic in Bloomington could also help you.

LabDaddy1 wrote:

Dang, bummer!

I’ve noticed on the Mississippi(my home waters) the fishing generally slows down when the river is rising, especially fast. The bite is usually better with stable or falling levels. Is this generally the case on the croix as well? I would assume so but curious what the guys in-the-know have to say.

Thanks for the input Justin.

I would agree with this on the Croix too. We haven’t done very well on the Croix the past couple weeks. We got our 3 fish last week in league in a 5 minute period but didn’t catch another walleye after that. Caught 3 short fish trolling Sunday. My bro fished Monday and he struggled also.

Hudson will close at 84 feet. Should be opened back up by tomorrow or Thursday.

Curious of Richard was his real name or his earned name? Reminds me of my uncle Dave.

Good timing for your post. I just saw a Robin chasing a gray squirrel around my front yard and through our cul-de-sac. It was dive bombing it the entire time. The squirrel ended up hiding under my boat parked in the driveway. I’ve never seen that before.

My boat got a good wash on Saturday. Not sure what performed worse, my fishing or my rain gear. I didn’t catch a walleye on Saturday. My partner kept 3 fish between 16 and 17 inches. Fished from 6 until 1230. Weather was much better Sunday. Fished from 830 until 1. Caught 2 legals (17 and 23). Was hoping fishing would be better this past weekend. Saw some fish caught in the Hudson channel but it wasn’t fast and furious.

DirectTV still has Bally Sports on.

Thanks for posting the survey Gimruis.

Justin, doesn’t walleye league start on May 14? I’m going to miss the first week this year.

WTG Fishinfool. Keep up the great work you are doing. Nice job.