Sean,
The crappie fishing has been pretty quite the past week; all the rain and wind have really got things riled up. I have caught and released a couple of pike that would go 15 pounds plus right here in Shotley Brook, all we need is a couple days of nice weather to get things going again, but first I have to get past the 4th of July before I get another chance.

Unfortunately most good things come to an end, the crappie fishing this past week has really slowed down. This is not to say that you can’t catch them, it is just a little more difficult.

Sean,

The water level is about a foot lower than what we remember; I think it is a little closer to normal. The ice really did a number on the river mouth; it moved quite a few rocks into it. I should have them all marked before this weekend and then have them removed after June 15. One good thing is the bridge is about 12 inches higher…

The weather on Upper Red Lake has been the biggest problem. The crappies are right there in the shallow water (5 to 7 feet), I know because when ever the winds dies down we manage to catch a few fish but that has not been to often the past two weeks.

Hopefully this weekend we can catch a couple of days of nice weather.

Sean,

Saw you go by on Friday, it’s been so busy around here lately that I never have time to chat and I almost never get to fish any more.

James,

I would take you up on that sometime but it would have to be a soda of some type. Seems I don’t have time for that any more either.