I have done gutters for years. I’d go with $3.50/ft. That is an extremely good price. That is less. than what I pay for the material alone. If you plan to hang them yourself, all you really need to know is the pitch should be 1/4″ every 10ft.

I have fished the float a few times in march and April. The amount of flow plays a huge role in jig weight selection. Most guys use a vertical jigging approach. They use heavy bucktail jigs tipped with plastics. Weight can very from 3/4 to 1 1/4 oz.

Fat belly on that gator!

If you want to get technical it was actually over 77″ because of the fact that we didn’t take the time to try and straighten it out and pinch the tail. We were more concerned about getting the fish back in the water. The fish was incredible. You don’t have to believe it for it to be fact. There were plenty of witnesses.

Beauty!

It’s all about personal preference. It may be that you don’t know how to operate a baitcaster properly. For me it is more effective with a bait casting rod. You can say what ever you want about the fluke being sub-surface. Walking the dog,which is what I was talking about, is most often a topwater presentation. Was trying to give a QUICK explanation.

First thing you going to want to have a bait-casting set-up. Cast the bait out there. Reel up the slack in the line. Make a sharp twitch down with the rod tip the bait should dart to the side. Make another downward twitch of the rod tip and the bait should dart the opposite direction. Repeat. It’s a topwater presentation.

yes they did redredge. it had silted in a bit so there was only room for one boat. you can fit two again.

Perch X-rap! And you better get an Xtreme net man to go with it!

sounds nuts! glad it wasn’t me and that he survived. you really have to be careful out there. they don’t call it the Might Mississippi for nothin’!

Nice fish guys. Didn’t momma ever tell you not to kiss and tell?

Usually you can fish up to the first bridge or dam up from the confluence.

I have spent a lot of time at the King Plant. This is a good spot if your after cats. The St.Croix in general is very good for cats. You can get them by using cut bait, however, I like to use big live bait. Bigger live bait will help to ward off smaller or unwanted species. I prefer bullheads but creek chubs or suckers will do. And I would definitely get a cat fishing rod. Light tackle is no match for a 30lb+ catfish.

I like to use 10# or heavier braid. I have had the best results using Power Pro as well. However, I have heard good things about the new Suffix 832 also. I will use as heavy as 30#. Keep in mind the thicker line will cause the bait to run higher as well as give it a little less action.

Thanks for the report Turk! I’m glad you put the water level in your reports.

Thanks for all the help guys. This will give me a good start on places to look into. Funny that you knew I’m moving out there for work. I’ll be working for a guy by the name of Jim Tolbies. From what I’ve been told he fishes LOW for eyes and does fairly well using downriggers.

If you are targeting carp, try using oatmeal for bait. It works very well.

Shorefishing can be pretty darn good on the river. I fish from shore about 90% of the time and do fairly well. Spring and fall shorefishing are certainly the best for walleye. In the summer I just switch to catfish. This has worked well for me. This year I have 6 fish over 25 and they are all from shore. That’s not too bad considering it has been an extremely slow year in my opinion. Hopefully, this fall is better than the spring.

I concur Mike. I’ve watched 4 or 5 boats bounce thier lower unit off the concrete this year. Luckily I do most of my fishing from shore. Keep that trim up guys!

I know you have gotten plenty of info by now. I would simply like to reinforce a few things some of these guys posted. Czech is absolutely correct about the bullheads. A few friends and I have been targeting walleyes with bullheads and having great success doing so. There were several other good suggestions made but, if you fish a bullhead with a bottom rig on a wingdam your chances of catching a 10lb walleye are very high. This has worked best for me fishing in less than 10 ft of water. I use up to 80lb braid, no-roll sinkers,and a 12-18 inch lead of 20-30 lb mono. You will be glad you tried it!

It’s kinda funny isn’t it. I would see that setup and think carp or something. What kind of weights were they using? Do you happen to know what depth they were fishing?

I think there are times when more walleyes will hit when the jig is banging the bottom pretty hard. I have a buddy that fishes jigs from shore using 30lb braid with a 1/4 oz jig and he pounds them. If your fishing the mississippi line diameter makes no difference. As long as you match it with the proper jig size.

I’ll be out on pool 2 this weekend. Fishing from shore will be the way to go for me this weekend.To all you guys wondering about the launches, the fish are biting in shallow water! I’ve been catching walleyes from shore for a few weeks now. I have been hitting fish on jigs w/meat, jigs w/plastic and crankbaits. My largest fish so far was 25″.

Try going to any auto repair shop or tire shop. Ask them if they have any wheel weights that are being discarded. Many shops have them and are more than willing to part with them for free. Good Luck in your search!

Nice fish! What is the water temp down there?

Pitching jigs would have to be my choice.

I have fished pool 2 twice in the last week. Not much happening yet up from hidden falls. I have heard of some walleyes being caught by pike island. It shouldn’t be long before the fishing gets really good.

Thanks guys! I went back again last night and had some more luck. We did find them suspended unlike the previous night. Our pattern from then held true,however. Almost all the fish were caught on the buck-shot again, with a few being caught on a Rattling Flyer spoon. We did catch a few with waxies, but the crappie minnows and fatheads have outproduced them at about a 5 to 1 ratio.

This picture was from back in January, when I was fishing walleyes legally. Personally, I would rather keep 13 and 14 inch males than the 22 and 25 inch females that I see other guys keeping.

Musky season is closed during the winter months. I do,however, hear of many muskies caught through the ice on White Bear. Many times those catches occur while fishing for crappies. In late December,my friend caught a 38incher while fishing a deep weed edge in 18 FOW . There also was a 50 incher caught in 15 FOW a couple weeks ago. Both of these were caught using wax worms for bait.