With spring wrapping up and summer right around the corner the weather has been great to be out on the water. The walleye bite here on Pool 2 is finally become more consistent with larger fish showing themselves on a fairly regular basis. While the flow is steadily dropping it has been an always changing game to determine where those big fish hang out. Two weeks ago we were concentrating our efforts on low flow wing-dams; starting a few dams down river from the beginning of a series. With the flow becoming less and less those higher flow, 1st and 2nd dams in a series have really started to shine.
Over the last week or so I’ve had to opportunity to get out with my dad Kevin a fair amount as well as my old buddy Angie from day care WAY back when.
Primarily casting Bomber 6A’s and Rapala DT-6’s followed by a slow retrieve has been an effective method of quickly putting fish in the boat. No particular color has proven to be more successful than another; one day firetiger is hot and then next it’s crawdad, although both of those colors in no order have proven very valuable in my boat.
Most of the days when hit the water after work I’m able only able to get out for a few hours and using time wisely has been key in finding fish. Not spending a lot of time on one specific dam is difficult for me, especially if I feel that fish are there, however those aggressive biters tend to normally hit right away. Working a dam for 10 min or so without a bite and I’m outta there; if it’s a dam I have confidence in, hit it again later in the night. Targeting these aggressive fish that are willing to snap at a crankbait has been a very successful alternative during short trips rather than slowly working a finesse presentation. I haven’t played around with trolling or pitching hair very much but from what I hear, those presentations are definitely putting fish in the boat as well.
Something that always surprises about the river is all the spots near the landings that are often overlooked. Sometimes those little spots that are often overlooked can produce great size and numbers with a minimal amount of pressure and don’t require a boat ride to start fishing. I’ve recently started fishing a few spots that I always just drove by, but are now added on to the routine run of dams.
See ya out there 
Pete
Few More Pic’s
Last picture is one of my B-Fish/Cotton Candy Paddle tail combo’s I lost this fall and recaught, Jig still looks good!
Well done Pete ! Dont forget to give some Kelly Green Bucktails a cast or two as well!
Nice fish and good report Pete
Nice fish Pete. Those big walleyes sure are hitting rite now. Good to see you at the landing the other night. Im going to try to get a trolling report up for pool 2 this afternoon. Sure is a lot of big fish coming in rite now. If we get some rain this weekend the bite may even get better yet.
way to go Pete,
Sounds like you have them figured out. Those are some nice fish
Excellent report—thanks for sharing 
Thanks Guy’s
I’ll be doin’ the rain dance Mike
Wow, those are some really nice fish Pete!
Great report!
Good to meet ya down there, Pete! Great report!
-J.
Let her rain!!!!! Sure has been fun the last couple weeks. I have been catching all my fish on plastic the last few days and have not even picked up the crankbait!!!! Love getting popped on those jigs. I would trade one good jig hit for 3 fish on cranks just about any day!
Nice pics, I love those pool 2 tanks
Nice work Pete.
on the PB
Wow, very nice Pete! You are crankin and bankin!!
Sweet report Pete-way to smack the fish.
Jeremy
Nice report Pete and some great looking walleyes.
It’s truly a remarkable fishery being so close to Mpls/St. Paul!
Good report and pictures pete. Looks like you have been catching some real nice fish. Keep up the good work
Beautiful fish Pete! Will be interesting to see what this flush of rainwater will do to the bite!
Joel
I’ll be curious as well, although with how dry everything is the flow may now increase much. I’m more interested to see how the water temp is affected. Yesterday afternoon we had a water temp of 65 and with the cool rainwater coupled with mid 50’s high temperature today it should be interesting.