2019 Rainy River Reports

  • lindyrig79
    Forest Lake / Lake Mille Lacs
    Posts: 5355
    March 24, 2019 at 9:37 am #1845508

    Does anyone have any reports?

    I heard there was open water 14 miles East of Birchdale. And they are starting to plow out some of the landings?

    mbenson
    Minocqua, WI
    Posts: 1647
    March 24, 2019 at 11:16 am #1845526

    I saw on FB that Granrud and his team of guides opened up the one at Pelland??? I think that is the one that is upstream of the two rivers that dump in to Rainy… Hoping to maybe get up there this year for either the walleye deal or maybe even the sturgeon run following.

    Mark

    sotagreen
    Alex, MN
    Posts: 1
    March 25, 2019 at 4:45 pm #1845808

    Rainy River Update – 3/24/2019

    Sounds like it’s making good progress. Open channel 3 miles east of birchdale at franz jevne as of sunday

    John Miller
    Posts: 10
    March 28, 2019 at 12:21 pm #1846635

    Birchdale is open as of this morning. Open water 3 miles from frontier. Let the fork watch begin.

    404 ERROR
    MN
    Posts: 3918
    March 28, 2019 at 12:31 pm #1846639

    Buddy launched from Pelland on Monday. It’s opening up fast up there.

    Timmy
    Posts: 1187
    March 28, 2019 at 1:39 pm #1846679
    404 ERROR wrote:

    Buddy launched from Pelland on Monday. It’s opening up fast up there.

    Heard any report on catching? We are headed up there tomorrow for the day. Too anxious to try out the new boat to wait for open lakes around here…..lol.

    basseyes
    Posts: 2401
    March 28, 2019 at 4:44 pm #1846742
    John Miller wrote:

    Birchdale is open as of this morning. Open water 3 miles from frontier. Let the fork watch begin.

    X2!

    Anyone have a crystal ball?

    With the Mississippi out of the equation, man, bet it will be nuts on the rainy the last 2 weekends. That’s all predicated on the forks not busting loose at less than an ideal time frame.

    For the rainy river vets, do they typically bust loose fairly close to each other or are there times they are multiple days apart?

    John Miller
    Posts: 10
    March 28, 2019 at 5:26 pm #1846758

    I’m pretty sure they typically will go out relatively close to one another. It really doesn’t matter though because all it takes is one and it can become unfishable for a week or longer. For walleyes anyways. Im going up the 10th and I’m feeling cautiously optimistic. Watch the usgs gauges they usually pop loose in the 10-16 foot range. It will be a zoo, that is a gaurantee. Hopefully the golf cart kids are still working!

    basseyes
    Posts: 2401
    March 28, 2019 at 6:12 pm #1846769

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    Appreciate it, good luck up there.

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11299
    March 28, 2019 at 6:22 pm #1846771

    Also know that a day or two before they go the fishing usually goes south because the rainy is very muddy by that point. Found that out in 2017. From the time the fish quit biting til the time it got good again, it was about 12-13 days.

    The little fork has been rising steadily for the past week or so.

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    basseyes
    Posts: 2401
    March 28, 2019 at 6:39 pm #1846779
    biggill wrote:

    Also know that a day or two before they go the fishing usually goes south because the rainy is very muddy by that point. Found that out in 2017. From the time the fish quit biting til the time it got good again, it was about 12-13 days.

    The little fork has been rising steadily for the past week or so.

    Great info, thanks!

    lindyrig79
    Forest Lake / Lake Mille Lacs
    Posts: 5355
    March 31, 2019 at 2:33 pm #1847380

    We are going up April 11-14. Is anybody else going?

    CBMN
    North Metro
    Posts: 914
    April 1, 2019 at 2:16 pm #1847620

    I’m posting this simply as a reminder, DO NOT DISCONNECT THE BOAT FROM THE TRAILER UNTIL THE BOAT IS IN THE WATER WHEN UP ON THE RAINY RIVER. Doesn’t matter if you have bunks or rollers, don’t do it. I was unfortunate enough to witness this one Saturday and it is what nightmares are made of.

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    Tom Albrecht
    Eau Claire
    Posts: 531
    April 1, 2019 at 2:32 pm #1847624
    CBMN wrote:

    I’m posting this simply as a reminder, DO NOT DISCONNECT THE BOAT FROM THE TRAILER UTIL THE BOAT IS IN THE WATER WHEN UP ON THE RAINY RIVER. Doesn’t matter if you have bunks or rollers, don’t do it. I was unfortunate enough to witness this one Saturday and it is what nightmares are made of.

    That has to be a terrible feeling. Out of curiosity, what benefit is there to unhook before the boat is in the water? Just doesn’t seem worth it to me for the reason shown above.

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11299
    April 1, 2019 at 2:48 pm #1847628
    Tom Albrecht wrote:

    Out of curiosity, what benefit is there to unhook before the boat is in the water?

    You become famous! cool

    Or infamous. I forget which one. doah

    CBMN
    North Metro
    Posts: 914
    April 1, 2019 at 3:01 pm #1847631

    That has to be a terrible feeling. Out of curiosity, what benefit is there to unhook before the boat is in the water? Just doesn’t seem worth it to me for the reason shown above.
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    A closer relationship with your insurance agent and lighter wallet…

    MNBOWHUNTIN
    Posts: 158
    April 1, 2019 at 3:18 pm #1847636

    Guys rushing and feeling the pressure of 100 trucks waiting in line behind them.

    grizzly
    nebraska
    Posts: 889
    April 1, 2019 at 7:36 pm #1847703

    are the lines that bad?

    Bearcat89
    North branch, mn
    Posts: 18021
    April 1, 2019 at 9:36 pm #1847726

    Looking at the picture it looks like more money then common sense.
    To bad when you see those things happen. Hope it was a quick clean up.

    Bearcat89
    North branch, mn
    Posts: 18021
    April 1, 2019 at 9:37 pm #1847727

    I will be back up Thursday.cant wait

    belletaine
    Nevis, MN
    Posts: 5116
    April 2, 2019 at 7:01 am #1847759
    CBMN wrote:

    I’m posting this simply as a reminder, DO NOT DISCONNECT THE BOAT FROM THE TRAILER UNTIL THE BOAT IS IN THE WATER WHEN UP ON THE RAINY RIVER. Doesn’t matter if you have bunks or rollers, don’t do it. I was unfortunate enough to witness this one Saturday and it is what nightmares are made of.

    Hey Chris, how was the fishing? Heading up a week from today.

    Bearcat89
    North branch, mn
    Posts: 18021
    April 2, 2019 at 9:17 am #1847797

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    Hey Chris, how was the fishing? Heading up a week from today.
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    I’m headed up tommorrow. And I’m excited as all heck right now. Conditions look great.

    eyefishwalleye
    Central MN
    Posts: 182
    April 3, 2019 at 5:52 am #1847954

    Eye will be on the river Wed – Fri. Green 16′ Smokercraft. If we’re grinding on the same piece of real estate say hi!

    Timmy
    Posts: 1187
    April 3, 2019 at 7:05 am #1847959
    biggill wrote:

    Also know that a day or two before they go the fishing usually goes south because the rainy is very muddy by that point. Found that out in 2017. From the time the fish quit biting til the time it got good again, it was about 12-13 days.

    The little fork has been rising steadily for the past week or so.

    I have never followed the gage height graph. I see it peaked on 3/31 and is slowly lowering now. What is that telling us? What would the graph be showing to indicate when it is breaking up?

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