I’ll probably fish monday….any luck outside of leadcore? I don’t run leadcore at all but with the water cooling a bit maybe a bite is picking up on live bait.
Don’t want any spots…..just want to know if any walleye starting to pick up. I would most likely pull live bait rigs between Hudson and afton.
Wish I could give you great tips but I was out Saturday for about 4 hours from Hudson to Afton and caught everything BUT walleyes….crappies, bass, northern, sheeps, bluegill, cats…if I tried to drill in on some fish I couldn’t keep the sheeps off. 15 – 25 fow… I am marking a few more fish than a week or two ago.
Good luck….let me know how you do…I am planning on Wed/Thursday.
Last Friday got quite a few sauger just below the 94 bridge trolling lead, planers, and bottom bouncers.
Was by the bridge for a bit with a couple of other boats….only sheepies.
Apparently walleye and sauger don’t like eclipses….at least that’s my excuse.
Has anyone tried the channel between 94 and the swing bridge, Afton or the Kinni….thought maybe the current would be the equalizer?
I tried to run Top 20’s and Reef Runners under the bait balls but probably didn’t give it enough time…some good arches down there.
I hit the channel for a bit and also tried the current by the swing bridge….didn’t really mark anything in the channel.
I pulled baits under a lot of bait balls because I was marking fish. Also got on a bunch of smallies busting shad and couldn’t get takers. Have heard from others that there can be so much bait in the system it makes it tough to get takers. Seems reasonable but who knows. Have also heard the walleye suspend over deep water in the summer so you might mark fish but they are sheepies and catfish.
I’m hitting P3 tonight for smallies and sheep.
I was just back on Lake Oahe and caught every fish suspended 15-20 feet down over 30+ feet of water…Only difference was the majority of the bait was lake herring (some shad).
I am going to commit to the suspended bite s. of 94 on Thursday….hope to have something to show!
triton186 let us know if you have any luck. I’ve given this pattern a small effort in the past without anything to show, however, I’m thinking its a good opportunity to put some quality fish in the boat.
You might want to try north of the swing bridge….that basin might be easier to search. The big basin south of the 94 bridge is a lot of water and really deep. Just a thought but good luck and let us know how it goes. I bet if you find them they will be nice fish.
P3 was really slow last night. Recent rains had the water up and muddy. Go to spots were even dead. Caught 4 bass 1 sheep and 1 cat all pitching jigs. All fish but 2 of the bass were quality sized fish. I may try to hit the lower Croix next week to see if there is any silver activity like the old days and maybe troll up some eyes/saug.
I was out for a couple hours this morning. Surface temp was 63. Pulled shad raps in 16 fow. Caught a few short walleye. Running a modified leadcore rig. Size #7 raps. Chartreuse and white. Bigger is better this time of the year in my limited walleye fishing experience. Fun catching but no keepers
Earlier this week we brought home a couple sauger couple eyes with smaller the better baits. #5 flicker and the smaller smash. Goldie hawn colored.
Saturday AM was slow but steady…a few short walleye and some decent saugers. Don’t know why they ate because they were FULL of bait. Some nice smallies and white bass to keep it fun. Trolled lead…pearl glass shad raps and #7 Pearl Flicker Shads won out. 20 FOW was best, if I missed and hit shallower I would find the smallmouth.
Earlier this week we brought home a couple sauger couple eyes with smaller the better baits. #5 flicker and the smaller smash. Goldie hawn colored.
Not familiar with the Goldie Hawn color…is that a FF color?
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