Unfortunately it’s not looking like a Rainy River trip is in the cards for me this year, but by all accounts this weekend was an absolute zoo up there. My buddy and I did get out on Saturday on P4 with our boys, and that was easily the busiest I have ever seen it. We launched at Baypoint @ 7 am and the lot across the street was already filling up quickly. We fished down river and even that was busier than I’d like, but one trip up by the dam and there had to be well over 200 boats up there as well. I don’t think there is anyone tracking it, but this had to be one of the busiest SPRING river weekends ever!
P.S. Quick rant, if you are close enough to another boat to be able to cross rods (either kind) you are too close, and a little “whoops sorry” goes a long ways. There was a newer dark grey glass Lund that almost hit us 4 times within a 30 minute stretch while we were spot locked, apparently their FFS said we were right on the fish, weird, but not that there was a boat over those fish already and they needed some content for the 5 go pros on the boat. Wish I was making any of that up. And there were 4 other boats that came just as close throughout the day, including one that had to start the big engine and hammer it to narrowly avoid us. I don’t mind people getting that close on accident, it happens in current with lots of traffic, just say “whoops, sorry” and try not to do it again. But if you do it 4 times in a row you are an idiot. And not one of those boats said anything. (end rant)
