Pool4

  • jkratky
    Lino Lakes, MN
    Posts: 171
    April 2, 2020 at 6:18 pm #1930279

    Has anybody been down there yet? Or is it still to early?

    The SCRATCHER
    spring valley mn
    Posts: 720
    April 2, 2020 at 6:55 pm #1930288

    Yes the river is rising fast please stay home

    David Blais
    Posts: 764
    April 2, 2020 at 9:29 pm #1930337

    Monday was better then Wednesday.. Gas is cheap in Red Wing..

    eyeguy507
    SE MN
    Posts: 4727
    April 2, 2020 at 10:09 pm #1930343

    should have been there today!

    mojogunter
    Posts: 3168
    April 3, 2020 at 6:24 am #1930358

    It sounded like most ramps will be closed after today due to high water.

    FishBlood&RiverMud
    Prescott
    Posts: 6689
    April 3, 2020 at 6:31 am #1930359

    Back channel is probably closed now
    This was yesterday

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    Umy
    South Metro
    Posts: 1882
    April 12, 2020 at 12:07 pm #1933173

    Was there yesterday, April 11
    Water still pretty cold, 43-44 degrees. On the MN side, back pool where we could see the dam from. Fished the edges and up the shore along docks too. Not much biting, couple of northerns was all

    The SCRATCHER
    spring valley mn
    Posts: 720
    April 12, 2020 at 2:21 pm #1933224

    Was there yesterday bite was still real good.but I have to wonder why when a fish is caught in 1 spot someone always goes there and spot locks to mess up the whole train of boats? Hey dumb a$$ just keep going and not mess up everyone else. If you don’t know how to run a Dubuque rig learn. Or last week when 7 boats were running Dubuque rigs going up stream here come a boat downstream I had to ask him if he was going to run into me and he said I might wtf I just love this lol pool 4 in spring run

    Smellson
    Posts: 314
    April 12, 2020 at 2:39 pm #1933231
    The SCRATCHER wrote:

    Was there yesterday bite was still real good.but I have to wonder why when a fish is caught in 1 spot someone always goes there and spot locks to mess up the whole train of boats? Hey dumb a$$ just keep going and not mess up everyone else. If you don’t know how to run a Dubuque rig learn. Or last week when 7 boats were running Dubuque rigs going up stream here come a boat downstream I had to ask him if he was going to run into me and he said I might wtf I just love this lol pool 4 in spring run

    Honestly, this attitude down there kind of drives me nuts. I fish down there quite a bit and there are people down there that just think they should be able to fish however they want and if someone doesn’t obey their rules then they get pissed. Many times i’ve been fishing spots where everyone is drifting downstream one hour then people start pulling dubuque rigs upstream…who’s in the right? Or when guys are anchored up and casting current seams but think no one else should be allowed to go upstream or downstream along the seam they are casting. It’s pool 4 in the spring, if you’re going to fish a community spot then expect people to be fishing in different ways. If the weather is nice, it’s gonna be a pain in the a**…Just try to make the best of it and if it drives you nuts, then go find one of the hundred seams that aren’t getting pounded. Alot of the people fishing down there this time of year aren’t “river rats” and don’t know the “rules”. Go easy on em.

    eyeguy507
    SE MN
    Posts: 4727
    April 12, 2020 at 3:57 pm #1933282

    I was dragging dubuque rigs downstream nowhere near another boat because I just couldn’t stay down due to the current going upstream. It worked for me and the fish didn’t mind? However that was not me Scratcher! More than one way to run dubuque rigs…casting them works too btw. I just can’t deal with the community spots this time of year so I stay away as there are SO MANY other areas with little pressure especially with the high water.

    The SCRATCHER
    spring valley mn
    Posts: 720
    April 12, 2020 at 7:10 pm #1933360

    Oh trust me I am not mad I just love it when people just do there own thing I am that guy! After it got to be a mad house I just moved up stream and caught fish with no bothers I know that I have been fishing p 4 for nearly 35 years and defiantly have seen new fishing ways! Just saying sometimes it makes me wonder. I do enjoy other people like teaching the 2 young guys on sunday not catching fish that asked how to do it,so I came to there boat and showed them my Dubuque rig and gave them both needed things to set there poles up to catch fish. Later they pulled up to me and could not thank me enough I just said no problem and I enjoyed the whole moment. So as I will return to p 4 till I can no longer make it. Have fun be safe and happy fishing! Oh and if you see me say hi and I would be more than happy to tell you how fishing is any where from the dam to the lake and if you don’t know the boat it is my SCRATCHER II

    shockers
    Rochester
    Posts: 1038
    April 12, 2020 at 8:09 pm #1933377

    Wish I would have seen you yesterday! Could have used the tips from The Scratcha!

    The SCRATCHER
    spring valley mn
    Posts: 720
    April 13, 2020 at 6:46 pm #1933726

    Lol how you shockers? I have some sound advice for you . been to p4 about 21 times this year!

    rubberduck
    east bethel
    Posts: 436
    April 13, 2020 at 8:13 pm #1933762

    How was the bite before it got cold? How long you think it will last?

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