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10/10/2018 10:16AM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
Well it's that time of year for us southern walleye fisherman. If any of you snowbirds are coming down I-40 over the next 3 months and want to stretch your legs and wet a line just e-mail me.
 
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yogi59weedr
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10/10/2018 08:12PM  
Wow. My walleye fishing on the Mississippi has been halted by.the 4th flood this year. Just drove down by the river and 4 ft waves. Looked like chocolate milk with a double dose of dark chocolate.
Might get out by the dam from shore.
 
QueticoMike
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10/11/2018 08:44AM  
Picked up a nice saugeye on a spinnerbait while wading the other day.

 
thegildedgopher
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10/11/2018 08:58AM  
yogi59weedr: "Wow. My walleye fishing on the Mississippi has been halted by.the 4th flood this year. Just drove down by the river and 4 ft waves. Looked like chocolate milk with a double dose of dark chocolate.
Might get out by the dam from shore."


The Miss up here in the Minneapolis area has been tough as well.

Has anyone fished walleye in Missouri in the winter time? Table Rock or something similar? I was thinking that could be a manageable weekend trip from MN.

Either way I'll be fishing walleye from a boat all year. Pool 4!
 
carmike
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10/12/2018 08:21PM  
The fall bite is in full swing here in central MN. I haven't got out as much as usual, but the river was INSANE before the most recent rains, Mille Lacs is still popping, and the remaining green weeds are dynamite for largies and anything else swimming. The best time of year by far!
 
10/15/2018 01:36PM  
Water is still 68 down here. Caught a little bit of everything this last Saturday. Bait and fish are still scattered throughout the water column but they are starting to feed. Can't wait for November and December!
 
lundojam
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10/19/2018 04:05PM  
yesterday evening in the st croix river. released a 26" to boot. best time imaginable.
 
10/19/2018 05:45PM  
lundojam: "yesterday evening in the st croix river. released a 26" to boot. best time imaginable. "
not to shabby Lundo , I use to fish the upper St. croix back in the day , always did good on crappies and an occasional walleye
 
thegildedgopher
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10/19/2018 06:33PM  
lundojam: "yesterday evening in the st croix river. released a 26" to boot. best time imaginable. "


Nice limit right there, well done!

I took 3 days off next week and one will be on the croix between Hudson and Prescott. Any tips? I usually troll crank baits. Thanks!
 
lundojam
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10/21/2018 09:00AM  
Gilded:
Motor upstream about 100 miles and jig the current breaks at dusk. :) I was in St. Croix State Park.
 
thegildedgopher
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10/21/2018 06:24PM  
lundojam: "Gilded:
Motor upstream about 100 miles and jig the current breaks at dusk. :) I was in St. Croix State Park. "


That might take a while with my 6hp ;)

I'll report how I do downstream this week. Thanks for the tip!
 
thegildedgopher
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10/29/2018 01:49PM  
I got hosed on the St. Croix last week. It was too windy to hold my spot to jig, and I forgot my trolling motor and couldn't go slow enough with my outboard to make trolling work. But man alive were the fish all over my screen.
 
lundojam
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10/29/2018 08:41PM  
Boo! I tried to get to my spot on Saturday but the park was closed for a youth deer hunt. Fished the Kettle River east of Hinckley instead and my wife got one nice walleye.

Those river walleyes will have the feed bag on for a few more weeks at least.
 
11/05/2018 07:55AM  

The girls are starting to feed
 
Driftless
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11/05/2018 11:53AM  
Nice fish Jim and Lundojam!
 
11/14/2018 10:31AM  

Hard core!
 
Driftless
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11/15/2018 08:44AM  
Geez, where was that photo taken? You have more snow than we have the the TC area. You are going to have to switch to hard water soon!
 
11/21/2018 10:16AM  

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Took some church friends out this weekend
 
yogi59weedr
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11/21/2018 10:29AM  
God, was looking upon you..
 
thegildedgopher
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11/21/2018 02:11PM  
dang jim. you're pretty good at this. I can almost taste 'em. Must be nice to live where the fish in your freezer don't count toward your possession limit.
 
11/21/2018 02:23PM  
The filets all went home with my friends. I know where I can get more.
Just set myself up for a skunking, LOL.
 
thegildedgopher
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11/21/2018 03:47PM  
in the third picture, second fish from the top, it's enormous eye looks like it's literally bursting out of its socket!

Side note -- ever try bleeding those eyes? If you're filleting that many fish it can make an enormous difference. The bigger the fish, the bigger the difference in my experience. Far less mess when cleaning them, the filets come out WHITE -- less bacteria as well.
 
Driftless
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11/23/2018 06:56PM  
Yogi, God told him to cast his net on the other side of the boat. ;)

Nice catch Jim!
 
12/03/2018 01:54PM  

Another great day at the lake!
 
Driftless
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12/03/2018 08:04PM  
Love that sunset (sure would be nice to see the sun up here)! Looks like it has warmed back up!
 
12/11/2018 08:31AM  


I love taking my nonfishing friends out this time of year.
Unfortunately they think it is like this all the time.
 
Driftless
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12/11/2018 08:52PM  
Yeah, they are getting spoiled!
 
01/02/2019 11:38AM  

New years eyes.
 
Driftless
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01/02/2019 01:05PM  
Awesome way to ring in 2019!
 
mastertangler
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01/03/2019 09:21AM  
QueticoMike: "Picked up a nice saugeye on a spinnerbait while wading the other day.


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Wow, that's a really nice sauger. You have quite a fishery there to take advantage of.

Nice catches Jim. Looks like fun. If I remember correctly you like to jig blade baits?
 
01/03/2019 09:39AM  
mastertangler: "
QueticoMike: "Picked up a nice saugeye on a spinnerbait while wading the other day.



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Wow, that's a really nice sauger. You have quite a fishery there to take advantage of.


Nice catches Jim. Looks like fun. If I remember correctly you like to jig blade baits? "

99% of my fishing this time of year is with a blade bait. Occasionally I'll put down a jig and minnow when my arms get sore.
 
mastertangler
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01/03/2019 10:17AM  
Sounds like interesting fishing. When you have the spots wired and don't have to use search tools (baits/lures) precise presentations are able to be employed.

Have you tried Shiver / snap jigs? Just for kicks you might also try using some Simano butterfly jigs. Whenever I fish with someone who is catching fish I usually like to use something different just to see how it works. Sometimes the big girls can be taken with something different.
 
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