Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Kayaking :: What kind of kayak?
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Sota1996 |
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Wally13 |
I finished paddling the entire Mississippi River from Lake Itasca to the Gulf last year. I saw quite a few fish along the way. Wish I had a line in the water for my Source to Sea trip but it was a kayak paddle adventure and not a fishing trip. |
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Wally13 |
No, I did not post a Trip Report on bwca.com. I did put together a Power Point Presentation and have given it to several local groups. I saw quite a few smallmouth in the clearer water on the upper area of the Mississippi. Some were quite large. Along the way I met a few fisherman throwing top waters for smallies. On July 24, I met a guy near Monticello, MN that was using a float boat like they use river fishing in Alaska. He was guiding 2 fly fishermen and was going after smallies. They were having a lot of success. |
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Savage Voyageur |
1) I have fished the Mississippi many times before. I start out below the dam in St Cloud. Then I just slowly float and paddle downstream. There are many places to pull out. Sometimes my wife shuttles me back to my truck. Most times I just call the people at Clear Water outfitters in Clearwater Mn. They send a guy with a van and trailer to shuttle us back, or they shuttle us up stream at the start of the trip. 2) how is the easy part. Most topwater lures like whopper Plopper, or spooks will get a strike from a smallmouth bass. Other was of fishing is to float a spinner rig with a night crawler. Next year I’m planing to Tiger Musky fish out of my kayak on area lakes more often. I hope to get out and do that at least 4-6 times. |