Arvid’s Fishing Report

Most fishing reports on the river of late the catch is one or none. On my two most recent trips it has been a lot of none. Sunday was a beautiful day and four of the Bosch boys, Tom, Earl, Justin, Mick and I fished for a couple of hours. Tom caught two walleyes; one to keep, the other was really little. The rest of us caught none. Monday, Tom, Earl, Glenn and I didn’t do much better. Glenn caught a perch and a burbot; I caught two little walleyes; nothing to take home. It was all Tom as he caught a beautiful 28-1/2″ Walleye. He lived up to his billing as I’ve heard a couple of the guys refer to him as Technique Tommy.

Tom with the only walleye to keep on Sunday

Tom with a beautiful 28-1/2″ Walleye

The weather has been very nice the past few days; sunny and around zero to start the day and in the thirties by afternoon. We might even refer to it as short sleeve weather.

The cold weather testing season will soon be over and a few of the Bosch Boys took advantage of the weather to skate and play a little hockey on the outdoor rink on the bay. A little exercise over the lunch hour is a welcome relief with the long days they put in. They skate at the arena when they are in town and enjoyed the chance to skate on natural ice.

I hadn’t fished in two weeks and felt like spending a little time outside so I took the snowmobile and went up river and fished outside for a hour or so before dark. I caught a small sauger and three walleyes; two nice eaters and one 28″; she was a dandy. She filled the 8″ hole, both coming up and going back in after a picture.

Most reports from the river are one; maybe none. I’ve heard of some good reports up across the lake, but not much going on this side.

A nice day on the Baudette Bay rink


A beautiful 28″ February Walleye

Thursday evening I met Glenn at the shanty for an hours fishing before he was to return home on Friday for a few days. I had three bites and caught three walleyes; 18″, 19″ & 26″ in the short time I fished before heading for home on the snowmobile. Glenn had only one bite when I left and decided to fish for little longer. He had one fish come by; a real nice 26″ plus walleye. The Bosch boys have a little contest amongst themselves for the largest walleye for the winter test season and I think this puts Glenn in the Lead.

A nice 26″ February walleye

Glenn’s 26″ plus walleye

The weather in Baudette has been quite nice the past few days. Even a night of twenty below zero isn’t bad when it gets to ten or fifteen above during the day. The sun is getting higher in the sky and it has some strength to it. However, the forecast for the pond hockey games this weekend isn’t looking so good; below zero all day on Saturday.

Glenn and I have fished the river for an hour or so the last few evenings. There are some nice fish, but not many; most of the time we each catch one or none. Last night was better; Glenn caught three walleyes; a small eater and two about 16″. I caught a 18″ walleye. A friend told me yesterday that he caught two fish the other evening; a little sauger and a 30″ walleye that he released. That’s kind of how fishing in the river is at this time of the year.

Glenn with a nice walleye