Jodi, Steve & Scott are in Minnesota for their summer vacation; taking a break from the Arizona heat. Scott and I took a boat ride on the river late Friday morning stopping a couple different places to fish for a short time. Scott caught the only bite he had; a nice eater. I didn’t have a bite, but Papa was the winner, getting to fish with the grandson.
Scott with his walleye
Willard and I went to the Lake Thursday afternoon. The weather was nice and we took only our tackle boxes; no other bait. We started out pulling plugs in Four Mile Bay and went out through the Morris Point washout and along Pine Island without getting a hit. We were almost up to the Gap when we found some fish in eight feet of water. We ended up getting a limit of nice eaters; released to 19″ walleyes and three little ones. The boats in the area were all catching fish and a lot of nice fish. It was a fun afternoon.
Willard with a walleye caught pulling plugsÂ
Uncle Noie & Janice were here for a for a few days visit. It was windy and there were threatening thunderstorms each day. We picked our times and fished the river once or twice each day. The river is high and the current is strong. The report is that Rainy Lake is full so we can expect the river to remain as is for some time. We fished in 13-14 feet of water using a plain hook with a shiner and 1-1/2 oz sinker to stay near bottom. We had plenty of action; caught maybe 20-25 walleye and sauger each time out, but keeping only four or five; the rest were way to small. We caught two sturgeon; Diane’s was 43″ and Noie’s a small two footer. We had a good time; enough fish for a good fish fry and a package for them to take home.
Noie with a nice walleye
Janice with a nice walleye
Diane’s 43″ SturgeonÂ
