What's working now?

[APCfishing]

Do you guys think the dropping water level will have a positive effect? Im looking to get out this week sometime, could use some tips as to whats been working lately...Thanks!

[Scott K]

Well, the typical stuff should work, but the catching has been slow for pretty much all. Find the bait fish in the evenings, and the predator fish will show up eventually. Fish snag piles, current seems, or creek mouths. Good luck!

[blakeb]

i think that going after channels will be the best bite now

[EBass]

Was out 3 weeks ago on the MN going for channels with cut sucker, not one bite and we tried a lot of areas.

[blakeb]

yes it has been feast or famine in the last week

[MinnesnowtaWild]

Well, the typical stuff should work, but the catching has been slow for pretty much all. Find the bait fish in the evenings, and the predator fish will show up eventually. Fish snag piles, current seems, or creek mouths. Good luck!

Well said. Anywhere there is refuge from the current for the Cats, they will feed there.

[Scott K]

I was out tonight, we caught a couple smaller ones, a 20 something and a teen, and had a lot of bites, but they werent hitting hard, not enough to take clicker.

[TruthWalleyes]

I was out tonight, we caught a couple smaller ones, a 20 something and a teen, and had a lot of bites, but they werent hitting hard, not enough to take clicker.

Thats what it has been like the last two times out, you'd hang onto the rod for 2 minutes just to be sure there was a fish there. Fish are "dining in" instead of "eating on the run"!

[DTro]

Are you guys getting bit tight in the lumber/cover, or working current seams creek mouths?

[Scott K]

I was fishing a creek mouth last night when we caught the fish, and had all of the bites. We fished timber, current seems, deep holes, and nothing from them. We tried a couple sand bars late, but there was a lot of current whipping across the sand bar, but I would think the shallow water bite should be on, if you find a good point, or sand bar.

No eggs in any of the fish I have caught recently, and with the river dropping about a foot a day, it is starting to look good again!

Side note, becarefull out there, the dead heads are a poppin!

I will be hitting it hard this weekend, and shallow water will be where I am going to focus on, hoping to get an upgrade!

[DTro]

yeah we had a slow night last night, but didn't try any heavy cover. i have a couple of good spots in mind for tonight though. thanks for the info

[Gordie]

good luck guys Just when I thought I was gonna be able to fish this week end POW niece's wedding up at Ottertail well maybe I'll fish for bait

[TruthWalleyes]

Are you guys getting bit tight in the lumber/cover, or working current seams creek mouths?

Been working current seams and the lighter current behind a large snag pile in shallow.

we'll see what works tonight.

[Scott K]

Well, I spent last night in the boat, over night. It was slow, we started fishing about 6 pm, then we didnt get our first run until 10pm, then nothing again until 1:30 am, we had about 8 good runs from 1:30 to 2:30, but we couldnt get one hooked good. I lost one right next to the boat, it was a decent one, but we never got to see it. The last run was at day break, about 5:30, couldnt hook that one either. We fished until 10am, no fish.

All and all a great night on the water, we had some good action, we just couldnt get them hooked. I would like to say it was a disappointing night, but I spent some quality time with my son, staring at the stars, and talking, and would do it all over again, with the same results. I took tonight off, because of the weatherman, even though, pretty much everything missed us. Back at it tomorrow night!

[Iowa_Josh]

My air conditioner is working really well.

[bchevycaprice]

i cant wait tell my son is old enough to want to spend that many hours on the water you are a verry lucky man and have a lucky son who has dad that will take him out

[DTro]

Spent most of the night on the water as well (after the storm). Stumbled into a channel cat bite, and it was non stop from the time we got there until we left.

Who says fish don't bite after a storm rolls through?

[bchevycaprice]

nice fish dtro knew i should of taken the boat out hopefully tonight gives me something good

[blakeb]

i dont know who said they dont bite after the storm but i wouldnt take his advice anymore ....

[DTro]

I have never had much luck at all after a front moves though like that. But I was already at the landing and I wanted to fish, so fish I did.

[MinnesnowtaWild]

Before, during, after...Fish will always be hungry. Just has worked best for me before the storm.

[TruthWalleyes]

Friday night we missed 6 and boated 2. 1 flat, 1 channel. All on cut bait, all in the current seams.

[HossFisher]

Hows the water level right now I've been out of town for a while?

[Scott K]

I would say about 2 feet high of being perfect level.

[mrklean]

we used big suckers on friday night the one flat we caught was full of eggs still really fat belly, tons of soft bites could see the bites but they werent taking them.