Snake River/ Briggs Creek by Becker

[that_guy]

I was curious if anyone has tried Trout here? Are there any good access points? I'm new to fishing that area and would like any help possible. Not looking for gps coords just where I can gain access without any problems.

[trappingaddiction]

Not worth your time to go there if you are trying for trout. Trout used to be stocked in the Briggs Creek and I believe the Snake River, but none have been stocked in a very long time due to these streams getting too warm in the summer and having limited habitat, more so in recent years, that are not allowing trout to survive throughout the streams. The DNR says that both streams would need quite a bit of work to actually have a fishable trout population.

[that_guy]

Alrighty, Thanks for the heads up. Are there any decent streams north of the metro?

[Scudly]

Minnesota Trout Maps

[that_guy]

Thanks Scudly,

[PoorWordUsage] map out for weeks, but without good intel on the creeks I'd be wasting a lot of time.

I've dug deeper into the dnr HSOforum and am finding what I'm looking for.

Thanks for the help.

[Scudly]

Contact St Cloud Fisheries. Could not hurt. I'm sure they will point in the right direction.

Also you might find this database helpful

The fishes of Minnesota

[itchmesir]

Like Scudly said.. ,Contact the fisheries department and ask if you can get shock reports for those streams... i have done this plenty of times... with no questions asked

[Scudly]

Snake River

fathead minnow

mottled sculpin

brown bullhead

central mudminnow

brassy minnow

Iowa darter

brook stickleback

golden shiner

blacknose shiner

black bullhead

white sucker

northern redbelly dace

Briggs

fathead minnow

Johnny darter

white sucker

central mudminnow

brook stickleback

common shiner

pearl dace

hybrid sunfish

creek chub

[itchmesir]

looks like quite the stream for some micro fly action...