Mississippi

[TrapMan13]

Anyone target ski's on the sip between the papermill dam n' the one north out from Royalton? if so.. is the fishin any good?

Thanks!

Chad

[Musky Buck]

You won't get much of a steer on the Miss. it's the final frontier and those that have intel would be wise to not mention much, here's the deal yes there are muskies in that stretch, it's all about time on the in this case river, if I were you I'd make a June,July,August,September,October and you and Jimmy and Al can slug it out in November.

[brad coin]

one of the big last frontiers of muskies too is how many inhabit the miss metro section of the twin cities??? theres muskies upstream and theres muskies downstream in the St Croix,,so how many have meandered into the metro,,,

In July the TC chapter is doing their meeeting on the Miss river and we will be doing an exploratory outing with a bunch of boats heading out to see what we can see and find out,,all are welcome to join in

[nater]

I've fished it a handful of times around Sartell specifically for muskies and had a few blowups. Mostly fished it for smallmouth bass. I'll be fishing the river more this year than in years past for muskies. So hopefully I can get a few in the net!

[muskiemanAD]

Brad, I will have to try to join when you chase metro mississippi ski's. I have put in at 694 and E River Road a handful of times the last 5 years and have targeted Muskies a few times. Have seen a few Smallie fishing and one upper 40 fish. My goal is to get one in there this year....

[SmellEsox]

I fish it every year several times. It was great 10-20 years ago. Now I am lucky to see 1 or 2 fish a year. There are much better sections on the Miss.

[CaptainMusky]

The really good areas are very difficult to navigate early season typically. This year the water is high, so it would be much easier. In the Fall it is easier to target them when they group up in numbers fattening up for the winter.

The hardest part is dealing with the recreational boat traffic in the summer in the areas that a easier to get to.

If you have a tiny boat and a free day sneak your way North and explore. Be advised though that its tough going in many spots past the County Park North of Sartell and there is NOTHING marked up there.

I wont take my new boat up there anymore and I know the area pretty well. The water is just rolling out there so it would be tough fishing for a few weeks until it drops. IMO

[ASMOLEY]

Spent some time throwing some baits yesterday without any luck. Anyone have success on the river this year? Water is still high but the current is manageable. I've always had my best luck for other species during the day. Can the same be said for muskie?

Might give it a another go next Thursday... Is there some magic river bait I should be throwing?

[Fred_Bear]

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