Headed to leech

[LoonState]

We have our clubs TOC's this weekend on leech lake, (going out of steam boat bay) Who else besides me thinks this weekends cold front is going to effect the fishing big time? Going up early friday morning to pre-fish alittle. Not much hope as I have never fished leech before but am going to try and find some sorta pattern. Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.

[Cecil]

For me, in the fall, reeds seem to be better than rice...

[RK]

I would agree with Cecil on the rushes. Have to be patient, as they can really bunch up, so you can fish for a long time with nothing to show for it until you find a pod of fish, then catch 10 or 15 without moving the boat. Good luck.

[thatoneguy]

Rice has been MUCH better than reeds on the west side lately. Not sure what the cold snap will do, but definitely don't discount the rice! Watch for schools of minnows up shallow, and you can get em with a spinner, buzzbait or even a bigfoot frog. Good luck! If it's not too cold, I'll probably be out there fishin' too.

[LoonState]

Thanks for the input guys. Plan on getting up there alittle early tomarrow leaving at 7am and plan on trying a few spots. Going to try both reeds and rice, let ya know what worked out best when I get back on monday.

[thatoneguy]

Good luck. Dress warm! Don't think I'll venture out til Sunday when it warms up a bit

[thatoneguy]

how did it go yesterday?

[LoonState]

Not so good. Woke up to snow covered boats and lots of wind. One bass was caught between 10 people in a 6 hour period. Water temp was 43°. Very tough day to say the least. We didn't fish it today we left leech at 8 and headed down to cedar lake in aitkin. Much much better results. Water temp was 53°. And not as windy our cold.

[Meat-Run]

Quickkills, I think you should have looked for the the magnum mallard decoys, all the BIG bass are under them j/k of course, was there a lot of duck hunters up that way?

mr

[LoonState]

We heard plenty of shooting and saw one group.