Minnesota river white bass

[HandGunner]

I have cousins from over seas coming to visit for the weekend. No fish is really open and lakes are still frozen but was thinking I can take them out for whitebass fishing. Anybody would like to share any spots that are hitting right now? What lures and techniques are working? I usualy fish the croix but it usualy does not hit until later april. Was on youtube of a guy gishing late march on the minnesota river and landing white bass

[Alagnak]

38 degree mud soup right now. Just because the video was late march doesn't matter. It's still not 'late march' water temps yet. Good luck. You might want to do something else with them. JMHO

[DTro]

This weekend?

Sorry to burst your bubble, but the water is just too cold yet. The white bass bite will really crank up when the temp hits 60 and you find the school, but it is very hit and miss.

Do you have a boat? If you want some action, I would suggest Red Wing. You can probably find some walleyes and sauger over there and you can even keep a few.

[DTro]

those dang YouTube guys....

[harvey lee]

Red Wing at Pool 4 or Alma pool 5.

Typically good walleye sauger bite and a jig and a minnow or plastic will get the job done.

[Shack]

I would have to guess that he meant rivers in Minnesota and not the Minnesota River?

If a guy was lucky and found some spots close to shore on pool 2 in St. Paul this weekend you might get multiple species action. Possibly a white bass or two.

Like others have said through, targeting the rivers in at least a couple more weeks would ideal. Just a cold and slow spring this year.

[clayton08]

Plenty of ice for ice fishing most people have never ice fished and the panfish bite right now is hot bring a plank after this rain/snow storm.

[clayton08]

Just be careful on lakes you dont know and just use common sense.

[DARK30]

It could happen