HAPPY MINNOWS

[DARK30]

WELL AN ACT OF GOD JUST SET MOST OF MY BAIT DOWN THE CREEK! MAYBE THE TREE HUGERS ARE RIGHT....DON'T KILL ANY ANIMALS AND EAT LETTUCE AND STICKS N STUFF.

I JUST GOT 2.5" OF RAIN AND THE CREEK IS CHOCOLATE COLORED. THIS MOST LIKELY WILL CHANGE THE BITE ON THE MINNESOTA RIVER IF THIS RAINFALL WAS WIDESPRED.I GUESS WHEN YOU FIND THIS RIVER LOW AND SOMEWHAT CLEAN, YOU'D BETTER FISH WHILE YOU CAN.
WET NETS!

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cast,cast,cast,cast......

[doubleUcubed]

Dark, a guy that works with me left home at 7 this morning and he had over 3" of rain, he lives in the MN river bottom south of Sacred Heart. Actually, Jesse Ventura stopped less than a 1/4 of a mile from his house yesterday on his tour of the MN river and CREP land. We needed the rain bad though! Good fishing.

[vern]

I didn't realize that we had so much rain. There's more coming I guess. We finally got out last night until about 10. Just one flat about 6 pounds. I need some big ones! Those creek chubs we caught make a big difference. I left my chub out there for about an hour and a half before he got hit and he was tuggin' the whole time. They are much more active than the bait store suckers and free too. I guess we'll see how the rain effects the river this weekend. Vern

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[Guest]

DARK
Hope you didn't lose your traps!A big gully washer like that could have restocked some of my bait tanks!What did it do the the water levels?Is she coming up?Some of my favorite spots are going to be ruined if she did.I hope the fish are not done eating just yet.Rising water sucks but I think the cooling temps has them moving and looking for wintering holes and packing it on for the winter.I have caught them into october.If the river stabilizes we could still have some good fishing.

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[DARK30]

ITS NOT OVER YET! I THINK THE RAIN WE HAD SOAKED IN REAL WELL AS WE WERE SO DRY TO START WITH. LAST NIGHT THE RIVER LOOKED GREAT ALTHOUGH ITS TAKES A COUPLE OF DAYS FOR WATER OUT WEST TO SHOW UP HERE. THE CREEKS CAME DOWN REAL FAST AND NOW ARE CLEARED UP PRETTY GOOD TOO.
WE HAVE TO GET SOME MORE PICS THIS FALL YET! I NEED A NEW BIG WALLEYE SHOT TOO!
WET NETS!

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cast,cast,cast,cast......

[DARK30]

WELL I GOT SOME MORE HAPPY MINNOWS DOWN IN THE CREEK JUST WAITING FOR A TRIP TO THE RIVER BANK. I'M GONNA HIT THE ROOT RIVER TONIGHT BUT I'LL BE READY FOR MUD SHORTLY!

I THINK THE EYES WOULD LOVE SOME OF THOSE SMALLER CHUBS TOO.
WET NETS!

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cast,cast,cast,cast......

[Guest]

My traps were full of 4-5" suckers.I don't think they were very happy!Also caught some more of those madtom things and a ton of crayfish.Went out to the rapids last night and all was eerily quiet.No minnows on the surface or in the water.Nothing even on the sonar.Weird!