Selkirk Aug 1,2,3

[MJCatfish]

Called Stu this morning and we are set for our annual trip to get sore arms and bruised stomachs. We'll be up there Aug 1,2,3 and come home on the 4th. Just checking to see if any other FM'ers will be up there at that time.

See you in a little over a week, Stu!

MJ

[Ed Carlson]

Kewl, I'll be up North at Stu's the 3rd through...Oh....the 6th...maybe a bit longer...I hope.

It should be very good!

Maybe I'll bump into you you on the 3rd?

Something you may wish to try...prons and/or shrimp...at night...near gravely bar breaks. I like pronds...they have a stronger scent then shrimp...sumo's love them buggers.

I was able to get prons in Selkirk at the bait shop, if not try the fish market in Winnipeg. They run about $23 Canadian a flat. a flat go's a long ways. I have found frogs in the day is a good bet, and fresh cut Goldeye, then prons and/or shrimp at night produce big.

[This message has been edited by Ed Carlson (edited 07-22-2004).]

[MJCatfish]

Hey,
I resemble that remark.

MJ

[Wiskers]

Ed, I was planning on heading up there the first weekend of Aug too but might have to kuput that idea. .. Am looking for work and might have to start pinching pennies.....

Watch out for that border crossing Ed.. LOL might get a little personal LOL LOL LOL ...

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[MJCatfish]

Sounds good, Ed. Looking forward to meeting you. I think Scoot might come up, also, but I think he and Rod would come just for Sunday. We'll hopefully see you then.

MJ

Thanks for the hot tip on bait. I may even bring frozen squid up. It's sometimes a good bait, like shrimp.

[Scoot]

Ed,

If I don't make it up there, watch out for MJCatfish. Much like the prons, he gives off a lot of scent.

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[Ed Carlson]

I hear ya, been pinch'n Ol Abe too. I even took up a "Real "J-O-B" at nights and guide days when the opportunity arises. In all honesty the high fuel prices have not done us guides much of a favor this season. From what feedback I am getting I am not alone in that observation. Yet with the best part of the season ahead I am ever optimistic things will pick up, they have already to a small degree.

Ya-U-Bet-ch-ya..I'll be at my VERY BEST behavior when crossing over, as usual.

I have no wish to get up close and personal experience with this whole "Alien Abduction" thing.

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[katchaser]

Eddie

Still waiting to hear results.

My experience with shrimp at Selkirk is that the drum love them.

A switch to goldeye took care of most of the problem though.

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[Ed Carlson]

We did well, mostly during the day and on cuts. Frogs were darn tough to find so I kinda had to stay with the cuts.

The guys who found frogs also found the cats eager to gobble them up. Canuck fed 3 doz hoppers to the Kitty's in quick order.

What I had the most fun with was crank'n cats...MAN I LOVE THAT! I caught 60 or so in the high 20's over two days. If I seen the right conditions develop I tried crank's. I kept spot checking and found a few fast and furious crank bites over the 2 days.

I accidentally caught a few nice walleye while crank'n big cranks for them Kitty's too, 27" class river walleye not Lake Greenbacks.

I hope to head back up next weekend. I suspect with the cooler temps cuts will rule the day and night. Stu has a preference for cuts of various types as the September bite nears. I would be foolish to not fallow his lead in these matters. Frogs would also be nice to have, if I can find any.

Might be a few greenback in by next week too? If so, they would likely be closer to the marsh is my thinking...so far. Hard to say just yet? I'm watching all the reports closely on several boards to glean out what straight [PoorWordUsage] I can on if they are indeed "in".

Feels kinda Fallish out today Huh?

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[DARK30]

Hey Robby, Nice to see you on here! Welcome!

Ed, I sure hope you do make it this weekend! I still need to touch base with Stu about details. What day would you plan on being there?

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[Ed Carlson]

Should be Fri evening - Mon afternoon if things go as I had planned.

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[Ed Carlson]

Plans are changing, not sure what day or if I will make it up at all now.

Nope...Not too happy....nope.

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[DARK30]

Uh Oh! Well, give it your best shot Ed! We would really like to fish with you up there!

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