Mankato really get rain?

[hanson]

Watching the news, looks like Kato got hit with 6+ " of rain.

What do you locals know? Is the river rising?

[walleyejim]

Oh yeah, its really rising and not looking like it will slow down any time soon! Take a look at the gauge in Mankato. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?05325000

[hanson]

That chart would be sweet if it was my NW Airlines stock. But then again... not sure why you would own NWA.

We're going to be in the hurtbag for awhile with these quickly rising levels. Debris, fast flows, rising water, and fish no longer on a pattern. Gonna be tough.

Maybe the white bass will think its spring again.

[rushing]

Mankato wasn't the only place...we were up near Franklin MN on the river all night. The only time it didn't rain was the first couple of hours we were out and the boat ride back to the landing. Just when you thought it couldn't rain any harder.....it would. Not even one single click of the clicker all night too.

[gunderson21]

I was going to go out tonight but I am pretty sure this rain along with the easternly winds will screw things up for a few days with the bait fish moving around now everywhere.

[rushing]

Yeah the river is screwed for awhile. There is a lot of junk in the water(weeds ect.) Not to mention the river temps have dropped quite a bit which I think have put the fish in a negative mood. Hopefully the river will calm down a bit by next week.

[Blue Kayak]

I was out in St. Peter on Sunday night. The sandbar is gone and I'm guessing the river was up three feet. Monday morning at Henderson the river seemed to be up about 3 1/2 feet from last Friday when we launched there for the BPCL.