Mississippi River - Champlin to Coon Rapids
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Mississippi River - Champlin to Coon Rapids Fishing Reports
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHard Body SwimbaitsSeasonSummerStructureBouldersGlides like the Chad Shad and Roman Made Negotiator fished around boulders with eel grass,and current was the deal.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureDocks
Caught plenty of smallmouth near docks on swim jigs. Largest two were just under 4lbs. A few others were found relating to rock / boulders in the main channel.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonFallStructureRiver Channels
Small swimbaits and Ned rigs did all the damage. Jerkbait wasn’t productive, Walter clarity was 8’, water was low and current was decent. Fish were spread out and really anywhere from flats, to deep holes and heavy current to Eddie’s.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureRock Pile
Got out on the river for a few hours after work. Had quite a bit of success on the jerkbait up shallow. Smallmouth were schooled together on rock piles and boulders. Also had some success on a square bill.
@MasterfullyBaitingBronze AmbassadorSpecies
WalleyeTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureRock PileFloating Jerkbait used on shore where rocks snags are very common.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonFallStructureRip RapSmall swimbaits popped up and down off the bottom. The cold front seemed to turn off the bass and they weren’t chasing anything. Like the smaller hook of the guppy head for more action when working the swimbait slowly.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Fish were caught casting shoreline with slack water upstream from the Champlin bridge. Best 5 around 15lbs
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructureBoulders
switched things up a bit earlier in this week. For a stretch of time, I was exclusively throwing a mini chatter bait and it was working well for me. We caught a ton of fish on that bait and my buddy kept throwing the mini chatter and caught the biggest smallie of the day on the mini chatter bait. I like to experiment with various baits to keep in my back pocket on tougher days. I wanted to try a different technique to see if I could get a bite going. I was throwing a zoom super fluke in pearl white, and that bait was hammering fish. I was rigging the fluke upside down so the hook pocket on the belly of the bait hid the hook point a bit. I wasn't worried about snagging on things so I didn't want to Texas rig the bait to prolong its life a little more. The great thing about this bait was its ability to skip under just about anything and not get snagged up. With this rig I was able to get my casts real deep under brush and trees up close to the bank and that's where a lot of my bites came off from. Many lures wouldn't be able to get back to the corners I was able to hit which I feel made this bait really shine in some locations.
