Mississippi River (Monticello to St. Cloud)
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Mississippi River (Monticello to St. Cloud) Fishing Reports
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonWinterStructureOpen Water/BasinBite was slow today but on my second cast I got this beauty on a drop shot hula stick usually I fish this on a ned rig but there was a lot of debris on the bottom so I put it on a drop shot rig and it worked. Fatheads also worked well today and since I don’t use all my bait I started hooking 2 fatheads at once and I works great
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonIceStructureRiver ChannelsThe little spotty is a great jig. The baby goat is one of my favorite trailers for it as well. Paired up they can mimic a craw or a small baitfish like a Sculpin. This pair looks nice on the swim as well. One of my main any time of the year baits. I caught all my biggest Smallmouth on the Saint Croix this past summer with this pairing. The Little Spotty has been the best jig I have ever used at not getting hung up and has a good hook up and land ratio. Tossed the Gobius around a bit as well for the first time. Its a Dark sleeper knock off obviously but maybe out performs the Sleeper with hook up ratio from first experience with it. Time will tell if it replaces the Dark Sleeper for me one of the all time Smallmouth baits in my experience.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonWinterStructureBoulders
Decided to throw the Vision110 in 3-4ft. 2 pops and always getting hit on the pause!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonWinterStructureRip Rap
Recently I have gotten my open water fix near the hot water discharges in Monticello. Fishing a tube low and slow has been productive catching some numbers, with good size mixed in. This included a 4.82lb kicker last weekend. I have been fishing my tubes very similar to a ned rig, letting them fall on a slackline and then slowly dragging and hopping the tube back to the bank. Bites have been surprisingly hard for the wintertime.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonWinterStructureRock PileWas throwing the spark-shad swimming it on the bottom
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonWinterStructureBoulders
Went out targeting smallmouth and ended with a mixed bag of Pike, walleye, and some decent smallmouth as well. I was fishing the deeper pockets that I could find. I used the dark sleeper and was able to deflect off some larger boulders that I didn’t know were there. My biggest bites came while bouncing it off of the rocks on a slow retrieve. I also used a Keitech on a lighter rod which also produced several fish including the pike and walleye!
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WalleyeTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonWinterStructureRock PileBite was on and off today got a few smallies/pike but this 18inch walleye was the catch of day on a sucker and I stand by seaguar’s gold label fluoro leader it is hands down the best fluoro I’ve had ever used it may be a little bit more than the blue label model but it is worth it 100%
Quickvic30Bronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonIceStructureBouldersDrop shot with various earthy colored swim baits various sizes, small peach and bass look alikes. Live target and yum crawfish on 1/8 oz jig. Dropshot live shiner and slip bobber.
