Mississippi River (Monticello to St. Cloud)
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Mississippi River (Monticello to St. Cloud) Fishing Reports
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureHumpsSmallies mostly on crankbaits, a nice walleye too. Liked the current and a hump breaking up the current they were on top of the humps
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Northern PikeTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSummerStructureBouldersTrolling the husky jerk in multiple colors between 14 and 8 feet of water I was rewarded with a 10 northern day!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLaydowns
River is really high and flipping wood is a good way to get some bigger bites. As the river drops they should get back on rocks and current breaks.
Jordan DanielsonBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBoulders- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Favorite popper for both smallies and largies. Makes a great sound and super easy to use.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureRock Pile
Topwater bite is best mid day when the shade pockets are the smallest. Slack water with shade and a storm chug bug will produces better quality fish. To catch numbers 1-3 foot rock with slower current and a ned rig or small tube has been best. The bigger smallmouth sit in 3-8 foot slack water when not feeding and are harder to get to bite.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLedges
Water went down quite a bit from the last few weeks. Bass aren’t sitting right on the shore anymore, they moved a little deeper into the current. Getting bites mainly on the ned bouncing off rocks.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSummerStructureRiver Channels
I tried ned, topwater and wacky with little luck. When I switched to the tube I started catching the SM. Caught an 18", a 17", and several smaller ones on the tube. Just drag it on the bottom.
