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Northern PikeTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRiver ChannelsMostly hanging around drop offs to the main channel, often in faster currrent.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRiver ChannelsTroll or hand jig a ned rig just where visibility of the bottom ends. Moving current was better than slow water. Purple or orange were both productive. Caught a few bass on other things, mainly a swimbait, but the ned rig was THE producer.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueFinesse Hair JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock PileCasting small hair jigs to the bank working back slowly to the boat on the Mississippi, got the smallies fired up.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureLaydowns
I have been out on the river multiple trips in July. I was recently out on July 9th, and we hammered 25 smallmouth bass in a 4 hour trip. We exclusively threw zman original chatterbaits the whole time we fished and also landed 4 walleye and 4 northern pike along with our smallies. The flow rate is just about perfect on the river right now and the bite has recently been extra hot for us. tons of fish being caught with a few large fish mixed in as well. The best way we have found to catch large numbers of fish was to throw your baits as close as you can to the bank as well as finding good current seams. best cover was in front of, next to and behind log jams and protruding rocks. The chatter bait is relatively simple to use and doesn't take much skill to identify the bite. You simply cast out the bait and give the bait a nice steady retrieve. Do not burn the bait back to the boat. the bait creates a ton of vibration and motion in your rod which seems to trigger a lot of bites, and when the rod stops vibrating set the hook. I feel like the chatterbait is often overlooked and highly underrated when it comes to smallmouth fishing, but it could definitely help you up your smallmouth game. It should be a staple on your next outing to the Mississippi. I promise you will not be disappointed. A final hot tip is to make sure you focus on your retrieve all the way to completion as we had multiple fish follow the bait all the way to the boat and hit right next to the boat.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Went out fishing July 22 and 23. Fishing numbers were good, but the size was a bit smaller than what we expected. We did however land a couple of nicer fish in the 17-19 inch range. I had been having very good success throwing an original zman chatter bait, but I felt like I was missing fish on some hookups. I ordered a few things from omnia and in that package I purchased some zman mini max chatter baits in 3/8 oz. I was intrigued by the mini but was disappointed it only came in 1/4 oz. I then found out they make a mini max which keeps the same smaller profile but has weights up to 1/2 oz as well as some other higher quality features. Definitely a bait worth checking out if you are into throwing lures in the river for smallies. With the new mini max chatter bait on I saw an increase in hook up percentage as well as fish staying on all the way to the boat. i think the smaller profile helps the fish get the whole lures in their mouth increasing the odds of landing the fish. It is interesting to note that we did get hung up on a few boulders at times and when retrieving lures, you could see tons of small crayfish fish were feeding on. if you were able to find rocks and rock walls fish were holding primarily on these locations. Also, important to note the reason I wanted a heavier bait was for castability and getting that lure to run a little bit deeper where the fish congregating.
Carson KrefftBronze AmbassadorSpecies
White BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBaitfishWhite bass were prevalent near Hidden Falls Park in St. Paul during spawn. Though out-of-season fish were unfortunately biting as well, the white bass attacked near dusk on the 2nd ledge of the river, between 8’-14’ where the main current met back eddys. Try throwing a size 9 to size 13 shallow jerkbait with a straight retrieve.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSummerStructureRip Rap
Find rip rap banks and 45 degree them with a crankbait for smallmouth.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonSummerStructureFlooded Brush
The SK ned rage craw offers great action on lighter-weight jigs really slowing down the fall rate to instigate some big bites.
