Gavin

Chartreuse Lindy fireball style jig heads and minnow for the Walleye. Hook goes in the mouth, out the gill, then centered through the flat side so the dead minnow flaps like a Ned Rig. Fish it same as a Ned. CA Outfitters will provide you with plenty of Minnows if you want. Most have minnow tanks with thousands old hand.

Move over to the Current and average size and catch rate will increase. No Frank sized tanks available though.

You might catch a 27” walleye and a 40” plus pike! Jealous!

15 hrs to Atikokan area is about right. Stop in the twin cities on the way up, head to International Falls. Buy your booze and tobacco on the American side and pay the duty at the border. It’s allot cheaper.Maybe another 1.5-2 to Atikokan from Intl Falls. We did the Grand Slam American plan at Camp Quetico a couple years ago. 3 guide days, 5 oyo days. Boats & Motors + Breakfast, shore lunch kit or sack lunch, dinner, and Cabin. Was about $2,000 a man plus, gratuities, gas money, booze, and duty at the border. Passport required, and if you have a DWI or other blips on your record in the past 10 years, get pre approved to enter CA or you might get turned away.

Moguy, if they say the lake doesn't have smallmouth it probably doesn't have them. Pike will smack bass lures though. Smallmouth bass were introduced to S. Ontario and they are not found everywhere. Most of the northern lakes are pike & walleye only and some of the deeper clear water lakes have lake trout too. You will have a great time!

Pete gets lots of PTO😀! His pics are absolutely bad but Jealous.

Hope it clears up a bit. Would like to get a view of Saturn’s rings through my scope tonight. Better shot at that if you live far away from many light sources. Take a telescope out away from light to stargaze tonight. Sb moving SE to SW.

That is a shame! Fried fresh fish, potatoes, and beans is magic! The outfitters up there will usually provide the fryer, fixings, tools, and directions. No harm to eat legal dink fish up there. Very low pressure.

You gotta scout it. Bluegill are done spawning so that’s probably out. Glue up some Ned rigs and let them drag those around in a clear water creek. 1/2” long worn out Zinker and Senko bits will tear up sunfish on a pond or lake. Weightless on a small circle hook. Rarely snag on anything. Don’t fish, and let them do something else when the are done.

Have more fun Pete! I don’t give a crap about fish pics, unless you have a buddy along to snap a good photo. Might measure the first good one to calibrate my eyeballs.

Awesome! Stayed very close to there on Lake Eva several years ago. Thanks for the report! Hope you got a couple shore lunches in.

That slow let it sit retrieve will work. Something will come and take a wack at it. Might be immediate, Might take 15-45 minutes. Dead drift a big fly rod popper on a slow stretch of river and you might be surprised. Can drift that candy for hundreds of yards with good mends. Fly better have some stuff that moves w/o angler input and some that creates some commotion if you choose too. Topwater is fun! Always a puzzle. Fantastic if you nail a good bite.

Have never had skate, but rays are pretty tasty. Similar to scallops.

Boiling Springs on the G. Nade is a reputable Campground. Water has been up but decent shape now. Fishing can be good. Ruby's is upriver, and appears to be nice too. Think what they call Piney Beach is a gravel bar below Devil's elbow. Dont think that is even 5 miles...A mile an hour is kinda a rule of thumb if doing very little paddling.

Raft rents are for puking frat boys, not fishing.

The spot, where the current wants to suck you under the tree is the one that kills most often.

Head north and your odds are much better. The Namekagon & St Croix R. have a bunch and not crowded. Upper Mississippi is good too. Only 10-12hrs north.

If there is a heaven, Norm is probably pitching a panther martin to some fat Canadian Smallmouth 3-4 days a week. He had a great run. Was fishing Canada w/o a guide at 90.

Sweet!

There is a list of outfitters and free maps on Missouricanoe.org. I would start with some 5-6 mile weekday day trips before you try an overnight trip. Canoeing is not difficult, buy a book and watch YouTube vids to familiarize yourself with basic paddling techniques, bring a rope to line your boat through anything you don’t feel confident floating and go do it. Your confidence and skill will improve over time.

They pair well with eggs. Took a look out back, 2-3 lbs worth, will send the kids out to pick later.

Y’all been busy! Think I’m gonna skip tonight’s party, And the one on Sunday. This town parties hard! Many faux Stanley Cups getting chugged. The Card’s will be thrown under the bus when the town sobers up around Tuesday at 2 pm.

Buy that book, then join the Missouri Smallmouth Alliance. Show up to a meeting and you will probably meet several people that will take u floating/fishing. A jet is better on the lower river, but you can float it too. You will be driving west on I-44 to fish mostly.

Moon to Bennett is a nice float. Flat mostly, but sporty midway around the Islands. Better scenery than Bennett to Barclay and fewer drunk forks.

Think the duck spread is done. Might add some geese. Will travel.