A Minnesota River...

[Guest]

It's really not that big of a deal where it is.....in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michiagan, etc, the rivers are pretty much filled with huge smallmouth. Makes Missouri look like the little league in comparison. Even with the short growing season those fish live to 20 years old or more. You wouldn't have that down here with the eat anything that swims mentality.

Edited to say that they consider walleye THE fish to target. Serious bass fisherman are many times from out of state.

they consider the smallmouth bass to be a "trash fish" up north, especially the hardcore walleye anglers.

Lots of those rivers just wind through cattle country & get zero fishing pressure.

Most of the deer walk down the middle of the road. No hunting pressure.

It's a far cry from the south, where that kill & eat everything mentality exists.

[Guest]

The best river smallmouth fishing I've experienced was in southern Wisconsin.

This thread is making me want to go back there someday.

[Smalliebigs]

_{HAHAHAHAHAHAHA......I would be paranoid too, If I had a river that produced fish like that.....sweet pics, thanks for posting Al}

[Gavin]

Looks like a great time! Thanks for the write up. The pictures remind me of the St. Croix but it really could be any river in WI or MN.

[Goggle-Eyed]

Love those northern smallies... I used to get to go up to Fergus Falls Minnesota fishing a few times each year. I would always find a few evening to go out and wade a local stream and it always amazed me that NO one else was ever fishing it for Smallies.

[cwc87]

As I read this thread I understand the brotherhood sharing of info and the power of the Internet This trip that I was invited to go on and the fact that my mentor Al was able to go made it even more memorable. As fisherman looking back on trips stories are relished. And believe me when I fish and being with Al we absolutely cover water like two fishing machines. We Are SICK about smallmouth fishing!!!'