MN Slam

[Macsimus]

Not really a Table Rock post but I'm back in MN from another thoroughly enjoyable stay there and thought maybe y'all might like to see what a MN slam looks like? Had a great day yesterday on the Mississippi River in the St. Paul area. Apparently, just about all species "got the memo" except the catfish and drum! My favorite specie (the smallie) came on the Little Guy.  

[Quillback]

Those are some good representatives of those species.  Really nice walleye!

[buckcreekmike]

Nice crappie, big mouth on that thing. 

[Macsimus]

27 minutes ago, Quillback said:

Those are some good representatives of those species.  Really nice walleye!

I'm forced to admit that it really fought and was a blast to catch. I think the river dwellers are more muscular than their lake cousins. 

[96 CHAMP]

Those are some nice fish there, appears you had quite the day.

[Donna G]

Beautiful fish.  Of course, my favorite is the smallmouth, too.  Minnesota slam. 

[176champion]

Very nice Fishies!!

[Champ188]

I'd love to fish that part of the Mississippi River someday. Quite an impressive fishery.

[m&m]

Macsimus, nice report and great pictures. 

Mike

[Macsimus]

2 hours ago, Champ188 said:

I'd love to fish that part of the Mississippi River someday. Quite an impressive fishery.

Thanks everyone.

I was on Pool 2 which is anything but a wilderness experience. Numerous refineries, water treatment facilities, and barges give it that nice industrial feel. But, it's the closest fishery open for gamefish until the 2nd weekend in May (it's open year-round). It's been C & R for many years and it's been amazing to watch the fishery develop after the Twin Cities stopped treating it like a toilet. You still couldn't convince me to eat anything out of there. The Miss River below Lake City is beautiful as Lake Pepin acts like a settling pond and the water clears considerably downstream of it. As you noted, Champ, it's a great fishery. Navigation is tricky with the wing dams and closing dams but there are map chips to help with that. It's a different world from fishing natural lakes and I really enjoy it.