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Lookout, smallmouths! #7346187 09/02/21 05:38 PM 09/02/21 05:38 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,379 Coeur d' Alene, Idaho J James OP "Minka"
James OP "Minka" J Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,379 Coeur d' Alene, Idaho	My brother, his friend, and I are about to head to Monticello, MN, to educate the local smallmouth bass. Going to fish for smallmouth bass, plus whatever else is foolish enough to attack our flies. Might catch other species too. I've caught catfish on a fly before. Good luck on today's game against OSU--you'll need it, and I'd like to watch a good game. Then on to Wisconsin, to educate their fish. And finally back to MN to give Mille Lacs Lake a try, bass and pike. Buzz, you should join us. We have room for a fourth. Jim Forum Infidel since 2001 "And that troll bs is something triggered snowflakes say when they dont like what someone posts." - Boco

Re: Lookout, smallmouths! [Re: James] #7346190 09/02/21 05:42 PM 09/02/21 05:42 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,146 NC Buzzard trapper
Buzzard trapper Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,146 NC	I wish, someday I hope.

Re: Lookout, smallmouths! [Re: James] #7346191 09/02/21 05:53 PM 09/02/21 05:53 PM
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 4,574 MN D Donnersurvivor trapper
Donnersurvivor trapper D Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 4,574 MN	If you need anything I live a few miles from Monticello, feel free to reach out.

Re: Lookout, smallmouths! [Re: James] #7346211 09/02/21 06:45 PM 09/02/21 06:45 PM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 10,471 mn north of blakely S Steven 49er trapper
Steven 49er trapper S Joined: May 2010 Posts: 10,471 mn north of blakely	Good luck james, those are some premier small mouth fishing locations. "Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon". Milton Friedman.

Re: Lookout, smallmouths! [Re: James] #7346272 09/02/21 08:22 PM 09/02/21 08:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 3,626 North central Iowa B Bob_Iowa trapper
Bob_Iowa trapper B Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 3,626 North central Iowa	Not sure but do they have trout where your going, I hope you have a good time, at least now it shouldn’t be to hot.

Re: Lookout, smallmouths! [Re: James] #7346284 09/02/21 08:45 PM 09/02/21 08:45 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,900 Central MN, sort of old MnMan trapper
MnMan trapper Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,900 Central MN, sort of old	There are some monster Smallmouth and Pike in Mille Lacs just waiting for your arrival. Hope you run into some of them. I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!

Re: Lookout, smallmouths! [Re: James] #7346313 09/02/21 09:21 PM 09/02/21 09:21 PM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 535 MI S Supergoose trapper
Supergoose trapper S Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 535 MI	Catch a bunch !! A goose may honk....but he won't wave

Re: Lookout, smallmouths! [Re: James] #7346334 09/02/21 09:47 PM 09/02/21 09:47 PM
Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 2,220 Priest River, Idaho USA S SundanceMtnMan trapper
SundanceMtnMan trapper S Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 2,220 Priest River, Idaho USA	James you are missing out if you aren't trying for smallmouth and pike on your trips to Idaho. I think you would be pleasantly surprised. Good luck on your trip. "They Say Nothing is Impossible, But, I Do Nothing Every Day."

Re: Lookout, smallmouths! [Re: James] #7346335 09/02/21 09:49 PM 09/02/21 09:49 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 3,929 Ohio S stinkypete trapper
stinkypete trapper S Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 3,929 Ohio	James. The Mississippi is super low. Fish are very concentrated. You should do well. If you have time south of the Sartell dam to St Cloud is great area as well. Good Luck

Re: Lookout, smallmouths! [Re: stinkypete] #7346342 09/02/21 09:59 PM 09/02/21 09:59 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 9,835 St. Cloud, MN trapperkeck trapper
trapperkeck trapper Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 9,835 St. Cloud, MN	Originally Posted by stinkypete James. The Mississippi is super low. Fish are very concentrated. You should do well. If you have time south of the Sartell dam to St Cloud is great area as well. Good Luck That's where I live and spend most of my fishing time. Probably, better navigable water there than Monticello. "The voice of reason!"

Re: Lookout, smallmouths! [Re: James] #7346352 09/02/21 10:09 PM 09/02/21 10:09 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 165 Mn R Reaperman trapper
Reaperman trapper R Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 165 Mn	If you have time, go about 25 miles north of Monticello and fish between the Sartell and Sauk Rapids bridges. You would need a canoe for sure its rocky and shallow now. Me and a buddy fished the two mile stretch a few weeks ago and caught a ton of smallies. I used a whopper plopper and he used a shallow crank bait. I opted for the top water because I was worried about getting hooked in the rocks. He lost one crank bait. There were two fisherman in another canoe from Monticello fishing the same stretch. They had a little counter to keep track how many bass they caught. They said they were up to 41 when we talked to them around 10 am.

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