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This past week has been pretty much the same in the
Grand Rapids area. Lots of wind with water temperatures staying
just below 60 degrees.
Even with conditions changing walleye fishing
continues to be good. We are still targeting walleye in 6'-12'
of water depending on wind and cloud cover. Zeroing in on wind
swept shorelines and areas with vegetation tend to produce the most
fish. Like in previous weeks, using a Northland Fireball tipped
with a shiner is the preferred presentation.
This past week we packed up our gear and headed to
Bismarck, ND to do a little fishing on the river. When we
arrived there had been several days of rain plus a bonus June
snowfall. Water on the Missouri river is currently at a 7 year
record high and made for interesting fishing. We spent most of
our time fishing between a tree line which used to be the old
shoreline and the new shoreline. This situation made for a
perfect alleyway that held fish. Underneath all this water we
also found what looked to be Prairie Grass which stood a couple feet
high. Preferred presentation for the flooded river was to pull
crank baits at a slow speed. Unlike northern Minnesota,
river temperatures stay pretty consistent throughout the summer on the
Missouri. Also the go to presentations tend to be reverse from
ours. Spring tends to be the best time to pull cranks where
later in the season they switch to jigging & rigging which is opposite
to us here in the Northland.
Pictured Are The Tops Of Trees In The Missouri River. These
Trees Stand Roughly 20' Tall |
