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    • J.J.

      Bronze Ambassador

      2/15/25

      • Species

        Sturgeon

      • Season

        Ice

      • Technique

        Live Bait Rigs

      • Structure

        Open Water/Basin

      Setup just downstream from hwy 36 bridge in 25 ft of water. Used nightcrawlers and fatheads on same hook. Didn’t catch any sturgeon. Sounds like nobody else was catching much either. Wind was brutal!
    • Dan Amundson

      Gold Ambassador

      3/16/20

      • Species

        Walleye

      • Season

        Summer

      • Technique

        Live Bait Rigs

      • Structure

        River Channels

    • Erik Stubbendick

      Gold Ambassador

      3/7/23

      • Species

        Muskie

      • Season

        Summer

      • Technique

        Soft Swimbaits (Lg)

      • Structure

        Humps

      Throwing big swimbaits along contours and weed edges
    • SenyiFishing

      Silver Ambassador

      4/30/23

      • Species

        White Bass

      • Season

        Spring (Spawn)

      • Technique

        Hard Jerkbaits

      • Structure

        Open Water/Basin

      Water levels are slowly receding. The fish are starting to bite before they spawn. Best lures are smaller jerk baits. Brighter colors seem to do better. With the warmer weather conditions the bite should get better for the next two weeks or so. Small unweighted buck tail flies also worked.
    • Reece

      Silver Ambassador

      5/5/21

      • Species

        Walleye

      • Season

        Spring (Spawn)

      • Technique

        Vertical Jigging 10-19'

      • Structure

        River Channels

      Water temps around 50 degrees. Fishing from 6 till 8:30pm, Caught 3 males, scatted around. Drifted across points and ledges dragging 1/4 oz jigs with PowerBait soft plastics. All bites came on white twitchtail minnows.
    • Ray Valley

      Gold Ambassador

      5/8/22

      • Species

        Walleye

      • Season

        Spring (Post-Spawn)

      • Technique

        Vertical Jigging 10-19'

      • Structure

        River Channels

      • Water Temperature

        53°

      Relatively slow bite for the Wisconsin Opener (although the St. Croix opened up one week earlier). Water temperatures were 50-55 degrees and warming fast with the light switch of a cold La Nina spring and summer seeming to flip overnight. As such, the bite will likely change day by day, so what I say here now, will likely be different tomorrow. Still, although fishing was slow, we picked up a couple nice fish along a current seam in a channel just north of the I94 bridge in Hudson. Pink glitter 1/4 oz jig with a fathead minnow was the ticket.
    • Ray Valley

      Gold Ambassador

      5/9/21

      • Species

        Walleye

      • Season

        Spring (Post-Spawn)

      • Technique

        Trolling 10-19'

      • Structure

        Ledges

      Walleye fishing has been a bit slow in the area between the Stillwater lift bridge and Hudson Bridge the first two weeks of the season. Still, some keeper sized Walleye have been hitting in 12-15 fow along dropoffs on 2 3/4 Flicker Shad crank baits on long line trolling rods with a thin braid (15 lb). Trolling has been outfishing any other live bait technique.
    • Big Hitter

      Gold Ambassador

      5/9/24

      • Species

        Walleye

      • Season

        Spring (Post-Spawn)

      • Technique

        Crankbaits 7'-12'

      • Structure

        River Channels

      • Forage

        Perch

      • Water Temperature

        58°

      We trolled the river channel with number 5 and number 7 Berkeley Flicker Shads. Five walleye above the 15 inch minimum were landed. All five fish were between 15 1/2 and 16 inches.
    • Ray Valley

      Gold Ambassador

      5/9/20

      • Species

        Walleye

      • Season

        Spring (Post-Spawn)

      • Technique

        Crankbaits 13'+

      • Structure

        Reef

      The 2017 or 2018 year class of walleye is now quite prominent in angler catches. In early spring 2020, many anglers are catching many 13" fish...2" below the minimum size limit on the St. Croix. Anglers can look forward to much success in years to come as this year class achieves "keeper" size. Other size/year classes of fish have been hard to come by thus far, but the season is early. Water temps as of today (5/9/2020) are only 57 degrees. I caught several 13" and some scattered larger fish in depths of 13-18 ft dragging 6ft, 6lb single hook lindy rigs with a crawler chunk. For whatever reason, crawlers seem to outperform any other live bait on the St. Croix for Walleye. The action is also heating up with trolling crankbaits at the same depth (both lead core and braid/mono leader). Again, those 13" are eager to hit a 2 3/4 Flicker Shad. You might get lucky and hook up to a more respectable fish as well. The walleye fishing should remain solid in widespread 15-20 ft areas from Stillwater to Afton until the water starts warming up in mid June. This is the time when weekend warriors like myself can randomly pick a community "hole" and pick up a few fish without working too hard. Once the summer pattern sets in, the walleye go to their secret places that I have not been able to find. That's when the kitty cats and bass start calling my name!