Mississippi River - Champlin to Coon Rapids
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Mississippi River - Champlin to Coon Rapids Fishing Reports
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Small swimbaits and Ned rigs did all the damage. Jerkbait wasn’t productive, Walter clarity was 8’, water was low and current was decent. Fish were spread out and really anywhere from flats, to deep holes and heavy current to Eddie’s.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Got out on the river for a few hours after work. Had quite a bit of success on the jerkbait up shallow. Smallmouth were schooled together on rock piles and boulders. Also had some success on a square bill.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
64°
River has been rising with all the rain we’ve been getting but the bite was hot in the afternoon we got out for a couple hours from 3-5:30. Went down two floats that were pretty productive ended up with 22 on for the trip all ranging in size from 18.5 to 15. Fish are looking super healthy and thick. Fish were eating really good. The mini chatter bait with an el Diablo middle baits baby d bomb was an unreal pairing. Allows you to cover a lot of water quickly with a lot of precise casts. Being that the water was up and moving quick finding little pockets of slower water seemed to be where the fish were hanging out. Overall a great outing.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
67°
They weren't exactly jumping into the boat but caught around 15 smallies tonight. Beat the banks and docks searching for fish with the squarebill. Most of the fish caught were up very tight to the bank. The current was pretty strong especially as we got closer to the Champlin bridge.
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9/12/22
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Floating Jerkbait used on shore where rocks snags are very common.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Fish were caught casting shoreline with slack water upstream from the Champlin bridge. Best 5 around 15lbs
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
73°
Pretty tough fishing, current and water levels are dropping and water was down about a foot in 4 days. fish were near but not on any structure. Faster current was key and deeper water. Bite was slow and was almost exclusively a ned rig day...
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
switched things up a bit earlier in this week. For a stretch of time, I was exclusively throwing a mini chatter bait and it was working well for me. We caught a ton of fish on that bait and my buddy kept throwing the mini chatter and caught the biggest smallie of the day on the mini chatter bait. I like to experiment with various baits to keep in my back pocket on tougher days. I wanted to try a different technique to see if I could get a bite going. I was throwing a zoom super fluke in pearl white, and that bait was hammering fish. I was rigging the fluke upside down so the hook pocket on the belly of the bait hid the hook point a bit. I wasn't worried about snagging on things so I didn't want to Texas rig the bait to prolong its life a little more. The great thing about this bait was its ability to skip under just about anything and not get snagged up. With this rig I was able to get my casts real deep under brush and trees up close to the bank and that's where a lot of my bites came off from. Many lures wouldn't be able to get back to the corners I was able to hit which I feel made this bait really shine in some locations.
