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Mississippi River (Monticello to St. Cloud)

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Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Ice (Current)
82 Fishing Reports
169 Followers

Mississippi River (Monticello to St. Cloud) Overview

SLOWWind (mph)FAST
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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Ice

Drop ShotFootball JigsNed Rigs
  1. Drop Shot
    1
  2. Football Jigs
    1
  3. Ned Rigs
    1
Total Fishing Reports
82
Top Species Reported for Ice
  1. Smallmouth Bass3 Reports

Fishing Reports

82 Reports on Mississippi River (Monticello to St. Cloud)

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  • Brandon g

    Gold Ambassador

    1/18/23

    • Species

      Smallmouth Bass

    • Season

      Winter

    • Technique

      Drop Shot

    • Structure

      Open Water/Basin

    • Forage

      Minnows

    Bite was slow today but on my second cast I got this beauty on a drop shot hula stick usually I fish this on a ned rig but there was a lot of debris on the bottom so I put it on a drop shot rig and it worked. Fatheads also worked well today and since I don’t use all my bait I started hooking 2 fatheads at once and I works great
  • Omnia Community Member

    Bronze Ambassador

    1/26/24

    • Species

      Smallmouth Bass

    • Season

      Ice

    • Technique

      Football Jigs

    • Structure

      River Channels

    The little spotty is a great jig. The baby goat is one of my favorite trailers for it as well. Paired up they can mimic a craw or a small baitfish like a Sculpin. This pair looks nice on the swim as well. One of my main any time of the year baits. I caught all my biggest Smallmouth on the Saint Croix this past summer with this pairing. The Little Spotty has been the best jig I have ever used at not getting hung up and has a good hook up and land ratio. Tossed the Gobius around a bit as well for the first time. Its a Dark sleeper knock off obviously but maybe out performs the Sleeper with hook up ratio from first experience with it. Time will tell if it replaces the Dark Sleeper for me one of the all time Smallmouth baits in my experience.
  • Omnia Community Member

    Gold Ambassador

    1/29/23

    • Species

      Smallmouth Bass

    • Season

      Winter

    • Technique

      Hard Jerkbaits

    • Structure

      Boulders

    Decided to throw the Vision110 in 3-4ft. 2 pops and always getting hit on the pause!
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