Gull/Crow Wing River, MN

Outing Information

Fish Caught

Northern Pike

Rock Bass

Largemouth Bass

Weather

Other Patterns Tried

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Fishing Partners

Waypoints

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Notes

4Bass 3Pike 3RB (I was so disappointed that my Tackle Warehouse order did not arrive on Friday, but such is life. We blasted off as boat #4 and headed West, getting passed by Snatcher Dennis as we headed up river. Our first and second spots were slop areas on adjacent sides of the river, and we didn't get a bite at either place in about an hour of fishing. So we headed up river farther where Snatcher Ludenia got a quality smallmouth right away on a popper. I think he then got a rock bass and a couple of non-keeper smallmouths.. I got a pike on a lipless Frenzy and a rock bass on a Jackhammer. I also had something that felt quality on for a few seconds on our second pass down by where Bill got the smallie. From there, we headed up in sight of the bridge. Bill popped a nice large on his first cast. I think I got a pike and rock bass, and Bill got a couple of non-keeper smallies and rockies as well. I think we moved down the river just a little way. Bill got a nice smallie throwing a Senko by the shore and then got a fourth nice keeper smallmouth in the middle of the river. We pulled in behind Snatcher Al, where Bill got his first keeper; Bill got a non-keeper smallmouth. We went down river a little way, and I got the big pike which put up a good battle. I took my time with it, and Bill eventually netted it and took pictures. I wasn't too pleased because the day was more than half over, and I didn't have a bass in the boat yet. We worked a shaded bank and didn't get anything. So next, we headed back to where the river narrows to the East of the public access. and started working our way West fishing wood. Bill got his 5th keeper pretty quickly. We continued working wood. Finally, I got a keeper in the boat, and it was a good one, 4lbs. There was a slop area just upriver from where I got my fish, and in the next 10-minutes, I had my bag for the day, catching two quick fish on a frog. We then went back up river to our second stop working that slop bay better than we did the first time. I got one 11-inch largemouth on a frog. Then we crossed the river expanding on our first area of the morning. Bill had to miss 5 or 6 bites on his frog before he finally got his limit fish in the boat, which was a quality largemouth. I think he then caught one that didn't help him. For the final 20-minutes, we worked the slop area by the access. I had a fish boil on my frog but did not get it and didn't try a second time.)