Where has the season went. man it is sad. I will be heading up the 8th thrue the 15th for the last time this year. How is everything going river wise? what would be the best bet to hook some late season northerns and bass maybe find a few marble eyes panfish would be great too. this will probably be the last time i will be up for a few years due to job so i wanna make it one of the best. help me guys. we are on the mississippi by merrifield. any help would be greatly appreciated. good luck all

look in deep holes (relative to the stretch of river you are on) and use snell w/ large chubs (4-6 is what I prefer) for the biggest smalleys of the year.
Suckers work in a pinch.
Just remember it is catch and release all across MN until spring.

And set the hook quick to avoid deep hooking and killing the pigs. Also try to upgrade hooksize accordingly.

If you'd rather target walleyes, then I suggest small chubs and or large fatheads on a snell or jig.

are the bays and the lakes off the river above the paper dam still chocked out or they starting to die off yet. will the chubs get some largemouths and northerns also? anyone try swimbaits by chance? how are the crappies around that time granted i was up this time last year but everything has been thrown off this year just wondering if it is catching up .

Another Question.... Has the turnover started yet. i was talking to some buddies of mine up there already and they said that thenortherns and most of the fish are still down deep in around 18 ft of water. what is this being caused by?

Downstream of the Half Moon landing was awesome,didn't matter what bait,nightcrawlers,Rapalas,Mepps black fury's,or jigs with plastic grubs all produced lots of small mouths and several huge slimers.The bass were huge and one northern topped 36 inches with a plastic crawdad hooked to his lip.

SHEWWW!!! man i thought no one was gonna answer me and i was starting to think it was horrible!!! Thanx musician!! that made my week so far lol. One problem where is half moon landing?? we are at niemeyers rugged river resort in merrifield. where you are talking....is that below the paper mill [PoorWordUsage] or above it?? thanx i appreciate any info u guys can lay on me.

Hey i found that spot past all the power lines. my question for you is isnt that pretty shallow. my dad has an 18 ft targa will it be able to be in that area? also how far downstream from the landing are we talking?

To get to the Half Moon Landing take 3 out of Merrifield to 19.The landing is somewhere off 19 I beleive.Right underneath the powerlines and the next 8th mile downstream is the place to be.Ive seen plenty of big boats there but you always have to be careful on a river

My grandparents tried there yesturday and they said they couldnt get a bite to happen at all and they were flinging everything so i dont know are they still deep or were ya fishn shallow?

Whats the weather been like up there im gettin kinda antsy ill be up wednesday around noon

My wife and I will be up there on Wed. also. Go up every year in June. This will be our honeymoon, got married on Sat. What kind of gal is this, Huh? Also staying at Rugged River. They are great. Will be in the knotty pine cabin at the top of the hill. If you see me/us in a white Starcraft with a Merc tiller, stop by and say hi! good luck, Mike (aka) rivernut

Sounds like you did good Mike! Congrats on the wedding! The smallies are pounding on a certain river in Wisc right now!
Tunrevir~

Hey Mike we will be up wednesday also. We are seasonal and have 40 ft trailers in the new section. been there for going on 3 years now. THe grandparents have a blue Lowe and my dad has a 18 ft targa so we always go by that cabin to get down to our boat so im sure we will be seeing alot of ya. is this your first time up there? If u need any help let us know we always help out alot of newcomers and get them going at least the right direction. But hey will be talking to ya soon!!! Race ya there!!!! lol

RBF, we've been going there the last 2 yrs. This will be our third trip up there. Take care, see you there.

Randy, thank you. I wonder what river that could be? Could I have done any better, she wants to spend the honeymoon fishing. OK, we will be going to dinner and the casino also. But after 7 yrs. I thought I should make it official, before she changed her mind. LOL Take care, Mike.