How about a little good news? The Red at Grand Forks and north is up a few inches this week. Now the bad (maybe), the river has turned green, and the jury is still out on whether this is good for fishing or bad. Fishing is still a rollercoaster this week. Water temps stabilized in […]
Let’s start with this. I tore up my lower unit last week, North of Grand Forks. It is incredibly low below the dams in the Grand Forks area and south. BE VERY CAREFUL IF YOU TAKE BOATS TO THOSE AREAS. Fishing is pretty good. It is much better than it was late last week with […]
Good news and bad news this week. Bad news is we are getting really low in some stretches of the river so use caution. This is mostly stretches below dams. The good news is the bigger fish are really starting to heat up. Even the hot weather and water temps in the 80s are not […]
The summer catfish bite is on. Numbers are very good and even some bigger fish mixed in. The best part is when the fish hit the bait they mean it which is a great improvement from the picking and pecking with the hopes of a bite. With water temperatures in the 85-degree area, the fish […]
Things are FINALLY moving into the post spawn summer bite and picking up. Its getting better each day. It feels really great to type that. The fish are in the mid river holes but not setting up on any particular current seam at this time. The bite is still a grind to get numbers but […]
I really fish I could say the magic words of “the spawn is done” but I can’t. The cool nights and hoodie required days are keeping everyone neutral for the most part. There are starting to be positive signs, however. There are more big fish biting, and little fish are picking up as well. The […]
THE SPAWN IS ON! As predicted, the hot temps have pushed the catfish to the nest and they are spawning. Water temperature is holding at 75-76 degrees. Numbers remain good with lots of smaller fish being very aggressive. The best spots to look for are areas of a flat near the bank with a drop […]
Water temperature has settled in on 74 degrees. As I predicted last week the fish had some temperature shock from the fast rise in temp. Numbers ended up really good actually with lots of smaller fish gracing us, but the big fish stayed pretty scarce. Wood is holding fish nicely as is the shallow edges […]
Oh, what a weather change can do. We went from highs in the 50s with water temps in the mid 50s waiting for some heat to the 90s and as of this writing water temp up to 70. This is a worst-case scenario for a prespawn bite as many catfish become shocked from the fast […]
This big cold front that rolled through on the weekend has set things back. Water temp fell back from 60-56 and the cold temps have put big fish near neutral. Falling water levels have not helped either to pull fish in. Numbers of fish are pretty good but lots and lots of small fish but […]