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| I live In central Minnesota near the Mississippi River and have spent minimal time targeting muskies on the river, although I did catch a 39 inch musky while targeting them several years ago north of Sartell, along with a handful of other incidental (smaller) musky catches over the years while bass fishing the river.
My question is…do you think the Mississippi River has a large enough population to be worth targeting near the St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, and Sartell areas? Do you have any experiences or stories to share? I’d like fish this area more since it is close to home but want to make sure I’m not wasting my time. Any info you can provide is appreciated!!
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Location: Chisholm, MN | YakMuskySR - 7/6/2021 11:52 AM
I live In central Minnesota near the Mississippi River and have spent minimal time targeting muskies on the river, although I did catch a 39 inch musky while targeting them several years ago north of Sartell, along with a handful of other incidental (smaller) musky catches over the years while bass fishing the river.
My question is…do you think the Mississippi River has a large enough population to be worth targeting near the St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, and Sartell areas? Do you have any experiences or stories to share? I’d like fish this area more since it is close to home but want to make sure I’m not wasting my time. Any info you can provide is appreciated!!
Anybody who knows has taken the time to go figure it out. It's not a waste. I'd go check it out if I lived there. It's also much more rewarding to go find something cool on your own. |
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| That’s about as far downstream as it’s really worth putting time into. Like Kirby said you’ll probably have to do the work yourself cuz the locals stay pretty tight lipped. Might be a bit sketchy now with water levels where they are at. It’s stupid low downstream from Cloud. |
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| Thanks for the perspective. I think you are right that I just need to put more time into it regardless of what information comes of this thread. You are also correct that it would be very rewarding to find fish through the grind of trial and error. |
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| Actually I think this would be the best year to try,,with the water so low the fish will be concentrated in certain areas |
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Location: Duluth | Growing up in Ohio fishing primarily low density rivers/creeks in Southern OH and KY has taught me you aren't wasting your time chasing "hunches" |
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| I agree...and I can think of plenty of other past scenarios where I have chased a hunch when muskie fishing and it has paid off tremendously. I just need to put more time into it for the remainder of the summer. There is something that is really driving me to stick a nice muskie in my hometown, even though I know the population density is a very low one and maintained entirely through natural reproduction. |
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| Wanted to report back and share that I have put been out on theses stretches of river a couple times casting for muskies since I made the original post. Have had 2 follows and hooked into and lost a ~40" musky. There seem to be a few fish in these stretches, but it has definitely been a grind! I guess that's musky fishing! |
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| If it wasn't a grind you would be fishing in a flotilla of boats. Keep throwing, someday you will hit the perfect cast on the perfect day with the perfect bait and the addiction will all make sense. |
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