Depth-10′ to 30′
Water Temp-38.9
Bait Used-fathead minnows
Presentation-jigging/pulling jigs upstream
Tackle Used-Northland Jigs/Clam Jigs
Rods-JT Custom 7’3″ mag ml JT 6’10” mag ml
Boat-Ranger 620 FS
Ice Thickness-NA
Access-Fort Rice
Body of Water-Lake Oahe
Wind/Weather-48 SE wind 5-10
* guessing this will be my last open water trip of 2020. Maybe not but most likely. I’ll be headed to Devils Lake tomorrow to do some scouting for the upcoming guide season. I’ll give ice conditions etc.
It's definitely hard for me to believe this is my last Missouri River fishing report until fall. For me it just never felt like we had a spring. Late ice off, muddy water, terrible weather etc just made for a frustrating time. I'm hoping Mother Nature repays us with a...
These past two weeks on the Missouri River near Bismarck have been a fast forwarded version of normal. Good friend and past Big Muddy Winner Corey Perman had to remind me that the walleyes in this system are like death and taxes. At some point they will show...
I've seen a lot of things over my 40 plus years fishing the Missouri River. Yesterdays (May 6th) Big Muddy Tournament was one for both the record books and the memory bank. This spring has been a tough one. The fish were slow to arrive. Coupled with lots of them...
