Scoop fishing thread

[real chili 83]

Anyone else got the bug?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-c5o7lUcun8

[mr.MUskie]

Anyone else got the bug?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-c5o7lUcun8

Oh yeah!

[real chili 83]

Two smallies in 10 min on an ultralight yesterday. Then rain.

[real chili 83]

5 min, one smallies then rain this morning.

Nice article....

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/outdoors/fishing/4042944-lessons-learned-steelhead-stream 

[DUNKS45]

I should have known you'd be out early today, slay em Real!

[real chili 83]

Might need some of Schultzie's secret batter recipe.

[DUNKS45]

Damn that was good, and the tarter.

[rocket surgeon]

Might need some of Schultzie's secret batter recipe.

if it's a beer batter recipe, ya better be careful if you're driven hey

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mans-blames-10th-owi-charge-on-beer-battered-fish_us_56ba5619e4b0b40245c47315

  what the hell has he got to lose?  somebody must have tro'd him a micky der hey

[real chili 83]

Fishing has been HOT.

Last weekend caught a dozen smallies and a really nice walleye in two hours off the dock between 1 and 3.   Tonight 6 casts, six fish.  5 smallies and a walleye.  8 fish total. All off the dock on an ultralight, bobber, and crawler.

[rocket surgeon]

Fishing has been HOT.

Last weekend caught a dozen smallies and a really nice walleye in two hours off the dock between 1 and 3.   Tonight 6 casts, six fish.  5 smallies and a walleye.  8 fish total. All off the dock on an ultralight, bobber, and crawler.

are there a lot of crayfish on this lake?  that's the way middle eau claire was.  tons of crayfish-lots of smallies

[real chili 83]

Some, but not a ton.

[Benny B]

Fishing has been HOT.

Last weekend caught a dozen smallies and a really nice walleye in two hours off the dock between 1 and 3.   Tonight 6 casts, six fish.  5 smallies and a walleye.  8 fish total. All off the dock on an ultralight, bobber, and crawler.

Good to hear.  My annual trip to purify myself in the waters of L. Minnetonka is in a couple days.

[real chili 83]

Good to hear.  My annual trip to purify myself in the waters of L. Minnetonka is in a couple days.

Nice Prince reference.

[Benny B]

Nice Prince reference.

I prefer to think of it as a Dave Chappelle (as Prince) reference, but to each their own.

[real chili 83]

Good to hear.  My annual trip to purify myself in the waters of L. Minnetonka is in a couple days.

If you are in town tomorrow, you can buy me a beer on my birthday.   

[rocket surgeon]

If you are in town tomorrow, you can buy me a beer on my birthday.   

happy birthday chili!! 

[Benny B]

If you are in town tomorrow, you can buy me a beer on my birthday.   

You find me on the lake, and I'll buy you a case.

[real chili 83]

happy birthday chili!!

Thanks Sturgeon.

[rocket surgeon]

Thanks Sturgeon.

you can tell alls you got on your mind is fish, 'ey?    well it is your b-day and hurley ain't far...heard the "fishing" might not be too bad up there sometimes, but more so around deer hunting season...hmmm, must be ice fishing then

[Benny B]

Not a bad day on the lake-a-ta-tonka.  Lost a 4ish large trying to land him (her) along the side of the boat, but caught 10 others ranging from 1-3 lbs.  No big wins in the group this year, but decent fishing all around.  Only 364 days til next year.

[real chili 83]

Not a bad day on the lake-a-ta-tonka.  Lost a 4ish large trying to land him (her) along the side of the boat, but caught 10 others ranging from 1-3 lbs.  No big wins in the group this year, but decent fishing all around.  Only 364 days til next year.

Who was you guide? 

Did you give Fletchers a good thrashing?

[muwarrior69]

Well this one didn't get away!

http://historythings.com/historys-greatest-images-30-photos-that-will-stop-you-in-your-tracks/13/

[Benny B]

Who was you guide? 

Did you give Fletchers a good thrashing?

I think our guide's name was Brad... not entirely sure, though.  Because of the size of our group, inevitably, we end up with several guides who are on Minnetonka every week, some who haven't been out there in years, and a whole bunch in between.  The guy we had last year hadn't been on the lake more than twice in a year over the past decade... the guy we had the year prior was out there two-three times a month during the summer.  This year, our guide mentioned he had won a couple tournaments on the lake... he certainly would have won this one had he been eligible; unfortunately, he didn't quite understand the rules that this was a private "tournament" for clients, not competitive anglers, and that his fish didn't count.

Most of our day was spent in the West Arm and Jennings, so we boated past Fletchers, but the after party was in Excelsior.

[real chili 83]

Tonka is a great bass fishery.  Also under rated for muskies too.

[real chili 83]

Been just killin the smallies this year.  Had a tailwlkaer on last night with 5 lb test and an ultralight. Fun.