Forgot to post this, new biggest go me, 16 lbs and 38 inches on smelt at Lewis and Clark!
Lewis and Clark State Park
Spring update
So far this spring came early. I have heard reports of smelt starting to run on the lake by lunds landing. Walleye by Newtown have been good but on this end its been real slow. Not a lot of reports but last weekend I went out and got a few pike, one being 12 lbs but I think was half spawned out. Also caught a ling, all in about 10-15 ft of water. Temp have been solid for about a week now so water temp should be up, I’ll check this weekend if I go out. No melt yet from the river so lake levels are real low.
Monster pike
Forgot to post this when I caught it, last ice fishing of the year, March 9th. It was 45 degrees and sunny, I was fishing in 9 to 15 ft of water with tipups and smelt. Caught 5 fish, a 10 lbder and this monster! 40 inches long and probably my biggest pike! What a day!!
Early spring fishing
We have had an exceptional early thaw this year. The river opened one week ago and today I am fishing open water at lunds landing and Lewis and Clark. It would seem the walleye are prespawning on the river and people have been doing really well at the pumphouse. Today I fished for pike on sakakawea. Lunds had really low water, I couldn’t find a spot deeper than 5 ft. Managed a small pike slow rolling a minnow but was otherwise dead. It may be to shallow to early. Lewis and Clark however was a different matter. There is still ice on the boat ramp where barley 3 weeks before I caught a 40 in fish through the ice. On the inlet though the water was open and the pike were trolling. I got an ok pike and the guy across from me got a beauty of a fish. Oddly I also caught a large catfish in deep water on a minnow. Weather has been in the 40s and wind was light with mostly sunny skies giving way to clouds.
Kayaking at Lewis and Clark
Went out in the kayak today, it was really muddy water and the water was rather high from the flood/run off of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers. Water temp in the bay was pretty warm, around 65 degrees. Went specifically looking for Crappie that i heard were in the lake now. Fished the rock wall along the marina as the wind was from the south at a pretty good clip so it was the only place i could get away from it at. Ended up catching five with the best technique being casting and slow reeling a jig head with minnow in about 7 feet of water. Also caught 2 good pike on the day.
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Posted from Williston, North Dakota, United States.
Amazing Pike day
Went fishing at the state park on the point on the other side of the marina and slammed the pike. Was out from 12-4 and caught over 10 pike, keeping 9 with the largest being right at 7 lbs. The spawn seemed to be mostly over albeit two of the fish still had eggs. Also saw a few catfish and some small white bass. Was an awesome day of fishing with smelt and for big pike. Water level was pretty average.
Posted from Epping, North Dakota, United States.
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