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[agelesssone]

I firmly believe the number of boats/watercraft in the channel, at the barrier has a definite impact on the fishes behavior.

Point in fact....when there were yaks at the barrier at 4 AM and then the area got crowded on Saturday, there were almost no fish landed, I think a total of two rockfish and one white bass if I remember right. Then Sunday when people were showing up at 1AM, I believe only one fish was landed by 10:00AM. And there was very little surface activity on both days.

Reference back to Thursday when it was 2 degrees and only I and another boat showed up at 5:30 AM, the fish were blowing up right at the barrier and upstream. LOTS of big fish. The other guy, Jason, landed two in the mid- thirties range, and I lost three that I never got in the boat.

Then Friday morning early, 5 AM, Me, Jason and Brian showed up in boats. My boating partner landed a 29 lb'er, I landed a 24 and a 16 lb'er, and Jason landed two fish in the 15-18 lb. range. The fish were blowing up, but stayed about thirty to sixty yards out, none blowing up at the barrier. Then more yaks and boats showed up and the fish stayed way up the channel, by the gravel bar.

All rebuttals are welcome. I would have gone this morning but I thought there might be slick roadways so I opted for safe over sorry.

[MNfisher]

It was also a huge different pattern this weekend. Very warm and windy compares to cold and calm. Also about a month ago I was there with 5 other yaks and 2 boats. Fish blowing up all over and around 20 stripers were landed. It's a day to day thing. Not sure the yaks and boats being there early has anything to do with it.

[agelesssone]

Good reply, Mike. The more instances of "what happened when", the better we may understand the forces that move these fish.

Thanks for the input.

BTW, what were the water/wind/temperature conditions on that day? On the two degree day, the water was 52 degrees. Friday it was 55 degrees.

What was the water temps Sat/Sun?

Anybody else?

[MNfisher]

Saturday it was 55. Also I remember a time where me and another guy went in our yaks about 3 weeks ago. No one else but us. No busting and no bites. Ya just never know. The fish know, we might never. It's all a part of fishing!

[Travis C.]

Low fifties water temps sunday morning.

I struggled to catch anything but did manage a sauger before daylight.

[Alphahawk]

Originally Posted by Travis C.

Low fifties water temps sunday morning.

I struggled to catch anything but did manage a sauger before daylight.

Pretty fish!


Regards

[Travis C.]

Thanks alpha, my pb so far at just under 21 inches.

[MNfisher]

Great sauger!!

[agelesssone]

I'd rather have that sauger than a 15 lb rockfish. I'd eat the sauger and throw back the rockie.

[Dakota]

Wow great sauger!


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