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Ole1kanobe 
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,10:57 am |
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Here's a topic that hasn't been brought around yet, and with fall right around the corner, some of the best fishing time is coming up.
I have been fishing over at lock and dam # 7 on the Mississippi River (about 25 miles South of Winona, just north of La Crescent) right from shore off and on for the past month or so. Been having some excellent luck with the northern’s over there off of lures like Rap’s and Rattle-traps. Usually catching them in the 3 – 5 pound range with the random monster that stays on for a few seconds before snapping the line, perfect for eating or pickling. With the extended limits on the river for northern (a limit of 5 per day), it is definitely worth the 1 ½ hour trip if you want enough fish to eat and still have some left over to stock the freezer.
Frank Hall Park also has some decent northern activity, although lately they haven’t been biting the best, guessing that should be changing as we get closer to the fall season.
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Dustin Petersen
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,11:16 am |
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With the exception of one attempt at ice-fishing a few winters ago, I haven't been fishing since I was 14 years old.
Incidentally, on Sunday I saw some people fishing in Fountain Lake, down by China Restaurant, despite how green the water was.
I wouldn't eat a fish that came out of that lake if you gave me all the property surrounding it.:laugh:
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,11:21 am |
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If you eat at the China restaurant you probably have!
They been sited several time for cleaning filake caught fish in the restaurant.
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minnow
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,11:22 am |
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whatt's wring with this site. Everything I type has a delayed reaction...it's really weird.
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Tiger
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,11:26 am |
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Just for a fun day of fishing, try Beaver Lake by Ellendale. We go over there and catch crappies and sunnies. It is fun just to catch fish all day. Barely get your pole in the water and you are catching fish. We are out in the boat so I don't know how it is from shore.
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Dustin Petersen
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,11:27 am |
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I usually order spicy curry chicken or pork fried rice. With the exception of tuna casserole, I don't think I've had fish in about five years.
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Tiger
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,11:48 am |
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Minnow, this has been a legend around AL for a long time and I for one think it is bogus. I don't eat at the China Restauraunt because I don't like Chinese food. Although many of my friends and family think the food is quite good. In the past two of my friends worked at the restauraunt and claimed the rumors were just that rumors!!!
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Ole1kanobe
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,12:37 pm |
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I tried, about a month ago, fishing over at Beaver Lake. I used to go swimming over there years ago. I was fishing from shore and the pier using lures, not a single bite. When I was fishing to the right of the pier, there were all sorts of Y sticks used to set poles on, so I am figuring that people are either using live bait and/or fishing at night.
That is a good example of a well taken care of lake though, decent bottom and river rock from the bank about 5 feet out or so.
Did some fishing up at Lake Francis (sp?) over the weekend, crappies, sunnies and a northern here and there, really had to work for them though.
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Ole1kanobe
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,12:39 pm |
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Dustin, can't blame you for not liking ice fishing much. I tried once, that was enough for me. Maybe it would have helped if I was actually in an ice house instead of sitting on an upside-down bucket out in the open? 
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The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
-Albert Einstein-
Some of what is said here (myself included) is about as tolerable as listening to someone vacuum a cat.
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Tiger
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,12:42 pm |
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We were using good old "minnows"  . Like I said though, we were in a boat out in deeper water. We did catch some of decent size, had supper last night.
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