deer river/talmoon area

[glenn57]

so, while i was up at the cabin i tried just fishing off the dock a few times. nuttin. tuesday nite  i walked down to the dock and i finally noticed what appeared to be small fish hitting the top maybe chasing bugs. i had already loaded my fishing stuff in the car and had no desire to possibly clean fish so i decided another day. so the migration to shallow waters might start soon.

i walked down to the little lake behind us. seen a couple loons across the lake frolicking like love sic teenagers, or reb and the NL!!!!!!! along the shoreline i could see 2 trumpeter swans sitting there motionless, almost like they were protecting a nest. pretty fun to watch!!!!!!!

[Gunner55]

There was bunch of minnows at the mouth of the channel by the little bridge by us Tuesday when I was down there, 51* surface temps too. A couple days of decent weather & I would think they'd be using it. Pretty shallow & very clear water so they'd be pretty spooky. Seen a couple different colored ducks, black & white body with a orangish brown head chasin a female around out in front of our place this am too.

[LPS]

So how old are these people Gunner?  L.   Is she hot? 

[Gunner55]

So how old are these people Gunner?  L.   Is she hot? 

good 1, LPS. Ya got me, so I had to fix it. I was hopin 1 of you bird guys could tell me what kind of DUCK they are. Neighbors said that they're called "whistlers" sometimes.

[LPS]

Goldeneyes then.  They come up early.  Orangeish brown head may be a Redhead.  As in duck.

[glenn57]

So how old are these people Gunner?  L.   Is she hot?

all you old retired guys ALWAYS got your mind in the gutter??????????

[Gunner55]

Goldeneyes then.  They come up early.  Orangeish brown head may be a Redhead.  As in duck.

Looks more like they're Goldeneyes to me.

[LPS]

I was hoping some of them would nest in one of my wood duck boxes. 

[Gunner55]

I see why, pretty  lookin birds for a duck. EZ to tell when 1 takes off flyin with that different sound they make. I think the new neighbor, actually the oldest son of the previous couple, put up a wood duck house down by their dock. Him & his boy like to hunt ducks.

[LPS]

I have some wood ducks in my water filled gully but the must have found somewhere else to nest.  Maybe a hole in a tree.  ??

[glenn57]

  BRUDDER must not be having much luck fishing??? or he'd a rubbed it in already texting me pictures!!!!!!!!

[Gunner55]

  Wonder WHO he learned that from? How long is he stayin? He must not like goin to Bowstring then as the PA on CR 35 was packed by 8:30 Sunday. Bet there was 60 rigs there already as they were parked everywhere but on the blacktop. Tim over at the store had just finished getting more bait when we got there. He said he talked to a few & a lot of 'em had their limit in an hour, 1 even told him 20 minutes. They were all like your  though...............................small.

[glenn57]

i dont ever recall him fishing the Bow during soft water. he likes sand. then he ventures to other lakes.

he didnt learn  that from me......more like the other way around as i'm an alter boy compared to him!!!!!!

oh and your small fish comment.............................

[Gunner55]

The few times we've been out the last couple days all the boats been movin around a lot.

[glenn57]

my brudder sent me a text tonight that really sucked. there is a little lake we fish norderns on, he and his kid between opener week and this past weekend spent roughly 8 hours trolling...…….and nary a strike.

they think it froze out. I went up there first weekend in may, didn't smell dead fish and didn't see dead fish???????

[Gunner55]

Checked the weather this morning & a Frost Advisory popped up for Spring Lake. Not sure but thought it was for last night. Just looked again & it expires at 8:00 & sayin it's 45* up there already. Plenty of those lakes around, just gonna have to find another 1.

[merc]

I'm sure a lot of those small lakes took a beating up there this winter. Glenn have you ever gone over to East by you?

[Gunner55]

my brudder sent me a text tonight that really sucked. there is a little lake we fish norderns on, he and his kid between opener week and this past weekend spent roughly 8 hours trolling...…….and nary a strike.

they think it froze out. I went up there first weekend in may, didn't smell dead fish and didn't see dead fish???????

  What did it smell like? Morey's?

[glenn57]

my brudder sent me a text tonight that really sucked. there is a little lake we fish norderns on, he and his kid between opener week and this past weekend spent roughly 8 hours trolling...…….and nary a strike.

they think it froze out. I went up there first weekend in may, didn't smell dead fish and didn't see dead fish???????

  What did it smell like? Morey's?

[glenn57]

I'm sure a lot of those small lakes took a beating up there this winter. Glenn have you ever gone over to East by you?

merc, thats exactly the lake I speak of. Been great little lake for us for alot of years.

BUT DONT TELL ANYONE!!

[mike89]

I'm sure a lot of those small lakes took a beating up there this winter. Glenn have you ever gone over to East by you?

merc, thats exactly the lake I speak of. Been great little lake for us for alot of years.

BUT DONT TELL ANYONE!!

let it Merc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   

[Gunner55]

I'm sure a lot of those small lakes took a beating up there this winter. Glenn have you ever gone over to East by you?

merc, thats exactly the lake I speak of. Been great little lake for us for alot of years.

BUT DONT TELL ANYONE!!

TOO LATE!!   Already looked it up, I see why you like it.  You can almost walk to it.

[glenn57]

Yea but unless you have a 12 or 14 ft boat you can throw in the back of a truck you ain't getting on. And after July last year that didn't work either the water was that low.

[glenn57]

I'm sure a lot of those small lakes took a beating up there this winter. Glenn have you ever gone over to East by you?

merc, thats exactly the lake I speak of. Been great little lake for us for alot of years.

BUT DONT TELL ANYONE!!

let it Merc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   

[Gunner55]

Yea but unless you have a 12 or 14 ft boat you can throw in the back of a truck you ain't getting on. And after July last year that didn't work either the water was that low.

A lot more water this year but if no  I won't be going.

[glenn57]

Not even with this high water Gunner!!

[Gunner55]

That's OK as I've usually got all the water I need just down the steps. We don't usually fish anywhere else very often anyway. URL once in a while or Winnie/Cutfoot at The Gap in the fall is about it. 

[glenn57]

if you happen to go on a road trip or a tour go check it out someday. its up 29 from our place a mile or so. before you take the corner there is a road to the right, down that.

i happen to be going to grand rapids tomorrow to get signatures on a new agreement, then Duluth. i happen to drive right past he DNR office so i will be stopping in and personally talking to them, if they even know.

i'm sure with my charming personality they'll get right on it!!!!!!!!!

[Gunner55]

if you happen to go on a road trip or a tour go check it out someday. its up 29 from our place a mile or so. before you take the corner there is a road to the right, down that.

i happen to be going to grand rapids tomorrow to get signatures on a new agreement, then Duluth. i happen to drive right past he DNR office so i will be stopping in and personally talking to them, if they even know.

i'm sure with my charming personality they'll get right on it!!!!!!!!!

When I looked(dnr lakefinder) the other day I thought it was just east of you on 4 but now I see it's not, but just north of you. Checked the the 10 day for up there & it looks like it's finally going to warm up with most of the daytime highs in the 70's for the next couple weeks. That should help get the bite going. Bet it's gonna be a good year for skeets too!

[glenn57]

yea its north of us towards wirt.