Finding open water

[NodakBuckeye]

Headed to FL tomorrow. Looking forward to my tap yuengling and pitching jigs and plastics at some goofy fish species. oh, and baseball games.

Yuengling is nectar

 

[DirtyMike]

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Found some open water

 

[dean nelson]

Interesting to watch the last of the ice go out on the time lapse.

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nd/nwis/uv/?site_no=06342500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060

 

[dean nelson]

Just saw a boat out on the river. No idea were they got in at but a boat on the river none-the-less is another good sigh of spring.

 

[LOV2HNT]

They were working on pushing out Fox Island last night, don't know if they got it all the way open or not

 

[Sum1]

Driving over the bridges in Bismarck the river is open bank to bank except for some shore line ice that must be keeping the ramps closed that I imagine will be open sometime during the week. I curious how far south the river is open like this? Anyone have an idear?

 

[Jaaseth127]

Was out today.. fished around Bismarck with no luck. Water temp was 34.6. River is open damn near to the desert last time I drove down.

 

[dean nelson]

Fox was busy this morning but Meriwether's was still not cleaned off.

 

[Fly Carpin]

Lots of open water in Oklahoma

 

[DirtyMike]

Was out today.. fished around Bismarck with no luck. Water temp was 34.6. River is open damn near to the desert last time I drove down.

similar path as last year?

 

[Callem'In]

Birchdale landing is open on the Rainy River to big boats.

 

[Bfishn]

Lots of boats on the Mo today. 30 or so rigs at Fox island parking lot.

 

[Sluggo]

Lots of boats on the Mo today. 30 or so rigs at Fox island parking lot.

I stopped by Fox and looked at the water.....was quite dirty.

 

[Hookin8easy]

similar path as last year?

Was out yesterday from merriweathers to tokache, trail is very much the same I used last year. We picked up 4 through the various spots, all were plain white lindy

 

[espringers]

gonna be a long time before we are putting boats in up in these parts-devils lake. maybe coulees mid april. but, i am guessing we could still be ice fishing late april the way the forecast looks.

 

[Downrigger]

How hard is it to navigate the river? Picking up the new to me boat next week but I don't think I'll be able to wait 30-days for a lake to open up? I was thinking I would drop in south of Bismarck and go that route if it is feasible.:;:huh

 

[BDub]

How hard is it to navigate the river? Picking up the new to me boat next week but I don't think I'll be able to wait 30-days for a lake to open up? I was thinking I would drop in south of Bismarck and go that route if it is feasible.:;:huh

Go on a calm day. North of the Desert is deadhead city.

 

[DirtyMike]

How hard is it to navigate the river? Picking up the new to me boat next week but I don't think I'll be able to wait 30-days for a lake to open up? I was thinking I would drop in south of Bismarck and go that route if it is feasible.:;:huh

take her to nelson lake and stay on the south end.

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Was out yesterday from merriweathers to tokache, trail is very much the same I used last year. We picked up 4 through the various spots, all were plain white lindy

I knew not saving my routes off my old graphs would bite me in the ass.

 

[Bfishn]

How hard is it to navigate the river? Picking up the new to me boat next week but I don't think I'll be able to wait 30-days for a lake to open up? I was thinking I would drop in south of Bismarck and go that route if it is feasible.:;:huh

I guess it kind of depends how big of a boat it is and how bad you want to be beached on a sandbar in 33 degree water. If its a 16' tiller dump it in and head up current so if you get into trouble the current will help you get back off. If its a big glass boat id probably learn elsewhere or with a knowledgeable soul in the boat.

 

[buckhunter24_7]

Anyone ever fished the rainy river? My first trip up there Headed up tomorrow any tips or something to watch out for would be appreciated.