Fall fishing?

[eyexer]

I'm also curious, planning on heading up there Saturday. How's the access at the Sanish marina? Has got to be getting pretty shallow in there.

Im guessing you mean new town marina. It’s good. Just have to stay in the creek channel. It’s at least 8’ throughout that channel.

 

[Traxion]

Marina closes end of month I think. Thanks for the info, I’ve heard really solid shallow reports too. Will report back if weather allows the trip

 

[nwndgeese]

Is the White Earth Bay ramp still usable for a 20’ Lund boat?
Thanks for the info,
NWND GEESE

 

[shorthairsrus]

I am going WAest next week--- low winds, nice temps, 16 possession limit, temps show good, reports are excellent.

 

[guywhofishes]

Does one have to go way west? Any chance of decent fishing on east end? If so, which ramps are good on east end?

 

[eyexer]

Does one have to go way west? Any chance of decent fishing on east end? If so, which ramps are good?

I’m sure you could catch fish anywhere in the system now.

 

[Kurtr]

Buddies up at van hook destroyed them today multiple over 28 and limit of 18-20”s by 2 pm. Pulling cranks didn’t get any other details.

 

[guywhofishes]

If anyone has advice for fishing Sakakawea’s east end this week plz let me know. I am tasked with taking my Mom and two bros fishing.

Also, they’re all > 64yo, so some prayers wouldn’t hurt either.

 

[OL Deadeye]

If anyone has advice for fishing Sakakawea’s east end this week plz let me know. I am tasked with taking my Mom and two bros fishing.

Also, they’re all > 64yo, so some prayers wouldn’t hurt either.

My advice is pay attention you might learn something !! Iam 67 and have to teach both my SNL and daughter !!

 

[guywhofishes]

My advice is pay attention you might learn something !! Iam 67 and have to teach both my SNL and daughter !!

I'm the youngest and the only one who owns a boat and fishes on the regular. I'm therefore "the guide" for the group and supply everything but the bait. I would not normally ask for advise - but Sakakawea is well outside my wheelhouse - especially this late in the season.

 

[MuleyMadness]

Fished with the old man on Saturday south of New Town. Fished from 9:30 to 12:30. Weather was beautiful. Fished from 8-15 FOW. Kept our 10 from 18-22 inches. Also lost a few at the boat. Lindys with a minnow was all it took. Faster was better. I wanted to Jig Rap but decided I will save a sore arm for another day. Also had 2 muley bucks come and take a drink at the shore about 50 yards from the boat. A little forker and an average 4x4.

 

[eyexer]

Last week when I was out I saw several different ways to fish going on and all produced. Jigs/minnows, Lindy’s/minnows, casting shiver minnows and pulling cranks. Over the last 25 years in the fall my most consistent means to take fish has been cranks at 1.8-2.2 mph. And 90% of the fish were taken with reef runners. In spring they like a tighter vibrating crank but fall they like the lazier action of the reef runners in my experience. And the depths very. But the majority of the fish, and biggest were running cranks down at 25-28, over 30-40’ of water. They suspend off the short structure chasing large schools of baitfish. Running cranks just below the baitfish has been the most successful for me but if they’re not hitting that raise them up to within the cloud of baitfish or just above. You don’t catch big numbers of fish like you do in June/July but you catch bigger fish usually. Many years ago I had three straight weekends where I caught 2 29” fish each weekend pulling cranks in October. But there have been a fair number of trips where jig and minnow worked amazing