3 Rivers Fishing Adventures

There definitely is some luck involved in getting Flatheads to the net and into the boat. We experienced the downside of that luck last night going 0/3 with our live bait rods.
Even after dozens of years on the water, every night is still a new learning experience for me and unfortunately not every night can be fireworks and personal bests.
We did avoid the skunk though and Connie boated a nice one!

Thanks again for the trip!

Tag #82385
Originally tagged 5/8/2004 near McGinnis Creek, ON and measured 36". It was recaptured by the DNR on the BigFork River on 5/21/2014 and measured 52"
We caught it on 5/2/2026 near river mile 58 and it measured 57".

Rainy River Recap (PART 3):

That's a wrap for the 2026 Spring Sturgeon Season! The overall bite was a bit slower than average this year due to the unseasonably cold temps. The water temp started at mid 40s when I arrived and slowly declined and bottomed out at 37 and held there for several days (normally 50-55) . We had a couple of cold nights in the low 20s as well. Despite all that, we found some big fish for the majority of the trips. Some great memories were made and I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for making this possible! For the few trips we struggled, I'll try my best to make it up to you in the future.
Total fish was 53, with 35 over 50, 7 over 60, and 1 over 70! We also caught 2 tagged Fish.
All of my gear took a lot of abuse but held up great this year. No issues!
I'm already looking forward to 2027 and hope you can join me!

Now it's time to go find some Catfish.

Whisker Seeker Tackle | SmackDown Catfishing | MulTbar Rod Rack | Striker | Piscifun | Norsemen Outdoors