Jmhalvo

I’m not giving up on a gorgeous western sun baking a SDak glacial lake full of smallies in April to early May. However you do make a great point about WI...might do that, but I have no idea where to fish in WI. Ideas anyone?

So far the weather forecast for SDak lakes region is colder than for here - not always the case - I still hope to get there in April

Ditto

Pick a day - if I can I will def go.

Dixon- handy because no need for CA license- I’m not on a fishing trip. Had a few hours but mostly got rained out. Yes, very cool...I’ve never seen a largemouth HALF that size!

This is me- I wish I could say I caught it. I’m in CA and the guy in the next boat got a 17 lb largemouth- nice guy, let me hold before release. Soon the rains came - I got little fishing in. Weather out here is as bad as anyone can remember

We have a 2019 thread now FYI

Yes I’m looking at it. I was there a few years ago...in fact, at the resort they said “Al and co” had just been there filming and did very well. Unfortunately for us, we hit bad weather. The issue in Dakota is wind- I feel it’s important to be flexible and just go on almost a moments notice when it’s finally nice weather. I hope to do that this year ( I also fished walleye on Waubay once and we caught about 200 14 inch fish- which gets old)

Minnows under a float or use a jig?

Full waders ive seen it a lot on YouTube Look up on YouTube: “Nattie Up North”...she was just there

Anybody planning on wading in the river for winter smallies?

I’m game for any of these dates

With active fall gators, do you ever use a leader? Or would that affect the action too much? I hate losing baits to Le Homme Dieu gators

It will be interesting to see if you get any good size fish. In 2016 the dnr electrofishing was not good for size, just numbers

Is it true that the fall bite is over at 50 degrees water temp?