Open Chatroom > Rainy River
Hi Brad - Thanks for the compliments, and thanks for checking out the site. I appreciate it greatly! I fish the rainy from time to time, but only on a limited amount. I have heard mixed results for this season, but it is definitely one of the best places to fish in the spring. That is great that you guys got into them. What a blast it must have been! I will be up there next weekend for the famous sturgeon run. One of my favorite trips of the year. I hope to aim my sites on your 63 incher, or maybe even bigger. Was the current pretty strong and dirty, or am I getting false reports from people? Thanks again and congrats!
April 6, 2009 |
Travis Frank
I heard it was bad as well before we went up. We were drifting @ 1.6 - 1.8mph when we didn't use the trolling motor which I didn't think was terrible. I would agree the water clarity wasn't great, but I would guess it will continue to improve.
Boat speed was key for the walleyes...you could tell people who didn't use a trolling motor to slow the drift caught alot less fish.
We saw 7 or 8 sturgeon caught while were were there. Look forward to the pictures...
Roughly how old is a 60 inch sturgeon?
Boat speed was key for the walleyes...you could tell people who didn't use a trolling motor to slow the drift caught alot less fish.
We saw 7 or 8 sturgeon caught while were were there. Look forward to the pictures...
Roughly how old is a 60 inch sturgeon?
April 6, 2009 |
Brad
Nice work on figuring out the current and pattern. That is the biggest key to river success. So many boats can be fishing an area with fish, but if they don't get that perfect speed figured out, they will only watch everyone else catch 'em.
To be completely honest, I'm not sure how old that sturgeon would be. I do know that they are extremely slow growing, and some of them can be 75 years or older. I think each river system is different in their growth rate, but they are dinosaurs. Probably why they are so sweet to catch - and release!
To be completely honest, I'm not sure how old that sturgeon would be. I do know that they are extremely slow growing, and some of them can be 75 years or older. I think each river system is different in their growth rate, but they are dinosaurs. Probably why they are so sweet to catch - and release!
April 6, 2009 |
Travis Frank
I was interested about this, did some research and a 65 inch sturgeon would have an average age of 35 but could be as young as 25 or as old as 59 depending on the river and conditions as Travis said. A fish around 60 would be between 21-46 years old.
April 9, 2009 |
Ben Brettingen
That's It? I figured it would have been much older than that. Huh, Learn something new every day. Thanks!
April 9, 2009 |
Travis Frank


Have you ever fished Rainy River for spring Walleyes? We went up last weekend with 10 guys (4 boats)...we boated 75-85 walleyes, mostly males. The big females are shortly behind them!!! As a plus, we boated a 63 inch stugeon that had to weigh 55lbs +.
If anyone has the option of heading up there mid-week or this weekend...it's gonna be dynamite! We were just a hair early this year, but hopefully others can catch the wave. Good Luck!!!