I have not fished much the past week as Labor Day week is always slow in the guide world, so I took my boy on a trip before school started.
Reports from other anglers are about the same as it has been up and down the Red River. At Grand Forks, another three inches of rain last week brought the river up and down a few feet over the weekend. It appears to have slowed the bite some as the fish get confused with the quick ups and downs. Levels should be normal in the next few days.
When I did fish, I found that the fall bite is poised to be good. We caught our fish but had to grind on them as expected. Sit times were up a little due to fish confusion at 25-30 minutes. When the fish committed to the bait, they meant it.
Two or three days dead sucker or frogs are still the clear bait winners for me. It remains a very seasonal bite right now, with frogs being better in the morning and night while the sucker takes over late morning as the preferred bait. I have heard from anglers in the Fargo area that frogs are producing great, but I have not seen that yet.
Conditions still say September will be a big fish month.
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