Backwater Eddy

I explored a few favorite haunts on the Red and it's tributaries' yesterday, looking for typical seasonal patterns on walleye and cats.   What I found was the walleye were hitting cranks,... read more

I seen a definable pattern this weekend of cats moving in the channel and not lingering too long anywhere. Dams were a bust for me, not much going on at the dams. Food is on the move and it appears... read more

Had a very good afternoon fishing trip out on the Red yesterday. I fished a area where a drain was feeding into the Red and a huge amount of minnows were milling about at the mouth of the drain.... read more

Headwaters and Central Red River Basin. Channel Catfish Spawn has passed for the most part and they are getting back to what they enjoy and do best....eating. Just gets better, and better,... read more

The need to keep them whole reflects the laws concerning the size limits set on catfish on the Red River and it tribs. (See Regs) Only 1 may meet or exceed 24" in your daily limit of 5 total... read more

Bounced around the upper Red River near Whapeton and on the Wild Rice yesterday, very slow action. We caught a couple SM Bass at Kidder Dam and a pair of pike, several suckers, no walleyes. Move to... read more

Fishing has really picked up down South on the Red River Basin this past week.   Walleye, Crappie and pike are biting in Tewaukon and walleye and pike are biting from the Tewaukon dam all... read more

The darker water and the sun has warmed the water enough here in the Central region to trigger the walleye into spawn. So it will be hit and miss tell that settles down. To the South they will... read more

Taylor try floating jigs in Pink/White and Yellow rigged 12" from a slip weight. Tip the rig with large Fathead minnows or crawlers. The diversion North of West Fargo in the slow flowing... read more

BODY { font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: 000000; background-position: top left; background-repeat: repeat; } Spring has apparently sprung, or at least offered us promise of springing... read more

Shoreline access is quickly getting bad onto the Red River and all the tribs. Exercise extrem caution when testing this late river ice. DO NOT try to access over know deeper water as the current... read more

Toby26...drop me an e-mail. Need to chat on something you may be interested in. backwtr1@msn.com... read more

I agree, the faster flows this year is making it difficult. We are most often effected by the Otter Tail in the winter here in the Fargo/Moorhead area....so watch the flows from there close. The... read more

Start releasing some of them big fish you catch, and there will be a 36" in the Red in this region some day. Buy a tape measure, take length X girth = weight...and...let them go. Don't... read more

BODY { font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: 000000; background-position: top left; background-repeat: repeat; } The ice conditions on the Central Red is not good. Seldom have... read more