Nice one! You've caught some good fish this year. I've banged my head against the wall too many times on this species. I'm prepared to say: shovelnose are one of the hardest fish to catch in Minnesota. At least for my brother and I they are... looks like we need to hit wisconsin's rivers.
Trust me, they are more common to catch in MN than anywhere I've fished in WI but they are a misunderstood fish.
The Chippewa resident population is very small (it has seen a massive decline since the 60s), normally I only bump into the ones that run up to spawn - probably from the Mississippi. Usually I find them while fishing mostly for Silvers and sometimes Shortheads
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D.T.
Sat, 08/15/2015 - 08:06
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Very nice!
I think the shovelnose is such a cool fish. Great pictures too. And what a fishy looking spot you got there. Congrats.
Carp Chaser
Sat, 08/15/2015 - 23:17
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Nice one! You've caught some
Nice one! You've caught some good fish this year. I've banged my head against the wall too many times on this species. I'm prepared to say: shovelnose are one of the hardest fish to catch in Minnesota. At least for my brother and I they are... looks like we need to hit wisconsin's rivers.
"There's always a bigger fish"
TonyS
Sun, 08/16/2015 - 20:33
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WI shovels
Trust me, they are more common to catch in MN than anywhere I've fished in WI but they are a misunderstood fish.
The Chippewa resident population is very small (it has seen a massive decline since the 60s), normally I only bump into the ones that run up to spawn - probably from the Mississippi. Usually I find them while fishing mostly for Silvers and sometimes Shortheads
Either way, great catch!
Eli
Sun, 08/16/2015 - 19:56
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Awesome catch dood!
Awesome catch dood!
Eli
andy
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 16:50
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Sweet spadeface
Congrats on a tough catch in WI, Graceclaw! If you do end up fishing the MN river you will run into lots of this species if you put your time in.