Rainy River spring walleye fishing (SHALLOW water beatdown!)

Well, THAT was a fun way to kick off the 2021 open-water season! We zipped up to the Rainy River yesterday (3/18/21) for a quick half-day of fishing and it was well worth the 8 hours spent behind the windshield 🤣. The Birchdale access was just opened-up by the county the day before, so we dropped EVERYTHING knowing "big boats" could now launch.

Water clarity was around 2+ feet and the current was as sloooow as I had ever seen it. Lot of folks were catching fish on jigs in the 9-12' range along the main river channel and sand dunes...but we opted for the skinny-water bite. Found 'em in 4-7' on top of a gravely flat loaded with all sorts of snags: boulders, tree stumps, branches, you name it!

No idea why, but I honestly can't recall EVER seeing anyone throw hardbaits on the Rainy?! 🤷‍♂️ A technique that dominates early-spring on most-all other river systems where there's a spring spawning run and the walleye-fishing season is still open. And the new-ish Rapala Rap-V Blade was the real deal in that cold water + slower current.

Thx much for watching! 👊 Hope you have a safe and fishy 2021 open-water season.

GEAR USED:

‣ Rapala Rap-V Blade:
https://fishusa.rv5k.net/zdB70
https://www.rapala.com/rapala/lures/rap-v-blade/rap-v-blade/Rap+V+Blade.html

‣ 8-lb Sufix 832 Advanced Superline:
https://fishusa.rv5k.net/PPna6
https://www.rapala.com/sufix/braid/832-advanced-superline/832-advanced-superline/832+Advanced+Superline.html?brandname=sufix

‣ 12-lb Sufix Advance Fluorocarbon:
https://fishusa.rv5k.net/0N4BN
https://www.rapala.com/sufix/fluorocarbon/advance-fluorocarbon/advance-fluorocarbon/Advance+Fluorocarbon.html?brandname=sufix

‣ 13 Fishing Omen Black (7'1' ML):
https://fishusa.rv5k.net/jWWGa6
https://13fishing.com/omen-black-3-spinning

‣ Okuma Helios SX (HSX-30):
https://fishusa.rv5k.net/5N4o2

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https://lakeofthewoodsmn.com/rainy-river/

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