bigslackwater
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I'll be going out to visit family this summer (early august) to Grand Rapids, MN. I've been there a bunch of times and there is water everywhere! The Mississippi runs right through town and the headwaters start just north of there in the same county. When I was younger I took a fly rod and tried to fish with it from a paddle boat and had no luck. Just got a lot of funny looks and people wondering what I was doing! I am under the impression that fly fishing is almost non-existent in this part of the country...maybe I'm wrong. In other years we've gone walleye fishing with casting rods and leaches, spinners, trolled behind boats etc... I'd really like to try some fly fishing there this summer. Walleye, Pike, Bass, Muskies are big fishing in this area but I never hear much about trout. I figure I could catch some bass on poppers most likely. What I'd love more than anything is to fish on the Mississippi, even if I dont catch anything, just to say I did it. If anyone has some info, links, or suggestions about the area, I'd appreciate it! thanks.