Pine Creek

Pool 8 is a dream for the angler seeking the opportunity of a lifetime to catch a trophy and experience great adventure. Along the way, while fishing the many sloughs and backwaters of this pool, anglers in the fall near Brownsville, Minnesota can view the awesome display of 30,000 tundra swans, ducks and bald eagles congregating at an overlook off Highway 25 south of town.

Gizzard shad are the most prevalent species. Other species include sliver chub, bullhead minnow, emerald shiner, river shiner, spotfin shiner, spottail shiner, juvenile panfish, bullhead and carp.

Walleye begin to concentrate below the dam during the late winter months until ice out in March. As the water temperature rise into the 40’s, walleye move upstream from winter areas into backwater areas for spawning. Spawning takes place when the water temperature is between 47 and 51 degrees, usually occurring in April. WHITE BASS CONCENTRATE BELOW DAMS AND SPILLWAYS AS THE WALLEYE RUN ENDS, TYPICALLY IN LATE APRIL. Most largemouth are found in backwaters until mid-June since these are the first areas to warm. When the backwaters become too warm, largemouth move to side channels and main channel borders where they can be found along riprap. Some of the largemouth summer in tributary streams. When the water cools bass move to low-current areas, in or near backwater complexes. Northern Pike share the same seasonal movement as Largemouth bass.