Spring Walleye Fishing on the Missouri River

Spring walleye fishing on the Missouri River near Bismarck, North Dakota. Strong walleye run each spring brings huge numbers of fish up into the river. Unusually cold season and high water created some unique challenges. We experimented with both soft plastics and minnows but the fish had a preference for minnows this particular day.
We focused on slack water behind sand bars and wing dams. Because of the stronger current, the CPT Drop Tg tungsten jigs gave us an edge for finding bottom in the faster water. Great tips on how to find and catch walleyes on river systems.
Great numbers of walleye with the potential for big fish. Jason Mitchell joins Bismarck's Sheldon Meidinger to showcase this great opportunity. #walleyefishing #missouririver #springwalleye #springfishing
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Beautiful Fishing Technician Congratulations Fisherman! Have a very successful week! God be with you always! *Hug!!!* 👍🎣🐟😊

[@Mrchowho92]

Get em' Sheldon!

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

👍

[@YaacoubKari]

great channel 👍 and nice videos

[@leonkienow6830]

'Mine is 'not as big as yours' LOL!! Never pee over the side of the boat and your buddies would never know!!! Great vid.

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

😀

[@YaacoubKari]

nice video👍

[@mosoutdoortv787]

Man we have good fishing state North Dakota can’t wait to get to sakakawea

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Mo'soutdoorTV agreed!

[@BENSTACKIN365]

Nice video!! Maybe around 2002 you where allowed to keep 40 walleye here on the Missouri river. We stayed at bridge city marina and had some of the best times of my life there. The water levels recently where down well over 20 ft.

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+MAGA Grinders remember that period of time with the high limits. The lake has been on the rebound ever since.

[@fish_10k]

Great work as always! also just wanted to say thanks for the great tips on fishing the rainy river in a previous video of yours with dragging plastics real slow, we implemented some of those tactics and had the best day of walleye fishing yet. if you get time check out the video. Thanks!

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Fish_10K thanks for watching and awesome job on the video!

[@jshookedtofish7238]

yah

[@brandonnitek6547]

What pound test were you using what brand braid mono

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Brandon Nitek I use a lot of ten pound Fireline braid with an eight pound Seagar or P Line fluorocarbon leader.

[@andrewhansen4179]

We here started throwing the big ones back years ago when I found freezer burned fillets from years past in my deep freezer. Never again.

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

👊

[@lorencolt]

fishing right in Bismarck last year 2018?

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Gern Blanston yes sir

[@walleyeonabudget2641]

I like how Jason Mitchell is too cool to put his rod down and net a fish for someone 😂 he's wayyy too big time for peasant work

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

Ha I do plenty of peasant type duties😂. Just boat flip anything less than eighteen inches 👍

[@bighunter2837]

I'm still looking for an affordable boat to buy so I can get out there!

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+big hunter don’t need a very big boat to fish the river. A used sixteen foot tiller with 25 horses on the back is a great river boat.

[@joshuawillett850]

First!!!

[@nathangravel2883]

First

[@joshuawillett850]

Debatable!

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Joshua Willett we proclaim a tie. The first of you to go catch a fish wins! Sudden Death.

[@michaelprevost1229]

Sometimes you can't beat live bait

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

@@michaelprevost1229 for sure.

[@nathangravel2883]

I litter ally was just out on the ice today! I caught a 6lbs laker and a few whitefish

[@codythompson3674]

Man how do you not measure that fish?! Lol

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Cody Thompson we regretted it.