The Upper St. Croix is just a two-hour drive north of Minneapolis, but it quickly reminds you how wild fishing in the northern Midwest can be.
The slow-moving pools warming in the summer sun are surrounded by forest. The moving water on the St. Croix is known for some serious smallmouth fishing.
With that said, you never know when a pike or even a muskie waiting in a deeper stretch is going to hit the surface and demolish your topwater lure for an unforgettable fight.
In this latest video from Bonafide, Wild Waters: Hooked On St. Croix, a group of kayak anglers from Bonafide and Rapala head up the river for two days of fishing that reminds us just how epic a summer float on this fabled waterway can be.
Fun times 🙂