St. Croix River side stream north of Stillwater

Croixsippi guide service covers the St. Croix and Mississippi River waters from Stillwater, Minnesota down south to the Mississippi River town of Red Wing, Minnesota. Along this stretch the two rivers can be both secluded and wild, or built up with historic river towns and residences. The St. Croix River harbors eagles, herons, wild birds, white tail deer, wild turkey, and is registered as a National Scenic Riverway. The Mississippi River is dotted with maple tree covered sand islands, and home to many bald eagles, its bluffs hold trophy whitetail deer and in parts is more remote than you may have imagined.

Pam Tran and Turk with St. Croix walleye

The majority of the late spring, summer and fall guide trips are held on the St. Croix River, while winter and early spring trips take place near Red Wing, Minnesota on the Mississippi River. The Croix harbors good numbers of eating size walleye and saugers plus big eight pound walleye, state record size sturgeon, hard fighting smallmouth bass, and huge muskie. Parts of the Mississippi seldom freeze in the winter, allowing year round fishing to anglers. The Mississippi River is without a doubt a world-class walleye and sauger fishery, with huge 10 pound plus walleye caught in the late winter and early spring. Wintertime open water angling can be fantastic where 50- 100 fish days are very possible, we typically fish when the day time high will be 30 degrees or higher this light tackle fishing is very memorable!

Charles "Turk" Gierke operates Croixsippi Fishing Guide Service; and is a longtime "river rat" raised in Stillwater, Minnesota. Turk is a licensed and insured year around multi specie guide; professionally guiding for 9 years, he is committed to making each and every trip a success. Turk has fishing articles published in Outdoor news, Outdoors weekly, Midwest Outdoors, Fish and Game Finder, Minnesota Sportsman, and the Stillwater Gazette. Fishing partner Jason Hankes and Turk Gierke won the St. Croix's largest fishing tournament, the Beanie River Rat Tournament four times since 1999. In 2001 Bill Mitchell and Turk won the World Walleye Association National Championship held on the St. Croix River.

George Mostis with 29" St. Croix walleye

It's YOUR trip! The St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers are fantastic fisheries blessed with great walleye, smallmouth bass, muskie, and sturgeon populations. Walleye is the specie most requested, but if you want to fish for any of these mentioned gamefish, it's your trip you'll do it. Check out the photos on this site, we catch them! Just discuss specifics while booking the trip, and your needs will be accommodated. Croixsippi welcomes the opportunity to guide anglers of all skill levels, especially novices, it is enjoyable to watch wives out fish their husbands or sons out catch their dads! Get the Net!

Groups up to 6 people - Kids welcome!

A Croixsippi guided fishing trip includes:

Turk Gierke as your guide and other guides on large parties

A reel good time!

Doug Reisinger and 21" Smallmouth

You Bring:

Lunch, drinks, sunscreen and a valid license--to be legal you need a Minnesota license if you are a Minnesota resident. Wisconsin license if you are a Wisconsin resident. Non-resident license if you are a resident of another state.

Rates:

Full day (minimum eight hours)
$250.00 for one
$295.00 for two
$370.00 for three

Half day (minimum four hours)
$185.00 for one
$240.00 for two
$295.00 for three