Neptune Bridge, Red Lake River Minnesota

In the eastern part of Pennington county where Pennington County highway 27 crosses the Red Lake River is Neptune Bridge. At that Bridge is the eastern most access to the Red Lake River for boats. The access is improved with rock and concrete. When the river is high and the current is swift it can be difficult to put a boat in. The fishing west of the bridge can be good if you know where the holes are. Fishing can be a challenge on the Red Lake River and most people complain that all they catch are Northern Pike. Crappie fishing used to be very good but has changed over the past few years and it isn't as often you catch a crappie. There are some nice walleye in the river but they are more difficult to catch. East of the bridge is the Red Lake the Reservation. The Reservation is closed to the public.

The interesting part about fishing under this bridge is how the barn swallows have managed to stick their mud nests to a flat smooth surface underneath the bridge. Beakful by beakful theses little birds make up to a thousand trips to build one nest made of mud balls and grass. Reading up on these common birds I learned that they can and sometimes do mate while in flight. Listening to the current lap and echo under the bridge along with the fluttering and chattering barn swallow was relaxing. This area of the river is definitely one of the best places to go if you want to get away from people and cast a fishing line.