Day 358-7 to go
4-11-2010 Sun
8:30AM-2:45PM

Weather: NW6, sunny, 64°, 30.34, steady (12:05 pm)

H2O: 9.83' falling, 62.6 kcfs, 49-52°, clear

Caught

1. SMB 14” – spinner bait
2. Northern (8) 28", 24.5", 24.5", 28", 25.5", 28", 18", 27.5" – spinner bait


Location: Mississippi R. Pool 4 – Big Lake and
Robinson Lake

partners:

Terry C.

Comments

Today I was teaming up with Terry C. and we were headed to Alma, WI. We both had fished here together several years ago, but neither one of us had been back during the open water season. We primarily concentrated on the Big Lake area, but we did try a few other spots. Navigation was the hardest part of the whole trip. Motoring in the back water areas always calls for caution, especially in unfamiliar waters.
The bass bite was very non-existent, but we did manage some pike. The key to the pike was stumps in two to three feet of water. I believe the fish were on stumps because there is no vegetation yet. We did not catch any monsters, but the common size was around twenty-eight inches.