3-29-2011 Tue
5:30 PM- 7:30PM
Weather: Clear, Calm , 37degrees, 30.25 steady
H2O: 11.24', rising, 115 kcfs, surprisingly clear
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7 (Black Deer's Channel)
Caught: Lots of smallish perch, a couple of crappies and two bluegills and even some tiny bass.
Partners: None
Comments
It was the first time out this year with the go-devil, and it performed flawlessly. I decided to head up the channel to see what I could catch. I started out on the lowe side by Greg's and came up empty handed. The next stop on the exporitory tour was just north of Schultz, next to the trees in the water. I ended up with one small bluegill here: I think the current was just a little too strong at these two portions in the channel.
Next stop was the upper end of the channel where it necks down where the first major tree is in the water. I caught a few crappies here, one bluegill and one small perch. The next and fianl stop was about three housed down from Tim Meiyer's house. This area was definately holding fish! I caught lots of perch (most small, but some mediocre), little bass, and a few decent crappies. The go-to bait was a chunk of crawler on a small jig suspended about two feet under a bobber.
Observations:
There was some kids in the upper end of the channel fishing off tree leaning in the water, that were catching some crappies. Also, a boat just to the south of my last stop was doing pretty good putin a lickin on the crappies using a minnow under a cork.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
3-28-11 Mon
3-28-2011 Mon
6:30 PM- 7:30PM
Weather: Clear, Calm , 33degrees, 30.32 mb falling
H2O: 11.0', rising, 110 kcfs, murky
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7 (Behind house)
Caught: Lots of bluegills, and a few crappies
Partners: None
Comments
It was a short excursion behind the house tonight. I was curious to see if the fishing was any better, the same or if it had gotten worse. I would have to say it was ok. The size structure of the fish has gotten smaller. I think this is probably because the pressure has increased.
Observations:
Behind the house is now becoming a popular spot to fish, as it usually is early in the spring. Shady areas and north sides of hill still have snow and there is still some ice around. In fact, the ariport bay is a pretty popular spot judging by all the anglers I have been seeing on the ice. An older gentleman I talked to said another angler had just left and that the angler had quite a good catch of perch using worms.
6:30 PM- 7:30PM
Weather: Clear, Calm , 33degrees, 30.32 mb falling
H2O: 11.0', rising, 110 kcfs, murky
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7 (Behind house)
Caught: Lots of bluegills, and a few crappies
Partners: None
Comments
It was a short excursion behind the house tonight. I was curious to see if the fishing was any better, the same or if it had gotten worse. I would have to say it was ok. The size structure of the fish has gotten smaller. I think this is probably because the pressure has increased.
Observations:
Behind the house is now becoming a popular spot to fish, as it usually is early in the spring. Shady areas and north sides of hill still have snow and there is still some ice around. In fact, the ariport bay is a pretty popular spot judging by all the anglers I have been seeing on the ice. An older gentleman I talked to said another angler had just left and that the angler had quite a good catch of perch using worms.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
3-27-2011
3-27-2011 Sun
7:30 AM- 5:00 PM
Weather: Sunny, NE8 , 20-38 degrees, 30.32 mb falling
H2O: 11.04', steady, 111 kcfs, murky
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7 (Dresbach Bay)
Caught: Approximately one dozen crappies from 8-11.5 inches
Partners: Bucl (all day), Adam K. PM
Comments
I have wanted to catch crappies this winter on tip downs, and today was finally the day. The action was not fast and furious, but I did have a fair amount of action. The crappies were coming from about 15 feet of water and they were within two feet of the bottom. I tried jigging for the slabs, but only managed to bring one up to the sunshine.
Buck he was the walleye master today. He was mostly targeting walleyes in 15 feet of water using a tip down with a one thirty second ounce jig and a large pike minnow. Buck was definately the fish king of the day. He walked off the ice with five walleyes between 16-18 inches. Adam ended the day with some bluegills a few crappies and one close call with a sea gull. A gull was rather brave and was taking minnows off the ice close to Adam, so Adam tried to catch it. I guess it did take his baited hook, but Adam missed that strike.
Observations:
The current was too fast in most places to fish a small ice jig, but when I went to the back of the bay the current was non-existent and I was able to see the jig on th locator.
7:30 AM- 5:00 PM
Weather: Sunny, NE8 , 20-38 degrees, 30.32 mb falling
H2O: 11.04', steady, 111 kcfs, murky
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7 (Dresbach Bay)
Caught: Approximately one dozen crappies from 8-11.5 inches
Partners: Bucl (all day), Adam K. PM
Comments
I have wanted to catch crappies this winter on tip downs, and today was finally the day. The action was not fast and furious, but I did have a fair amount of action. The crappies were coming from about 15 feet of water and they were within two feet of the bottom. I tried jigging for the slabs, but only managed to bring one up to the sunshine.
Buck he was the walleye master today. He was mostly targeting walleyes in 15 feet of water using a tip down with a one thirty second ounce jig and a large pike minnow. Buck was definately the fish king of the day. He walked off the ice with five walleyes between 16-18 inches. Adam ended the day with some bluegills a few crappies and one close call with a sea gull. A gull was rather brave and was taking minnows off the ice close to Adam, so Adam tried to catch it. I guess it did take his baited hook, but Adam missed that strike.
Observations:
The current was too fast in most places to fish a small ice jig, but when I went to the back of the bay the current was non-existent and I was able to see the jig on th locator.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
3-26-2011 Sat
3-26-2011 Sat
6:45PM - 7:30PM
Weather: Sunny, NE7 , 32 degrees
H2O: 11.05', steady, 111 kcfs, murky
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7 (behind the house)
Caught: Approximately one dozen bluegills and five crappies
Partners: None
Comments
Fishing was not too bad tonight. It seemed the darker it got the better the fish bit. I did catch some crappies, but they were all between 8-9 inches.
Observations:
The water appears to have stabilized and it is realitively clear for as high as it is. I did notice quite a few small minnows in the bay tonight.
6:45PM - 7:30PM
Weather: Sunny, NE7 , 32 degrees
H2O: 11.05', steady, 111 kcfs, murky
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7 (behind the house)
Caught: Approximately one dozen bluegills and five crappies
Partners: None
Comments
Fishing was not too bad tonight. It seemed the darker it got the better the fish bit. I did catch some crappies, but they were all between 8-9 inches.
Observations:
The water appears to have stabilized and it is realitively clear for as high as it is. I did notice quite a few small minnows in the bay tonight.
3-25-2011 Fr1
3-25-2011Fri
6:45PM - 7:30PM
Weather: Sunny, calm, 32 degrees
H2O: 10.79 ', rising, 106 kcfs, murky
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7 (behind the house)
Caught: Approximately one dozen bluegills
Partners: None
Comments
Fishing was not too great tonight. I did catch some, but the size was smaller and the numbers were less.
Observations:
It looks as if the water has jumped up two feet. The trees on the small island behind the house are now flooded and the water is about eightenn inches from the top of my dock. I talked to the same group of fisherman that had caught a pile of crappies last year behind the house and they were not having any luck what so ever this year. The had told me the go to bait is berkley gulp in the small jars.
6:45PM - 7:30PM
Weather: Sunny, calm, 32 degrees
H2O: 10.79 ', rising, 106 kcfs, murky
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7 (behind the house)
Caught: Approximately one dozen bluegills
Partners: None
Comments
Fishing was not too great tonight. I did catch some, but the size was smaller and the numbers were less.
Observations:
It looks as if the water has jumped up two feet. The trees on the small island behind the house are now flooded and the water is about eightenn inches from the top of my dock. I talked to the same group of fisherman that had caught a pile of crappies last year behind the house and they were not having any luck what so ever this year. The had told me the go to bait is berkley gulp in the small jars.
3-24-2011
3-24-2011Thr
5:00PM - 7:30PM
Weather: Sunny, calm, 32 degrees
H2O: 10.27 ', rising, 97.3kcfs, clear
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7 (behind the house)
Caught: An abundance of bluegills a sprinkling of crappies and two perch
Partners: None
Comments
After observing fisherman last year, I knew that the small bay behind the house could be a honey hole for crappies right after the ice leaves. Armed with an array of crappied jigs I was ready to battle the paper mouths. Unfortuneately things are not the same from year to year. After a futile attempt to catch any crappies I changed gears and targeted bluegills.
I put on a small ice jig tipped with a waxy. This ended up being the magic potion I would need. The bluegills bit very good and I ended up taking home six for supper that night.
Observations: The water behind the house does not look high in the least bit, I really cannot figure out what is going on. According to the data it should appear to be much higher.
5:00PM - 7:30PM
Weather: Sunny, calm, 32 degrees
H2O: 10.27 ', rising, 97.3kcfs, clear
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7 (behind the house)
Caught: An abundance of bluegills a sprinkling of crappies and two perch
Partners: None
Comments
After observing fisherman last year, I knew that the small bay behind the house could be a honey hole for crappies right after the ice leaves. Armed with an array of crappied jigs I was ready to battle the paper mouths. Unfortuneately things are not the same from year to year. After a futile attempt to catch any crappies I changed gears and targeted bluegills.
I put on a small ice jig tipped with a waxy. This ended up being the magic potion I would need. The bluegills bit very good and I ended up taking home six for supper that night.
Observations: The water behind the house does not look high in the least bit, I really cannot figure out what is going on. According to the data it should appear to be much higher.
3-20-2011
3-20-2011 Sun
7:00AM-12:00PM
Weather: Rainy, windy, nasty, 40 degrees
H2O: 6.95 rising, 61kcfs, clear
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 8 (favororite Dresbach Bay)
Caught: lots and lots of nice bluegills, and four small northerns
Partners: Adam K.
Comments
The weather was the worst weather I have ever ice fished in or for that matter fished in period. We had rain, wind and cold. It was a good thing I was completely protected by rain gear. It was miserable, but I did stay quite dry and the fishing was excellent for bluegills. Both Adam and I caught a ton of nice sized gills. He took home twenty-five and I took home fifteen, and two perch.
I was hoping to get into the northerns and take a couple sub thirty inch fish home, but it did not marerialize. We each managed two northerns, with the biggest being approximately twenty-two inches. Interestingly all flags came on the same tip-up!
Observations: The melt is on, the river is rising, and the main channel is open. The hillsides and shelterd areas still have snow on them.
7:00AM-12:00PM
Weather: Rainy, windy, nasty, 40 degrees
H2O: 6.95 rising, 61kcfs, clear
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 8 (favororite Dresbach Bay)
Caught: lots and lots of nice bluegills, and four small northerns
Partners: Adam K.
Comments
The weather was the worst weather I have ever ice fished in or for that matter fished in period. We had rain, wind and cold. It was a good thing I was completely protected by rain gear. It was miserable, but I did stay quite dry and the fishing was excellent for bluegills. Both Adam and I caught a ton of nice sized gills. He took home twenty-five and I took home fifteen, and two perch.
I was hoping to get into the northerns and take a couple sub thirty inch fish home, but it did not marerialize. We each managed two northerns, with the biggest being approximately twenty-two inches. Interestingly all flags came on the same tip-up!
Observations: The melt is on, the river is rising, and the main channel is open. The hillsides and shelterd areas still have snow on them.
3-17-2011
3-17-2011 Thr
7:15AM-6:00PM
Weather: calm, sunny, clear, ice of main channel and sloughs mostly gone
H2O: 5.85 steady, 41.9kcfs, clear
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 8 & 7 (favororite Dresbach Bay, Pigeon Island).
Caught: multiple bluegills at Dresbach, no northerns. Three northerns at Pigeon and one bass
partners: None
Comments
I had a day off in the middle of the week and I wanted to take advantage of it. My strategy was to target northern pike. The first four hours at Dresbach only produced one flag with a droppped bait. I did try here for bluegills just to see what was available, and I must say there was lots of gills being offered.
The afternoon spot was Pigeon Island. I had hit this once in February and did pretty good on northerns, and o'k with the gills. I ended up getting three small northerns here (approx 24-26 inches), along with one gigantic bass 4-5 pounds. There were two other fisherman that were doing ok on bluegills and the did catch some better northerns on the southern end towards the open water.
7:15AM-6:00PM
Weather: calm, sunny, clear, ice of main channel and sloughs mostly gone
H2O: 5.85 steady, 41.9kcfs, clear
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 8 & 7 (favororite Dresbach Bay, Pigeon Island).
Caught: multiple bluegills at Dresbach, no northerns. Three northerns at Pigeon and one bass
partners: None
Comments
I had a day off in the middle of the week and I wanted to take advantage of it. My strategy was to target northern pike. The first four hours at Dresbach only produced one flag with a droppped bait. I did try here for bluegills just to see what was available, and I must say there was lots of gills being offered.
The afternoon spot was Pigeon Island. I had hit this once in February and did pretty good on northerns, and o'k with the gills. I ended up getting three small northerns here (approx 24-26 inches), along with one gigantic bass 4-5 pounds. There were two other fisherman that were doing ok on bluegills and the did catch some better northerns on the southern end towards the open water.
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