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.