6-29-11

6-29-2011 Wed
6:30 PM- 11:45 PM

Weather: S 14, clear, 83 ˚, 29.98 MB, falling
H2O: clear, 72 ˚, 9.49’ falling, 85.8 kcfs

Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7 – Lake Onalaska (upper end)

Caught: Plenty of bluegills and perch for bait and one five pound flat head

Partners: Scot

Comments

Scot and I had no problem catching bait tonight. We went right back out to the slop just out from the cut. This is the spot I had left off at on Monday.
The first spot we set up on was flat head alley. It should be obvious by the name that it is usually a very good spot. However tonight it was not, the flow was just too high and fast to allow us to effectively fish this spot. I think after about a half hour we both came to the same conclusion it was time to move.
Spot number two was just down from a spot that I call popcorn. I had never fished here before, but it looked good and it was fairly sheltered from the current. We caught the one flat head here and also missed several other bites. The bites and the fish we did catch were not bone shattering bites, so I think the fish were quite negative.

Observations

The high water is making fishing difficult. The flat head I did catch had its head rubbed raw. This is a definite sign of nest building and spawning. I am thinking the flathead fishing is going to be very slow for the next couple of weeks.