3-22-2012 Fri

3-22-2012 Thr
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Weather: S 9, overcast, 71˚, 29.97 steady
Water: 7.15’ falling, 59.1 kcfs, 59 ˚, clear
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7
Caught: 16 LMB 10-16”, 4 pike 24-28”
Partners: Myself

Comments

Tonight was my first trip into the home back waters. Every spring I look forward to fishing for largemouth bass and pike when the back bays hit at least 50 degrees. Unbelievably I think the temps have been there for the past week.
I really did not expect a lot of action on account of how early we are in the calendar year, but I was pleasantly surprised on how active the fish were. Right from the get go I had three bass and four pike that made it boat side. After moving down the shoreline the action really subsided. The last half hour of day light I came back to my original starting point and it was lights out on the largemouth. I could have caught many more, but I had a couple of anglers intensely watching me so I played off on these active bass.
I caught fish on rattle traps, spinner baits and the good old senko. I would have to rate the senko as the top bait. As always after the bass tire of a bait throw out a senko and you will almost always be rewarded with more fish.

Observations:

The back waters are very clear, but the weed growth is already exploding and with the low water it makes fishing somewhat difficult.