4-24-2012 Tue
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Weather:
Calm, clear, 70˚, 29.62 falling
Water:
6.33 falling, 49.8 kcfs, 62 ˚
Location:
Mississippi R. Lake Onalaska, WI
Caught:
Pike 25”, LMB (13) 10 - 20 “
Partners:

myself

Comments:

I got out for three hours tonight after work. With the nice warm day and little wind the water temperature took a nice hike upward. Fished the lake tonight and struggled the first couple hours, caught three bass in about four spots, I almost went home early. Started exploring and things improved greatly. I ended up with thirteen bass and one pike. One of the bass was my biggest of the season 20" otherwise most were 13 - 15". The pike was a twenty five incher. I was hoping to get into more pike, but they were either not active or not in the areas I was fishing. Most fish came on a spinner bait, but the big bass fell to a swim jig. All fish were released! I have seen lots of bass fishermen targeting spawning bass in the stumps.

Observations:

Surprisingly the lake is not weeded up; about the only weeds that are noticeable is milfoil. The phlox are blooming and the dandelions are blooming profusely.