4-27-2012 Fri
6:00 PM – 7:45 PM
Weather:
E 14 G 24, cloudy, 54˚, 30.16 steady
Water:
6.09 steady, 43 kcfs, ? ˚
Location:
Mississippi R. Lake Onalaska
Caught:
Pike (4) 16 – 26”, LMB (4) 12 - 16 “
Partners:
myself

Comments:

It was a very windy and overcast night and a storm front was approaching, but I was ready for a challenge. Besides, I like to see if I can catch fish in all types of weather. The first hour I fished out on the main lake basin and I caught a couple pike, but it was miserable fishing. I love to fish pike in a moderate wind, but gusts to 25 were just too much for me.
After bouncing around for an hour with limited success, I decided it was time to try some sheltered areas. This proved to be a wise move both in comfort and the amount of fish I caught. Tonight I did try to break away from my favorite spinner bait, but I did not have success with anything else I threw.

Observations:

I did not take a water temperature reading, but I am sure it has once again dropped. I am starting to get excited for some flat head fishing, and once we get a couple of days in the seventies I am going to fish for them. I did see a report from Matt Carpenter that his nephew had caught a fifty pounder a couple of days ago.