6:30 PM – 2:00 AM
Weather:
(2053) SE 7, rain, 62˚, 30.09 rising
Water:
5.82’ falling, 35.5 kcfs, 62 ˚, dirty
Location:
Mississippi River pool 7
Caught:
Lots of bluegills from 7–8 1/2”, flat head 25lb (Scott)
Partners:
myself, Scott and Ryan
Comments:
Scott was the top dog, or should I say top Cat man tonight. The big fish of the night weighed in at 25 lbs. It was not what I would call a pleasant night of fishing. The rain was relentless and penetrating. We had a few very brief moments without rain, but they were few and far between. I was very surprised by the lack of a good bite tonight. Usually the rain turns the flat heads on, but not tonight. And, I was very surprised by the lack of channel cats; I do believe they have moved into the shallows to spawn. However, the bluegills were on a hot bite. We once again caught lots of them, but the smaller size ones were rare; I prefer them around 6 to 7 inches for flathead bait... Most all the bluegills were between that 7 ½ to 8 ½ inch size.
The rain gear really got a test and I came to a few conclusions on the types to get and not to get. Ryan had a set of Dri – Plus pants and I would suggest not wasting your money on this inferior product. Scott wore Cabelas top of the line Gore Tex rain wear and had no issues what so ever with getting wet. I wore the more traditional rubber type rain coat, which for the price was fairly good, but I had some cheaper almost nylon rubberized pants and after an hour in the rain I was very wet from the waist down.
Observations:
The water has been quite dirty from all the rain we have been having, and now with all the rain that the cities has been receiving the level is going to be heading upwards.
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