8-11-12 Sat

8-11-2012 Sat 5:00 PM – 12:30 AM
Weather:
(2053) calm, clear, 67˚, 30.00 steady
Water:
4.72 rising, 4.05 kcfs? 72 ˚, clear
Location:
Mississippi river mid - pool 8
Caught:
bluegills (20) 4 – 8”, me 15 lb. flat head, Tupper – zilch
Partners:
Tupper

Comments:

I wanted to do some exploring down on the mid-section of pool 8, and I had Tupper for company. I really should have known better than to fish this section during the summer on a Saturday during a beautiful summer day. It was total chaos on the main channel. There were tuna boats, pontoons, little flats, houseboats, tubers, etc. The city seems to put a stop and go on almost every corner, maybe they should start installing them on the main channel.
Fishing was not very successful. We caught our bait, but they came with some difficulty. And, we only caught one flat head and I think we missed one other. We tried mostly main channel and side channel areas that had wood.

Observations:

I will definitely avoid the main channel areas south of La Crosse during the summer weekends.