Weather:
(2053) N 3, a few clouds, 65˚, 29.97 rising
Water:
4.89 steady, 15.6 kcfs, 74 ˚, clear
Location:
Mississippi river pool 8
Caught:
Bait 25 bluegills 5 – 7”, flat heads Angie: 8 & 13 lbs., Jason: 18 & 40 lbs.
Partners:
Jason and Angie
Comments
I was guiding a young couple from Blair tonight that wanted to tangle with some flat heads. I headed out solo a couple of hours before the scheduled pick up time to catch bait. From my past experiences on this pool I figured it would be an easy chore and I would have an ample supply of bait in a short amount of time. Of course, that did not happen. I caught enough bait, but after the first hour I only had five bluegills in the boat, and I was getting nervous. But, eventually after some diligent searching I found a good number and all was well.
I picked Jason and his wife Angie up at the landing and off we went for a night of flat head fishing. We were on the water fishing by 6:30 pm, so we targeted deep scour holes behind some wing dams. I generally only give these spots about 30 minutes when it is light out and I move to the next hole. The action was non-existent in the first couple of spots, but finally just before dark we boated our first couple of flat heads out of a rather large scour hole.
After Angie caught her first fish, she was hooked. As soon as she saw or heard the indication of a fish on she was up and ready to pounce on the pole. Jason had to remind her several times that he was going to get his turns also.
The highlight of the night came when Jason hooked into a very large fish. He knew from the beginning of the battle that it was a good one and he was very excited to be playing this fish. Angie on the other hand wished that she was on the receiving end of the punishment this big fish was handing out to her husband. It took a while to get the fish boat side and get a glimpse of it, but once we did see it we were all impressed by its size. The fish registered 40.5 pounds on the scale. It was quite a fish and quite an accomplishment for Jason. This was Jason’s second flat head trip out with me and he was very ecstatic to have boated such an impressive fish. I was just as excited for him; it brings me a great sense of accomplishment when I see a smile on the faces of the people that fish out of my boat. I truly wish everybody I take out could catch such a fish. Thanks Jason and Angie I appreciated and enjoyed you company and I hope to see you again.
Observations:
The river below the Dresbach dam is in pretty good shape, it is fairly clear and there seems to be a good number of fish.
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