Weather:
(1753) NW8, overcast, 48˚, 29.76 rising
Water:
4.87 rising, 14.9 kcfs, 49 ˚, clear – lots of floating duck weed
Location:
Mississippi river pool 7 – Trempealeau Dam
Caught:
Myself: 3 SMB 14-19”, Approx. 6 sauger 10 – 13”. Tupper: 2 SMB 14 & 15”, Approx. 6 sauger & walleyes 10 – 13”. Scott: Approx. 3 walleyes 14 – 20”, 1 sauger 14”, 1 pike 22”.
Partners:
Scott and Tupper
Comments
The plan today was to do some deer drives on the islands with Scott, Tupper, John R. and his son. Well the weather did not cooperate for that idea to go through. We experienced something we have not seen in some time around here, rain! The rain started on Saturday and it did not end until around 1:00PM on Sunday. We have been rainless for quite some time and even though it changed my plans it was welcomed.
The fishing trip was a walleye quest outfitted with minnows and all. We all caught some fish, with Scott hoisting the better size eyes into the boat with his exclusive use of artificial plastics. Tupper and I caught more fish, but the size was smaller, and most fish were sauger.
We also hit a couple wing dams with cranks and Tupper and I had a combined tally of five small mouths. Jake and I were using divers and Scott stuck with his lipless bait from last week. The smallmouths were quite aggressive and a welcome relief from the boredom of jigging for walleyes. The walleye/sauger bite was fairly good when we first started, then as the evening progressed the action degraded significantly.
Observations:
The oaks are still clutching their leaves, but most other trees have shed their summer coats. The water is still very low and along with the low levels, the current is very weak. The water temperature has stayed stable around the 50 degree mark for about a week now.
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