Weather
(1200) NW 8, 14 ˚ cloudy
Water:
4.79 rising, 12.4 kcfs clear
Location:
Mississippi River Pool 8 South of dam
Caught:
Respectable amount of crappies and bluegills, two pike Approx. 28 – 30’, Two LMB approx. 17 -18”. We all kept some pan fish and I and Tupper each kept a pike.
Partners:
Scott, Jake and Mark Tupper
Comments
It was an after Christmas fishing trip to one of my favorite bays near La Crosse. We fished hard for most of the day, except for a little break in the action when I cooked some venison steaks and moose wieners over an open fire.
The action was good, not fantastic but good. Most of the fish were caught in that ten to fifteen foot range. The bluegills outnumbered the crappies by ten to one. Most of the fish that were spotted on the flashers committed to biting.
The tip – up action was not very good, we did catch one pike and two LMB and we missed at least two other flags, but other than that it was slow.
Observations:
The ice conditions were not ideal; the ice thickness where we fished varied from three to six inches. The main channel had about one inch on it with some spots being completely open. There was a slight dusting of snow on the ice.
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