4-27-13 Sat

4-27-2013 Sat. 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Weather:
(1853) S15, overcast clear, 66 ˚, 30.00 falling
H2O:
9.5 falling, 85.7 kcfs, 58 ˚, clear
Location:
Mississippi River Pool 7 stump fields
Caught:
8 LMB – 2-12”, 1-14”, 3-15”, 2-17”//2 Pike both 26”
Partners:
None

Comments:

I had worked on getting my small john boat ready all day and this evening I tried it out. To be quite honest I was still a little depressed on the late spring we had and it was hard to motivate myself to go fishing. I figured it was too early for the bass and pike bite anyhow, but I was wrong.
Surprisingly the water was quite warm and the fish were aggressive. The majority of the fish came on spinner baits in very shallow water.

Observations:

Still lots of fishermen in the little bay by the landing and they are still catching gills. I have started to see slight signs of spring: the grass is starting to green and I have seen some of the bulb plants pushing up through the soil. I can foresee us jumping into summer very quickly.