4-9-13 Tue.

4-9-2013 Tue. 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Weather:
N8, mist/fog, 42 ˚, 30.01 rising
H2O:
7.48 rising, 71.1 kcfs? ˚, clear
Location:
Mississippi River pool 7, behind house
Caught:
3 perch, 3 bluegills and 1 crappie – all fish released
Partners:
none
Comments:

It was the first time this spring I had fished the little fishing hole behind the house. If you hit it right in the spring time it can be very good. Even if it is not great, a fish of some type or another is sure to bite.
Tonight the fishing was not great, but all the fish I did catch were of a respectable size. I used both crawler pieces and waxies and the waxies brought the majority of the fish to my hands. The bite was rather light, and I missed way more fish than I actually caught. Most of the fish were caught with the slip float adjusted to around twenty inches.
One other fisherman was fishing from shore and his fishing success was on par with what I was catching.

Observations:

The water is still rising but the clarity is still quite good. The Lake below highway 35 is still locked in with ice.