Weather: (2153) N 17 G 24, overcast, 63 ˚, 29.99 steady
H2O: 5.9 falling, 35 kcfs, clear, 76 ˚
Location: Mississippi River pool 7
Caught: Bait: bluegills and crappies
Partners: Davit & Nay
Comments:
I started out fishing in the morning on the lake looking for locations for bait for my upcoming guide trip. I found lots of gills around the airport lights in about six feet of water in close proximity to weeds.
I picked up my clients at six at the Upper Brice Prairie landing, and our plans immediately changed. The wind was howling out of the north at about 25 MPH and made fishing for bait on the lake pretty much out of the question. We hit the back sloughs and the wood for our bait, and we picked up bluegills and crappies and one lonely channel cat. The pan fish were not thick in any one spot, but we got around 1 to 3 at each spot.
The flat head fishing was pretty much fantastic, we ended the night with seven flat heads, one channel cat and one agitated soft shell turtle. The biggest fish we caught were around fifteen pounds, but most averaged around ten. I was fishing from with Davit and Nay. They came with their family from Cambodia in 1975 when they were very young. They were able to get out just before the country spiraled into total chaos, they were very fortunate to have made it out. These two guys were good fishermen and a pleasure to fish with.
Observations:
The Flat head fishing is very good right now and the river is at an optimal level and stage for fishing. We had a major cold front blow in tonight, but it did not put a damper on the fishing.
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