7-7-13 Sun

7-7-2013 Sun. 7:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Weather:
(0953) S 12, few clouds, 77 ˚, 29.92 steady
H2O:
10.01 falling, 86 kcfs, dirty, 76 ˚
Location:
Mississippi R. Pool 8
Caught:
lots of bluegills and six crappies, kept approx. twenty five bluegills and six crappies
Partners:
Larry and son Ryan

Comments:

It was a pan fishing trip with Larry and his son Ryan. Larry and Ryan both were experienced fishermen. The bluegill bite has been good the past couple of weeks, but it has also been somewhat a hit or miss affair. The fish are rarely in the same locations from day to day.
We started out targeting rock banks out of the current and that proved to be somewhat successful; however we did not catch many fish of decent size. We then moved to an area with lots of wood hanging over into the water. The area also had deep water in close proximity and that was the key. The fish were not concentrated in any one spot in great numbers. We did catch some real nice bluegills and about a half dozen nice crappie by constantly searching for active fish.

Observations:

Below the Dresbach Dam there is quite a sad sight; there is now two boats that are sunk with the most recent one being a tug boat that claimed the life a young Genoa man. It is a sad sight, seeing the hull of a tugboat upside down resting against the lower side of the main roller gates. The river is starting to drop, and the gates actually went down into the water today as we were fishing.