8-11-13 Sun

8-11-2013 Sun. 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Weather: (2053) E5, mostly cloudy, 70˚, 30.06 rising
Water: 5.03 rising, 14.6 kcfs, 74 ˚, slight algae bloom
Location: Mississippi river pool 7
Caught: perch, a few bluegills, LMB and pike
Partners: none
Comments:
I had an all-day fishing trip scheduled today, but the trip was cancelled on account of the storms we had this morning. The morning and early afternoon were pretty dreary so I just chilled out on the couch. I do have to do that once in a while just to remind myself that I do not care for that too often. I finally caught a breath in the afternoon and headed up river towards the backwaters of Trempealeau. I have not been up to this area for quite some time, so I did not know what to expect.
I did find some perch, a couple of bluegills and one crappie. The pan fish sure have not inhabited this area like they use to a few years back. I also fished for bass and pike and had pretty decent luck with some of each. Most of the fish came on swim jigs, but I did manage at least one pike on a frog.

Observations:
The water is at its summer level, but we still have a pretty decent flow. The Pike Hole area has some vegetation, but it is a lot less than it normally is this time of year, and it seems as if the rice is not as abundant up in this area. There is a pretty good flow of water coming through the pike hole, which supports my suspicion that more and more of the Black River’s flow is coming through its upper tributary.