8-18-13 Sun.

8-18-2013 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Weather: (1753) S12, clear, 81˚, 30.09 falling
Water: 4.99 steady, 12.8 kcfs, 77 ˚ rising, pretty clear
Location: Mississippi river pool 7
Caught: LMB: Approx. 15, 12-18”, 1 – 22” pike
Partners: none

Comments:

I have not been out just bass fishing on this pool for a while and it has been even longer since I have taken the goat boat out. Since I was fishing out of the go devil boat I planned on fishing close to home. I really did not think I would get much tonight, but I actually ran into quite a large concentration of large mouths.
I found them using a swim jig and I cleaned up on them using a Senko style worm rigged wacky style. I am always amazed how I can catch a fish or two with a swim jig, and then I put on a Senko and I catch many more after the swim jig bite has disappeared. Once again the frog bite was non-existent.

Observations:

It was a pretty quiet evening out tonight, not much for boat traffic and even less for fishermen. Some of the rice is starting to tassel out and I would have to say the weed growth has to have reached critical mass.