6-28-15 Sunday, 8:30 – 9:00 PM, light rain, 72°, calm
Mississippi R. pool 7, 6.5’ ↓, 40 kcfs, clear
Caught: 20” pike
It was a Sunday and I had not been out fishing all day mainly on account of being so tired from the previous night of cat fishing. Well, just before dark I decided to go out with the small boat, just a little ways out on the lake for the last half hour of daylight.
I took one rod with one plastic frog tied on and that was it. In that short time I probably made 100 casts and caught the one small pike. That was it; I never even had another bite!
Monday, June 29, 2015
6-27-15 Saturday
6-27-15 Sat 7:15PM – 3:00AM, myself and Scott
Mississippi R. pool 7, 6.5’↓, 40kcfs, 78°
Overcast, 75°, calm
Caught: bait (bluegills and crappies), 4 flat heads 3-14 lbs, channel cat 5 lb
It was a late start to a flathead night of fishing, but both Scott and myself had other engagements to attend to earlier in the evening. It is a very good thing that bluegills are fairly easy to come by.
The fishing was not fantastic tonight. We did fish late into the early morning hours, but I guess a guy cannot complain about five fish in an evening. The bites that we did have were all pretty aggressive, and we only missed one fish. The fish came from side channel areas within very close proximity to woody cover and most of them did have some nesting wounds on their bodies.
We did have a bit of excitement happen while playing one of the fish to the boat. I had lit a citronella bug candle and had placed it between Scott and myself. Well, while playing a fish, Scott knocked over his chair and the arm of it fell into the candle and caught fire. You can imagine my surprise when I turned around and saw more flames than just the flames from the candle. I quickly extinguished the fire by dunking the chair into the river. The only damaged sustained was one wrecked camp chair and Scott’s rain jacket had some melted plastic permanently attached to one of his jacket sleeves.
Mississippi R. pool 7, 6.5’↓, 40kcfs, 78°
Overcast, 75°, calm
Caught: bait (bluegills and crappies), 4 flat heads 3-14 lbs, channel cat 5 lb
It was a late start to a flathead night of fishing, but both Scott and myself had other engagements to attend to earlier in the evening. It is a very good thing that bluegills are fairly easy to come by.
The fishing was not fantastic tonight. We did fish late into the early morning hours, but I guess a guy cannot complain about five fish in an evening. The bites that we did have were all pretty aggressive, and we only missed one fish. The fish came from side channel areas within very close proximity to woody cover and most of them did have some nesting wounds on their bodies.
We did have a bit of excitement happen while playing one of the fish to the boat. I had lit a citronella bug candle and had placed it between Scott and myself. Well, while playing a fish, Scott knocked over his chair and the arm of it fell into the candle and caught fire. You can imagine my surprise when I turned around and saw more flames than just the flames from the candle. I quickly extinguished the fire by dunking the chair into the river. The only damaged sustained was one wrecked camp chair and Scott’s rain jacket had some melted plastic permanently attached to one of his jacket sleeves.
Saturday, June 27, 2015
6-25-15 Thr
6-25-15 Thr. Myself 7PM-11: 45PM
Mississippi R. Pool 7 (side channels)
Caught: Bluegills, 2 crappies, 5 & 15 Lb flatheads
I have had pretty good success the last week flat head fishing, so now I have the bug. Catching bait was a little bit more challenging tonight, but I did manage to get enough bluegills. The only trouble was I was not able to catch what I consider the best size for this time of year. Which I would have to say is around the 6 – 7” size. I was able to catch two flat head and I missed a third. The odd thing about the fish I caught tonight was I did not know I had a fish on till I reel in the lines when I was either moving or quitting for the night. The smaller fish was wrapped in a snag, and the larger one apparently did not move after it had consumed my bluegill.
Mississippi R. Pool 7 (side channels)
Caught: Bluegills, 2 crappies, 5 & 15 Lb flatheads
I have had pretty good success the last week flat head fishing, so now I have the bug. Catching bait was a little bit more challenging tonight, but I did manage to get enough bluegills. The only trouble was I was not able to catch what I consider the best size for this time of year. Which I would have to say is around the 6 – 7” size. I was able to catch two flat head and I missed a third. The odd thing about the fish I caught tonight was I did not know I had a fish on till I reel in the lines when I was either moving or quitting for the night. The smaller fish was wrapped in a snag, and the larger one apparently did not move after it had consumed my bluegill.
6-23-15 Tues
6-23-15 Tues Myself 7PM – 11PM
Mississippi R. Pool 7
Bait: bluegills and crappies, 1 – 20lb flat head
I was on a mission to see if any of the bluegills or crappies had moved out onto the snags in the side channels, and I also wanted to catch fish. Well the pan fish were starting to show up and I was easily able to catch them, so I was also able to flat head fish. I ended up with two bites and caught one fish. The river is in great shape right now, and some of the wild rice is starting to stand.
Mississippi R. Pool 7
Bait: bluegills and crappies, 1 – 20lb flat head
I was on a mission to see if any of the bluegills or crappies had moved out onto the snags in the side channels, and I also wanted to catch fish. Well the pan fish were starting to show up and I was easily able to catch them, so I was also able to flat head fish. I ended up with two bites and caught one fish. The river is in great shape right now, and some of the wild rice is starting to stand.
6-21-15 Sun
6-21-15 Sun 5pm-9pm myself
Mississippi r pool 7
1 19” LMB, approx 8 SMB 14-17”
It was Sunday evening and I had bass on my mind. I started off fishing for LMB and caught a nice 19” right off the bat on a frog. Unfortunately that was it for the large mouth. I then headed up one of my favorite tributaries of the black and did pretty well on the smb. Ever year there is a very good pattern that develops where the smbs are feeding heavily on pike minnows. This year was no exception; the only difference was I did not catch any LMB. I also tried the rocks on the Minnesota side and had absolutely no luck there.
Mississippi r pool 7
1 19” LMB, approx 8 SMB 14-17”
It was Sunday evening and I had bass on my mind. I started off fishing for LMB and caught a nice 19” right off the bat on a frog. Unfortunately that was it for the large mouth. I then headed up one of my favorite tributaries of the black and did pretty well on the smb. Ever year there is a very good pattern that develops where the smbs are feeding heavily on pike minnows. This year was no exception; the only difference was I did not catch any LMB. I also tried the rocks on the Minnesota side and had absolutely no luck there.
Sunday, June 21, 2015
6-20-15 Sat, 8PM-2:00AM,
6-20-15 Sat, 8PM-2:00AM, Scott and myself
Mississippi R., Pool 7, side channels
H20: 74°, clear, 6.7'↓
Last night I was the ride along cat fishing with Scott. I had gone to a wedding reception and was not able to go get bait, but Scott was going out and I partnered up with him after he caught bait.
The evening started out really slow. The first two spots produced nothing, but the next spot made up for it. Scott was the first to get a bite, and he connected but unfortunately his fish ended up in a snag. I got the next bite and it was a rod cracker.
The fish hit and never stopped running. I set the hook and the darn thing almost pulled me in the water, this was a big powerful fish!
After quite a lengthy battle the big girl was in Scott's grasp. It weighed out at a
whopping 40 Lbs. After a couple quick pics it was returned to its domain. We moved to one other spot and Scott caught a small three pounder.
Mississippi R., Pool 7, side channels
H20: 74°, clear, 6.7'↓
Last night I was the ride along cat fishing with Scott. I had gone to a wedding reception and was not able to go get bait, but Scott was going out and I partnered up with him after he caught bait.
The evening started out really slow. The first two spots produced nothing, but the next spot made up for it. Scott was the first to get a bite, and he connected but unfortunately his fish ended up in a snag. I got the next bite and it was a rod cracker.
The fish hit and never stopped running. I set the hook and the darn thing almost pulled me in the water, this was a big powerful fish!
After quite a lengthy battle the big girl was in Scott's grasp. It weighed out at a
whopping 40 Lbs. After a couple quick pics it was returned to its domain. We moved to one other spot and Scott caught a small three pounder.6-19-15 Fri. 4:45PM-9:15PM
6-19-2015, 4:45-9:15PM, Scott and myself
Mississippi R. Pool 8, Target Lake and Goose Island
H20: 72-82°, fairly dirty, 7.0', ↓
Conditions: sunny, calm, 78°
Caught: Approx., 8 SMB, 2 pike and 1 LMB
It was an after work trip on pool 8 tonight. I had gotten a tip that the pike were in Target lake thick, and that we would have plenty of action. Well, we had no action there. We did not fish it too long. We did not fish it too long on account of the water temperature was well over 80°, and pike are not tolerant of warm water conditions.
We then moved south to the Goose Island area. The frog bite was non-existent here, but we did run into a pretty nice school of small mouth bass.
Mississippi R. Pool 8, Target Lake and Goose Island
H20: 72-82°, fairly dirty, 7.0', ↓
Conditions: sunny, calm, 78°
Caught: Approx., 8 SMB, 2 pike and 1 LMB
It was an after work trip on pool 8 tonight. I had gotten a tip that the pike were in Target lake thick, and that we would have plenty of action. Well, we had no action there. We did not fish it too long. We did not fish it too long on account of the water temperature was well over 80°, and pike are not tolerant of warm water conditions.
We then moved south to the Goose Island area. The frog bite was non-existent here, but we did run into a pretty nice school of small mouth bass.
Thursday, June 18, 2015
6-17-2015 Wed
6-17-15 530 PM - 9 PM
Mississippi R. Pool 7 (old river channel)
H2O: stained, 72*, 7.5'
Caught: 6 LMB, 2 Pike, two of the bass were good sized
It was a solo night for me. I was pretty much wanting to fish the area where Scott and myself had fished just a few nights earlier. The fish were still in the same general type of cover, but they had mostly moved upstream a hundred yards or so.
The action was not fantastic, but it was fast enough to keep me in the area.
Most of the fish, except for one came on a frog. I had three fish that were well over three pounds and could have even been four or better.
Mississippi R. Pool 7 (old river channel)
H2O: stained, 72*, 7.5'
Caught: 6 LMB, 2 Pike, two of the bass were good sized
It was a solo night for me. I was pretty much wanting to fish the area where Scott and myself had fished just a few nights earlier. The fish were still in the same general type of cover, but they had mostly moved upstream a hundred yards or so.
The action was not fantastic, but it was fast enough to keep me in the area.
Most of the fish, except for one came on a frog. I had three fish that were well over three pounds and could have even been four or better.
Monday, June 15, 2015
6-14-15 Sun
Scott and myself 2:30 pm - 9 pm
where: Mississippi R. pool 7 lower end
caught: Approx. 20 LMB, 2 pike, 1 walleye, 1 sauger, 1 sheep head.
Conditions: Mostly sunny, 80, calm, River: 8', stained
Today was predominately a day fishing for bass in the slop. The bait of choice was a plastic frog. When we found the fish they were pretty aggressive. It is always a very good time frogging or bass. If we didn't connect on a fish the first time, we would usually get a second chance at it.
where: Mississippi R. pool 7 lower end
caught: Approx. 20 LMB, 2 pike, 1 walleye, 1 sauger, 1 sheep head.
Conditions: Mostly sunny, 80, calm, River: 8', stained
Today was predominately a day fishing for bass in the slop. The bait of choice was a plastic frog. When we found the fish they were pretty aggressive. It is always a very good time frogging or bass. If we didn't connect on a fish the first time, we would usually get a second chance at it.
6-13-15 Sat
Scott and myself flat head fishing fishing.
where: Mississippi R. pool 7, side channels on middle pool.
Caught: Bait, 1 - 8 lb flat head, 3 LMB's
Bait catching has been somewhat of a challenge this year and tonight was no exception. We did catch enough with about an hour left before dark. We took advantage of the extra daylight free time to do some bass fishing. I was able to catch three Large mouth bass on a plastic frog.
The flat head bite was very poor. We only had one substantial bite and I managed to catch that fish.
where: Mississippi R. pool 7, side channels on middle pool.
Caught: Bait, 1 - 8 lb flat head, 3 LMB's
Bait catching has been somewhat of a challenge this year and tonight was no exception. We did catch enough with about an hour left before dark. We took advantage of the extra daylight free time to do some bass fishing. I was able to catch three Large mouth bass on a plastic frog.
The flat head bite was very poor. We only had one substantial bite and I managed to catch that fish.
6-6-15 Saturday
Who: Myself, Scott and Brian DeWitt
Where: Mississippi R. Pool 7
Caught: Approx. 30 bluegills, kept 15.
Conditions: Sunny, 70, light winds, River: stained, 8.0'
The bluegill spawn has pretty much ended. we caught all our fish on the eastern end of the lake along the tracks. We are in the typical June pattern of plenty of rain and fairly high water. The milfoil has started to choke the lake.
Where: Mississippi R. Pool 7
Caught: Approx. 30 bluegills, kept 15.
Conditions: Sunny, 70, light winds, River: stained, 8.0'
The bluegill spawn has pretty much ended. we caught all our fish on the eastern end of the lake along the tracks. We are in the typical June pattern of plenty of rain and fairly high water. The milfoil has started to choke the lake.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
6-3-15 Wed 5PM-845PM
Weather: light rain, overcast, S 10
H20: high, clear, 67 degrees
area fished: Black R. near Hammond Chute and L. Onalaska
The fishing was not too good tonight. I had plenty of opportunities while pitching a frog to duck weed and flooded grass, but I could not connect. I also missed a few fish on a buzz bait. All the action came up the Black R. near Hammond Chute. Most of the missed fish were pike.
Weather: light rain, overcast, S 10
H20: high, clear, 67 degrees
area fished: Black R. near Hammond Chute and L. Onalaska
The fishing was not too good tonight. I had plenty of opportunities while pitching a frog to duck weed and flooded grass, but I could not connect. I also missed a few fish on a buzz bait. All the action came up the Black R. near Hammond Chute. Most of the missed fish were pike.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Tuesday 6-2-14, 445PM - 845PM
Fishing pool 8 with co-worker Nate
river stage 8.7 and steady, dirty, 66 degrees
Caught: variety of smallish fish (gar, turtle, bluegills, walleye, white bass, perch, rock bass, sauger,small mouth bass).
It was an after work outing with a co worker that I have never fished with before. I could tell that Nate has done quite a lot of fishing and is quite good at it. Fishing was very slow and the size of the fish that were caught was small. We fished from right below the dam to approximately one half mile downstream.
The water is quite high and dirty. The majority of the fish came from the area right below the fishing float.
Fishing pool 8 with co-worker Nate
river stage 8.7 and steady, dirty, 66 degrees
Caught: variety of smallish fish (gar, turtle, bluegills, walleye, white bass, perch, rock bass, sauger,small mouth bass).
It was an after work outing with a co worker that I have never fished with before. I could tell that Nate has done quite a lot of fishing and is quite good at it. Fishing was very slow and the size of the fish that were caught was small. We fished from right below the dam to approximately one half mile downstream.
The water is quite high and dirty. The majority of the fish came from the area right below the fishing float.
Sun 5-31-15 5:30PM - 11:15PM
Mississippi R. pool 7
Scott and myself flat head fishing
Caught bait (bluegills), 8 lb channel cat
It was my second flat head outing of the year and it was pretty much a dud. We caught the one channel in the Black R. and missed two other bites right at the end of the night just down from the Black.
The bluegills are finally starting to spawn on the lake, but you still have to do some searching to find them. The Iris plants are now blooming.
Mississippi R. pool 7
Scott and myself flat head fishing
Caught bait (bluegills), 8 lb channel cat
It was my second flat head outing of the year and it was pretty much a dud. We caught the one channel in the Black R. and missed two other bites right at the end of the night just down from the Black.
The bluegills are finally starting to spawn on the lake, but you still have to do some searching to find them. The Iris plants are now blooming.
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