May 28, 2016 Sat 430PM-2AM-flat head fishing with Scott
Where: Mississippi R. pool 6 and the Trempealeau R.
Weather: (2053) N7, light rain, 65°
H2O: 5.98↑, 36 kcfs, 69 °, semi – Clear, Trempealeau R. 5.71 →
Caught: Bait: Bluegills and rock bass (was very difficult)
Me: 1-12 lb. channel cat
Scott: 3 & 7 lb. flat heads
The summer season is in full progress with the start of the warmer weather and the thunderstorms. The fishing was pretty difficult tonight. The difficulty started with the bait catching, which was to the point of being stressful on account of the lack of action. The flat head bite was also tough. We managed one bite and one fish at each location we fished.
Monday, May 30, 2016
Friday, May 27, 2016
May 24, 2016 Tue
May 24, 2016 Tue 630PM-1045PM-flat head fishing by myself
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7, Lake Onalaska area
Weather: E3, clear, 70°
H2O: 5.95↓, 44 kcfs,? °, Clear
Caught: Bait (bluegills), 8 LB flat head
Observations: The river is still in pretty good shape: clear and with fairly low flows. The bluegills that were spawning on Sunday had disappeared tonight! Mosquitoes were everywhere tonight and quite numerous.
It was a mid week solo cat fishing outing by myself. I tried one new spot and also fished Somners Chute. The fishing was not great, but I had two bites and caught one flat head.
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7, Lake Onalaska area
Weather: E3, clear, 70°
H2O: 5.95↓, 44 kcfs,? °, Clear
Caught: Bait (bluegills), 8 LB flat head
Observations: The river is still in pretty good shape: clear and with fairly low flows. The bluegills that were spawning on Sunday had disappeared tonight! Mosquitoes were everywhere tonight and quite numerous.
It was a mid week solo cat fishing outing by myself. I tried one new spot and also fished Somners Chute. The fishing was not great, but I had two bites and caught one flat head.
Monday, May 23, 2016
May 22, 2016 Sun
May 22, 2016 Sun 11AM-2PM-bluegill fishing by myself
7PM-11PM Flat head fishing with Scott
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7, Lake Onalaska (am) and side channels (pm)
Weather: (1253) variable 6, clear, 81°
H2O: 6.34↓, 50 kcfs, 68 ° clear
Caught: AM (me): 50 bluegills, kept 20
PM Me: 5 lb flat head, Scott: 3 lb flat head
Observations:
The water depth and the flow seems abnormally low for this time of year, but then again we are just getting to the thunderstorm season. There appears to be a large quantity of rice again this year. Most of it has not reached the surface but below the surface it looks like a grass field in many locations. The mosquitoes are starting to appear, but thankfully in low numbers. The iris plant are now blooming.
The bluegills are busy with their spawn and are quite easy to catch. The big flat heads are still elusive, but sooner or later we will catch one!
7PM-11PM Flat head fishing with Scott
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7, Lake Onalaska (am) and side channels (pm)
Weather: (1253) variable 6, clear, 81°
H2O: 6.34↓, 50 kcfs, 68 ° clear
Caught: AM (me): 50 bluegills, kept 20
PM Me: 5 lb flat head, Scott: 3 lb flat head
Observations:
The water depth and the flow seems abnormally low for this time of year, but then again we are just getting to the thunderstorm season. There appears to be a large quantity of rice again this year. Most of it has not reached the surface but below the surface it looks like a grass field in many locations. The mosquitoes are starting to appear, but thankfully in low numbers. The iris plant are now blooming.
The bluegills are busy with their spawn and are quite easy to catch. The big flat heads are still elusive, but sooner or later we will catch one!
Sunday, May 22, 2016
May 21, 2016 Sat
May 21, 2016 Sat 8AM-2PM-pike and bass fishing with John Riek
Where: Mississippi R. pool 8, Pool 7 by myself PM
Weather: (1253) calm, clear, 77°
H2O: 6.38↓, 50 kcfs, 68 °, clear
Caught: Me: 5 LMB 13-16” PM (by myself) 20” SMB, 20” pike
John: 3 LMB14-16”, 3 Pike 22-28”, 1 walleye 20”
Observations: Lawrence Lake and the Stoddard Bay is really becoming weed choked. The large mouth bass in Lawrence Lake appear to be done spawning. The bluegills are making their beds on Lake Onalaska.
Today I struggled to catch fish. Our main goal was to catch pike, but they were pretty uncooperative. If it had not been for my using a Senko and catching LMB I would not have caught much.
May 18, 2016 Wed
May 18, 2016 Wed 7PM-1130PM-cat fishing with Scott
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: calm, clear, 60°
H2O: 6.57↓, 59 kcfs, 60 °, clear
Caught: Bait: mostly perch but also a few bluegills
Scott: 1-5LB flat head, Me: 1-8LB flat head
Observations: The river is in good shape: clear and not no too high. The Black River is low and very difficult to navigate even with the go- devil.
Bait catching in the channel was very easy, with the majority of the bait being perch. The flat head bite was not great but the two we did catch bit hard!
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: calm, clear, 60°
H2O: 6.57↓, 59 kcfs, 60 °, clear
Caught: Bait: mostly perch but also a few bluegills
Scott: 1-5LB flat head, Me: 1-8LB flat head
Observations: The river is in good shape: clear and not no too high. The Black River is low and very difficult to navigate even with the go- devil.
Bait catching in the channel was very easy, with the majority of the bait being perch. The flat head bite was not great but the two we did catch bit hard!
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
May 11, 2016 Wed
May 11, 2016 Wed 60PM-815PM-bass and pike fishing by myself
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7, Lake Onalaska area
Weather: (1753) calm, light rain, 60°
H2O: 7.29↓, 62 kcfs, 58 °, slightly dirty
Caught: 4 pike 20-24”, 1 SMB 13”
Observations: The weed growth on the lake appears to be spotty so far this year. However, that may change with some warmer weather.
I hit about four major spots tonight, and none of them were very good. The pike were caught off the weed edges on the lake and the smallmouth bass was caught off one of the man made islands.
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7, Lake Onalaska area
Weather: (1753) calm, light rain, 60°
H2O: 7.29↓, 62 kcfs, 58 °, slightly dirty
Caught: 4 pike 20-24”, 1 SMB 13”
Observations: The weed growth on the lake appears to be spotty so far this year. However, that may change with some warmer weather.
I hit about four major spots tonight, and none of them were very good. The pike were caught off the weed edges on the lake and the smallmouth bass was caught off one of the man made islands.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
May 8, 2016 Sun
330PM-8PM-bass and pike fishing with ScottWhere: Mississippi R. pool 7, Lake Onalaska area
Weather: (1753) W5, clear, 70°
H2O: 8.38↓, 73 kcfs, 58 °, clear
Caught: Me: 2 pike 20-24”, 2 LMB 12-15”
Scott: 4 pike 20-30”, 6 LMB 10-16”
Observations: The apple blossoms are fading and the lilac bushes are peaking. There is a distinct offshore milfoil weed edge on the northeast lakeshore, but it starts out about fifty yards offshore. The milfoil and weeds in general on the lake do not seem as abundant as they usually are.
Fishing was not too fantastic this evening. I think we would have done better had we stayed on the lake instead of venturing out by the main channel around the Somners Chute area.
May 8, 2016 Sun
May 8, 2016 Sun 330PM-8PM-bass and pike fishing with Scott
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7, Lake Onalaska area
Weather: (1753) W5, clear, 70°
H2O: 8.38↓, 73 kcfs, 58 °, clear
Caught: Me: 2 pike 20-24”, 2 LMB 12-15”
Scott: 4 pike 20-30”, 6 LMB 10-16”
Observations: The apple blossoms are fading and the lilac bushes are peaking. There is a distinct offshore milfoil weed edge on the northeast lakeshore, but it starts out about fifty yards offshore. The milfoil and weeds in general on the lake do not seem as abundant as they usually are.
Fishing was not too fantastic this evening. I think we would have done better had we stayed on the lake instead of venturing out by the main channel around the Somners Chute area.
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7, Lake Onalaska area
Weather: (1753) W5, clear, 70°
H2O: 8.38↓, 73 kcfs, 58 °, clear
Caught: Me: 2 pike 20-24”, 2 LMB 12-15”
Scott: 4 pike 20-30”, 6 LMB 10-16”
Observations: The apple blossoms are fading and the lilac bushes are peaking. There is a distinct offshore milfoil weed edge on the northeast lakeshore, but it starts out about fifty yards offshore. The milfoil and weeds in general on the lake do not seem as abundant as they usually are.
Fishing was not too fantastic this evening. I think we would have done better had we stayed on the lake instead of venturing out by the main channel around the Somners Chute area.
May 7, 2016 Sat
May 7, 2016 Sat 8AM-11AM-bass and pike fishing by myself
430PM-11PM cat-fishing with Troy
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (AM) N9, sunny, 59°
(PM) N7, clear, 57°
H2O: (Mississippi R. Pool 7) 8.23↓, 71 kcfs, 61 °, clear
(Black R.) 4.31↓, 1.36 kcfs, 60, clear
Caught: (AM) 4 pike 20-30”, 2LMB 13-14”
(PM) me: bait-bluegills and perch, 1-5lb. channel cat
Troy: bait-bluegills and perch, 1-5lb. channel cat
Observations: I observed some carp spawning in the backwaters this morning. There is quite a bit of aquatic plant growth starting to appear and the fish seem to be relating to it.
The morning fishing was very peaceful and relaxing. The boat and fishing traffic was light and in general it was fun. I did catch a lot of fish this morning, but I did eliminate a good amount of unproductive water.
The evening fishing outing with Troy was a good time, except for the high school brats that were being brats. No need to go on, it did get rather disgusting with the group of six little shit heads! The cat fishing was fairly good. We did not catch any flat heads but we did have a fair amount of action and we each managed to catch a decent channel catfish.
430PM-11PM cat-fishing with Troy
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (AM) N9, sunny, 59°
(PM) N7, clear, 57°
H2O: (Mississippi R. Pool 7) 8.23↓, 71 kcfs, 61 °, clear
(Black R.) 4.31↓, 1.36 kcfs, 60, clear
Caught: (AM) 4 pike 20-30”, 2LMB 13-14”
(PM) me: bait-bluegills and perch, 1-5lb. channel cat
Troy: bait-bluegills and perch, 1-5lb. channel cat
Observations: I observed some carp spawning in the backwaters this morning. There is quite a bit of aquatic plant growth starting to appear and the fish seem to be relating to it.
The morning fishing was very peaceful and relaxing. The boat and fishing traffic was light and in general it was fun. I did catch a lot of fish this morning, but I did eliminate a good amount of unproductive water.
The evening fishing outing with Troy was a good time, except for the high school brats that were being brats. No need to go on, it did get rather disgusting with the group of six little shit heads! The cat fishing was fairly good. We did not catch any flat heads but we did have a fair amount of action and we each managed to catch a decent channel catfish.
May 5, 2016 Thr
May 5, 2016 Thr 5PM-8PM-bass and pike fishing with Nate Hoffman
Where: Mississippi R. pool 8, Dresbach Dam area
Weather: (1753) W5, clear, 70°
H2O: 8.38↓, 73 kcfs, 58 °, clear
Caught: Me: 1-12” sauger, 4 pike 22-38”
Nate: 1-12” LMB, 1-24” pike
Observations: The river is starting to recede and is very clear. The apple trees are blooming and the lilacs have started to bloom. The water level in Dresbach Bay is up into the bushes and slightly into the trees.
This evening’s fish hunt with one of my co-workers went pretty good. I originally wanted to target white bass, but they were uncooperative. The best area for us tonight was the bay on the Minnesota side up by the dam. Nate had a comparably sized pike like mine on, but he lost it at the boat. Unfortunately for my large fish it suffered a torn gill and had to be kept.
Where: Mississippi R. pool 8, Dresbach Dam area
Weather: (1753) W5, clear, 70°
H2O: 8.38↓, 73 kcfs, 58 °, clear
Caught: Me: 1-12” sauger, 4 pike 22-38”
Nate: 1-12” LMB, 1-24” pike
Observations: The river is starting to recede and is very clear. The apple trees are blooming and the lilacs have started to bloom. The water level in Dresbach Bay is up into the bushes and slightly into the trees.
This evening’s fish hunt with one of my co-workers went pretty good. I originally wanted to target white bass, but they were uncooperative. The best area for us tonight was the bay on the Minnesota side up by the dam. Nate had a comparably sized pike like mine on, but he lost it at the boat. Unfortunately for my large fish it suffered a torn gill and had to be kept.
May 4, 2016 Wed
May 4, 2016 Wed 630PM-730PM-bass and pike fishing by myself
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (Approx.) NW10, sunny, 58°
H2O: 8.49↓, 74 kcfs, 58 °, clear
Caught: 2 LMB 12-16”
It was too nice of a night to ignore the urge to have a quick fix of fishing. It was a beautiful night and the fish somewhat cooperated.
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (Approx.) NW10, sunny, 58°
H2O: 8.49↓, 74 kcfs, 58 °, clear
Caught: 2 LMB 12-16”
It was too nice of a night to ignore the urge to have a quick fix of fishing. It was a beautiful night and the fish somewhat cooperated.
Monday, May 2, 2016
May 1, 2016 Sun
May 1, 2016 Sun 930AM-1PM-bass and pike fishing by myself
Where: Mississippi R. pool 4, Nelson, WI
Weather: (1153) NE7, G17, partly cloudy, 55°
H2O: 10.15↑, 67 kcfs, 52 °, clear
Caught: Approx. 10 pike 22-27”
Observations: I did spot some lily plants that were completely leafed out under the surface of the water.
Everyone left me today, so I was the loner fisherman. I mainly fished the big bay just to the south of Wabasha. Fishing was pretty good on the western shore and the average size of the pike seemed bigger.
Where: Mississippi R. pool 4, Nelson, WI
Weather: (1153) NE7, G17, partly cloudy, 55°
H2O: 10.15↑, 67 kcfs, 52 °, clear
Caught: Approx. 10 pike 22-27”
Observations: I did spot some lily plants that were completely leafed out under the surface of the water.
Everyone left me today, so I was the loner fisherman. I mainly fished the big bay just to the south of Wabasha. Fishing was pretty good on the western shore and the average size of the pike seemed bigger.
April 30, 2016 Sat
April 30, 2016 Sat 930AM-5PM-bass and pike fishing with Andy R.
Where: Mississippi R. pool 4, Nelson, WI
Weather: E14, G25, overcast, 51°
H2O: 9.92↑, 64 kcfs, 52 °, clear
Caught: Approx. Me: 12 pike 20-25”
Andy: 5 pike 20-29”
Observations: The water is extremely clear. The apple trees, dandelions and lilac bushes are all blooming.
Today was a pretty tough fishing day. We were probably fortunate to have been chased off the water by the rain before dark. The best fishing today was in front of the cabin. The best bait for the inactive pike was a Man’s Baby minus one.
Where: Mississippi R. pool 4, Nelson, WI
Weather: E14, G25, overcast, 51°
H2O: 9.92↑, 64 kcfs, 52 °, clear
Caught: Approx. Me: 12 pike 20-25”
Andy: 5 pike 20-29”
Observations: The water is extremely clear. The apple trees, dandelions and lilac bushes are all blooming.
Today was a pretty tough fishing day. We were probably fortunate to have been chased off the water by the rain before dark. The best fishing today was in front of the cabin. The best bait for the inactive pike was a Man’s Baby minus one.
April 29, 2016 Fri
3PM-730PM-bass and pike fishing with Andy R.Where: Mississippi R. pool 4, Nelson, WI
Weather: (1553) N7, overcast, 54°
H2O: 9.6↑, 59 kcfs, 52 °, clear
Caught: Approx. Me: 10 pike 20-33”, 3 LMB 14-18”
Andy: 3 pike 20-24”
Observations: There is not a lot of aquatic vegetation yet springing to life in the backwaters. However, there is quite a bit of mill foil out in front of the resort. The cattail plants are beginning to send shoots skyward.
The weather was cold for the start of our annual pike fishing trip. I started the trip wearing long underwear and they stayed on while fishing the whole weekend.
The water was higher than it was last weekend; thank goodness for that. The fishing was not too bad tonight. The fish did not come easy but the action was fair.
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