August 20, 2016 Sat 6PM-1245AM- flat head fishing with Buck and Scott
Location: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1953) NW12, some clouds, 68 °, 29.72
H2O: 8.65↓ 75 kcfs, 75°, dirty
Caught: Bait: meager supply! And we each caught one flat head between 7-8 pounds.
Observations: The River is going to continue to rise and it is still high, muddy and fast.
Bait catching was very difficult tonight. We did manage to boat three bluegills and one crappie that were in what would be considered that ideal size range. All the action came from one particular spot and within about a fifteen-minute window.
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
August 16, 2016 Tue
August 16, 2016 Tue 7PM-9PM- flat head fishing by myself
Location: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1953) S8, mostly cloudy, 82 °, 29.97
H2O: 8.53↑ 74 kcfs, 82°, clean, with floating weeds in sloughs
Caught: Bait: bluegills and one crappie
Observations: It was another stormy night. The approaching lightning show actually chased me in; it was quite spectacular! The water on the lake was quite clear, but the back slough I fished had lots of floating weeds fouling my lines. And the boat landing by the livery is a weedy mess, and now my rig also is.
I was able to catch bait tonight, but it was not super easy. Some of the bluegills were very nice sized, but again they did not come easy. I tried a new pan fish bait, the old fashioned Beetle Spin. I got quite a few hits on it but I found it very difficult to hook anything. My flat head-fishing trip was much shorter than I had envisioned. I got rained out after only being set up for thirty minutes. This summer has really sucked weather wise with all the rain and storms.
Location: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1953) S8, mostly cloudy, 82 °, 29.97
H2O: 8.53↑ 74 kcfs, 82°, clean, with floating weeds in sloughs
Caught: Bait: bluegills and one crappie
Observations: It was another stormy night. The approaching lightning show actually chased me in; it was quite spectacular! The water on the lake was quite clear, but the back slough I fished had lots of floating weeds fouling my lines. And the boat landing by the livery is a weedy mess, and now my rig also is.
I was able to catch bait tonight, but it was not super easy. Some of the bluegills were very nice sized, but again they did not come easy. I tried a new pan fish bait, the old fashioned Beetle Spin. I got quite a few hits on it but I found it very difficult to hook anything. My flat head-fishing trip was much shorter than I had envisioned. I got rained out after only being set up for thirty minutes. This summer has really sucked weather wise with all the rain and storms.
August 14, 2016 Sun
August 14, 2016 Sun 630PM-830PM- bass fishing with a little pan fishing mixed in, by myself
Location: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1853) NW7, clear, 80 °, 30.03
H2O: 8.11↑ 70 kcfs, 78°, Lake Onalaska is still clear
Caught: bluegills and crappies and one 13” LMB
Observations: The main lake area out by the man made islands is a total slop hole and it is actually quite gross.
The bass were either not active or I did not find them tonight. I did manage to boat a little one and miss several others. I dabbled in the pan fishing for a short time and was successful at that. I think they are starting to make their trek back to the dredge holes for the winter.
Location: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1853) NW7, clear, 80 °, 30.03
H2O: 8.11↑ 70 kcfs, 78°, Lake Onalaska is still clear
Caught: bluegills and crappies and one 13” LMB
Observations: The main lake area out by the man made islands is a total slop hole and it is actually quite gross.
The bass were either not active or I did not find them tonight. I did manage to boat a little one and miss several others. I dabbled in the pan fishing for a short time and was successful at that. I think they are starting to make their trek back to the dredge holes for the winter.
August 13, 2016 Sat
August 13, 2016 Sat 7AM-1030AM- Pan fishing with co-worker Dan Moen
Location: Mississippi R. pool 8, Jolivette Bay
Weather: (0753) N9, overcast, 70 °, 29.86
H2O: 7.81↑ 67 kcfs, 78°, main channel is very, very muddy
Caught: Many bluegills and one 13” LMB
Co-worker Dan wanted to pan fish, so I obliged with a morning trip. The main channel was a total mud out, so I had to seek out sheltered and clearer water. Once clear water was found the bluegills were both numerous and willing along the weed lines that abutted the deep
Location: Mississippi R. pool 8, Jolivette Bay
Weather: (0753) N9, overcast, 70 °, 29.86
H2O: 7.81↑ 67 kcfs, 78°, main channel is very, very muddy
Caught: Many bluegills and one 13” LMB
Co-worker Dan wanted to pan fish, so I obliged with a morning trip. The main channel was a total mud out, so I had to seek out sheltered and clearer water. Once clear water was found the bluegills were both numerous and willing along the weed lines that abutted the deep
August 12, 2016 Fri
August 12, 2016 Fri 630PM-830PM- bass fishing by myself
Location: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1853) NW10, overcast, 72 °, 29.80
H2O: 7.1↑ 60 kcfs, +80°, getting dirty
Caught: 1-22” pike
Observations: The muddy water from the upstream floods on Thursday is starting to infiltrate our area.
It was a quick search for bass in waters that I have not fished for awhile, and it was a total strike out. I even went back to the area that had produced for me a couple days ago and it was also a bust. At least I think I determined that the fish were in a very negative mood.
Location: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1853) NW10, overcast, 72 °, 29.80
H2O: 7.1↑ 60 kcfs, +80°, getting dirty
Caught: 1-22” pike
Observations: The muddy water from the upstream floods on Thursday is starting to infiltrate our area.
It was a quick search for bass in waters that I have not fished for awhile, and it was a total strike out. I even went back to the area that had produced for me a couple days ago and it was also a bust. At least I think I determined that the fish were in a very negative mood.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
August 10, 2016
August 10, 2016 Wed 630PM-830PM- bass fishing by myself
Location: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1853) S12, clear, 88 °, 29.92
H2O: 6.36↓ 50 kcfs, +80°, clear
Caught: 6 LMB 12-17”, 1-22” dogfish
Observations: The water is dropping fast, but wait, more rain is on the way, 2-3 inches is a matter a fact! I am getting so sick of it! The bass are in the slop but it seems as if the slop needs to be adjacent to some current. I am also catching them along the edge of the rice, which is a rarity for me.
Fishing was decent tonight. The frog bite was once again on and as usual a lot of fun. I did flip the edges a little bit and did have good success with that technique.
Location: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1853) S12, clear, 88 °, 29.92
H2O: 6.36↓ 50 kcfs, +80°, clear
Caught: 6 LMB 12-17”, 1-22” dogfish
Observations: The water is dropping fast, but wait, more rain is on the way, 2-3 inches is a matter a fact! I am getting so sick of it! The bass are in the slop but it seems as if the slop needs to be adjacent to some current. I am also catching them along the edge of the rice, which is a rarity for me.
Fishing was decent tonight. The frog bite was once again on and as usual a lot of fun. I did flip the edges a little bit and did have good success with that technique.
August 9, 2016 Tue
August 9, 2016 Tue 7PM-1045PM- bass and flat -head fishing by myself
Location: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1953) S8, mostly cloudy, 82 °, 29.93
H2O: 6.62’↓ 54 kcfs, +80°, clear
Caught: Bait: bluegills and crappies and one perch, 4 LMB 14-18”, 1- 13 lb. flat head
Tonight was a combination of bass fishing and flat head fishing. The bass fishing was very good for the limited time I was able to do it, and the flat head fishing was not too bad either. The smallish flat head I did catch slammed my bait and fought like a thirty pounder. I also lost another one to a snag.
Location: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1953) S8, mostly cloudy, 82 °, 29.93
H2O: 6.62’↓ 54 kcfs, +80°, clear
Caught: Bait: bluegills and crappies and one perch, 4 LMB 14-18”, 1- 13 lb. flat head
Tonight was a combination of bass fishing and flat head fishing. The bass fishing was very good for the limited time I was able to do it, and the flat head fishing was not too bad either. The smallish flat head I did catch slammed my bait and fought like a thirty pounder. I also lost another one to a snag.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
August 8, 2016 Mon
August 8, 2016 Mon 7PM-1045PM- flat -head fishing by myself
Location: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1953) SE7, clear, 78 °
H2O: 7.08↓ 62 kcfs, 80°, clear
Caught: Bait: bluegills and one perch, one 5 lb. flat head
The bluegill fishing was pretty good out on the southern man-made island and the size was actually a little big for bait. I also bass fished Somners Slough for about five minutes and lost one decent bass on a frog. I also fished for flat heads in this same are and caught the one flat head.
Location: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1953) SE7, clear, 78 °
H2O: 7.08↓ 62 kcfs, 80°, clear
Caught: Bait: bluegills and one perch, one 5 lb. flat head
The bluegill fishing was pretty good out on the southern man-made island and the size was actually a little big for bait. I also bass fished Somners Slough for about five minutes and lost one decent bass on a frog. I also fished for flat heads in this same are and caught the one flat head.
August 7, 2016 Sun
August 7, 2016 Sun 930AM-1230PM- bass fishing by myself
Location: Mississippi R. pool 7 (Lake Onalaska)
Weather: (1153) SE3, clear, 75 °
H2O: 7.27↓ 62 kcfs, 80°, sloughs dirty and weedy
Caught: 4 LMB 12-16”, 1 pike 22”
Observations: Lake Onalaska is one weedy mess and almost stagnant!
The bass fishing was not great, but it was better than the fishing up at Hayward. Four of the five fish I caught were caught in the channel by the boat landing. And all fish were caught on a frog.
Location: Mississippi R. pool 7 (Lake Onalaska)
Weather: (1153) SE3, clear, 75 °
H2O: 7.27↓ 62 kcfs, 80°, sloughs dirty and weedy
Caught: 4 LMB 12-16”, 1 pike 22”
Observations: Lake Onalaska is one weedy mess and almost stagnant!
The bass fishing was not great, but it was better than the fishing up at Hayward. Four of the five fish I caught were caught in the channel by the boat landing. And all fish were caught on a frog.
Sunday, August 7, 2016
July 31 thru August 5 2016, musky, bass and pike fishing Hayward, WI
Location: Chippewa Flowage, mud and Callahan Lakes, Tiger cat Flowage, and Spider Chain.
Weather: (Avg.) 80°, sunny, light winds, storms Sunday and Thursday mornings.
H2O: Chippewa-relatively clear but dark, Mud and Callahan-relatively clear but dark, Tiger cat-clear, spider-clear. Temps. 77-83°
Caught: Myself: small mouth bass, large mouth bass, pike and one walleye
Observations: The Chippewa is relatively devoid of off shore weeds. The winter draw-downs have definitely decimated the mill foil. It is nice without the milfoil but there is not any other weeds taking its place. Fish need weeds to thrive and if there are no weeds I believe the flowages fishery is going to deteriorate. Also the large mouth population has plummeted, the catch and kill policy on these fish needs to stop.
Fishing the Chippewa was once again quite difficult. I did find some smallmouth on the south east side, but that was it for the bass. I never did catch a large mouth and from what I heard very few were caught. The Muskie’s once again eluded me, but I did catch some smallish pike. I did not fish this body of water too hard, mainly because I did fish some other lakes on account of the frustration factor of fishing it.
Mud and Callahan Lakes were tough fishing. I did catch a few pike and one 31 incher, but I did not catch any bass nor did I see any Muskie’s.
I did fish the Tiger Cat flowage twice and enjoyed it each time. The first time I caught a good number of bass and pike but I did not see any Muskie’s. The second time I lost a couple of very large bass and saw two Muskie’s. Andy also was along on this trip and he lost a decent musky at the end of the night on a creeper.
I fished the upper lake of the Spider Chain and caught a few hammer handles and saw two smallish Muskie’s.
Location: Chippewa Flowage, mud and Callahan Lakes, Tiger cat Flowage, and Spider Chain.
Weather: (Avg.) 80°, sunny, light winds, storms Sunday and Thursday mornings.
H2O: Chippewa-relatively clear but dark, Mud and Callahan-relatively clear but dark, Tiger cat-clear, spider-clear. Temps. 77-83°
Caught: Myself: small mouth bass, large mouth bass, pike and one walleye
Observations: The Chippewa is relatively devoid of off shore weeds. The winter draw-downs have definitely decimated the mill foil. It is nice without the milfoil but there is not any other weeds taking its place. Fish need weeds to thrive and if there are no weeds I believe the flowages fishery is going to deteriorate. Also the large mouth population has plummeted, the catch and kill policy on these fish needs to stop.
Fishing the Chippewa was once again quite difficult. I did find some smallmouth on the south east side, but that was it for the bass. I never did catch a large mouth and from what I heard very few were caught. The Muskie’s once again eluded me, but I did catch some smallish pike. I did not fish this body of water too hard, mainly because I did fish some other lakes on account of the frustration factor of fishing it.
Mud and Callahan Lakes were tough fishing. I did catch a few pike and one 31 incher, but I did not catch any bass nor did I see any Muskie’s.
I did fish the Tiger Cat flowage twice and enjoyed it each time. The first time I caught a good number of bass and pike but I did not see any Muskie’s. The second time I lost a couple of very large bass and saw two Muskie’s. Andy also was along on this trip and he lost a decent musky at the end of the night on a creeper.
I fished the upper lake of the Spider Chain and caught a few hammer handles and saw two smallish Muskie’s.
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