day 134 8-30-09 Sun

8-23-2009
Day 134-231 to go
7:15 PM - 7:50 PM

Weather: NA

Water conditions: NA

Fish caught

1. Bluegill 7" 7:22 PM, Jig and crawler
2. Bluegill 7" 7:22 PM, Jig and crawler
3. Bluegill 7" 7:22 PM, Jig and crawler

Area fished

Lytles

Fishing Partners

None

Comments

None

day 133 8-29-09 Sat

8-29-2009
Day 133-232 to go
6:05 AM - 6:35 AM

Weather: NA

Water conditions: NA

Fish caught

1. LMB 3 (4") Jig and crawler
2. Perch 10" Jig and crawler
3. Perch 8" Jig and crawler

Area fished

Lytles

Fishing Partners

None

Comments

None

day 132 8-28-09 fri

8-28-2009
Day 132-233 to go
7:00pm-8:00pm

Weather: NA

Water conditions: 69°

Fish caught

1. Bluegills 3 (6-8") Jig and crawler
2. Bass (2) 10&12" Jig and crawler

Area fished

Pool 7

Fishing Partners

None

Comments

I am really short on time, I am getting ready for bear baiting and hunting.

day 131 8-27-09

8-27-2009
Day 131-234 to go
7:00pm-10:00pm

Weather: NA

Water conditions: 70°

Fish caught

1. Bluegills 3 (4-8") Jig and crawler
2. Perch 5" Jig and crawler

Area fished

Pool 7

Fishing Partners

None

Comments

I was flathead fishing and had a very hard time catching bait. I had four hits and misses all four!

8-26-2009
Day 130-235 to go
7:00pm-8:00pm

Weather: E7, Clear, 72°, 30.12 steady
Water conditions: 639.81’ steady, 20.4kfs, 69°, muddy

Fish caught

SMB 15”, 7:40PM, Chug Bug
LMB 10". 7:45PM, Chug Bug

Area fished

Pool 7

Fishing Partners

Cade

Comments

It was a brief fishing excursion with the neighbor Cade. After about forty-five minutes I thought we were going to be fishless. Then, I decided it was time to hit the old reliable fishing hole. I was pretty amazed at Cade. Even though we went quit some time with no action, he never complained or gave up.
But when I hooked into the first fish of the night, did he ever come to life! It was great to see him get so pumped up. After I hooked two fish and let him real them in he decided it was time to do it all for himself. So I gave him my pole and let him prove himself. It wasn't three casts later that he hooked and landed his own bass. I can see him becoming quit a fisherman.
Just a little observation: I believe the panfish are starting to come off the main channel areas and move into the backwater spots.

8-25-2009
Day 129-236 to go
6:30pm-10:30pm

Weather: calm, clear, 71°, 30.02 rising

Water conditions: 639.79’ steady, 19.1kcfs, 72°, clear

Fish caught

Bluegills 5-7” (approx 12) Jig and crawler
Flat head 37lb, 8:45pm, bluegill
Flat head 21lb, 8:55pm, bluegill

Area fished

Pool 7

Fishing Partners

Adam W.

Comments

I teamed up with Adam this evening for an evening of flat head fishing. Bait catching tonight was effortless and went quit quickly.
The first spot we tried was a main channel wing dam, and it proved void of any active fish. I did notice that the flow on the river has increased significantly over the past couple of weeks. The next spot was a side channel with good water flow. This spot ended up being the success of the night. We both boated two fish, but Adam’s fish were under the ten pound class. We did try two other exploratory spots that proved fruitless.

day 128 8-24-09 mon

8-24-2009
Day 128-237 to go
7:15pm-8:15pm

Weather: S8 G16, Clear, 74°, 29.97 rising
Water conditions: 639.89’ falling, 22.1kcfs, 72°, clear

Fish caught

LMB 13”, 7:58PM, Buzz Frog

Area fished

Pool 7

Fishing Partners

None

Comments

The evening was very windy and the action almost non-existent. I did miss one rather large fish that I believe was a northern. I also did find a fabulous area where many doves were using as a roosting area, unfortunately it is in the closed area of the refuge.