8-28-2013 Wed. 7:15 PM – 8:00 PM
Weather: (1953) E7, mostly cloudy, 84˚. 30.01 Steady
Water: 4.98 steady, 12.2 kcfs, 84 ˚, green
Location: Mississippi river pool 7
Caught: nothing
Partners: none
Comments:
I put the go devil boat back in the water behind the house, and since I had it in the water I decided to fish for just a short time. I did not really expect to catch too much; I was just eliminating unproductive water. Amazingly I had a strike on my frog on my first cast, and one more about thirty casts later, but that was the extent of the action for the night. I never did boat a fish, nor did I see much activity.
Observations:
I went out through the cut and across the lake to where Somner’s Chute dumps into the lake. The area between the cut and Somner’s is a total mess with all the weeds. I really think the only boat that can navigate that route is a go devil style boat.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
8-27-13 Tue
8-27-2013 Tue. 5:00 PM – 12:00 PM
Weather: (2253) calm, clear, 82˚. 29.86 rising
Water: 4.97 steady, 11.7 kcfs, 80 ˚, green
Location: Mississippi river pool 8
Caught: Bluegills (bait), 4 flat heads 18. 15, 13 & 8 lbs.
Partners: Marvin, KP
Comments:
It was a flat head trip with Marvin and KP. They made the trip up from the Milwaukee area on a quest to catch their first flat heads. They have both done quite a bit of fishing, but they have never tangled with a flat head.
We started the evening catching our bait (bluegills) and that task was accomplished with relative ease. We set up on a wing dam about an hour before dark in hopes of catching a few channel cats and possibly a flat head, but neither succumbed to our offerings. We moved to another main channel area just before dark and that is where KP caught his first flat head. It took another move to get Marvin his first flat head. At the end of the night KP and Marvin each landed two flat heads. We did try fishing for channel cats, but none could be coaxed into biting either stink bait or crawlers.
Observations:
The water and flow is definitely at their low summer time levels. The only time we experienced any current was when a barge moving upstream past us caused the resulting push of water to flow over the wing dam upstream of us. It was interesting because that was the only time we got a bite on the main channel.
Weather: (2253) calm, clear, 82˚. 29.86 rising
Water: 4.97 steady, 11.7 kcfs, 80 ˚, green
Location: Mississippi river pool 8
Caught: Bluegills (bait), 4 flat heads 18. 15, 13 & 8 lbs.
Partners: Marvin, KP
Comments:
It was a flat head trip with Marvin and KP. They made the trip up from the Milwaukee area on a quest to catch their first flat heads. They have both done quite a bit of fishing, but they have never tangled with a flat head.
We started the evening catching our bait (bluegills) and that task was accomplished with relative ease. We set up on a wing dam about an hour before dark in hopes of catching a few channel cats and possibly a flat head, but neither succumbed to our offerings. We moved to another main channel area just before dark and that is where KP caught his first flat head. It took another move to get Marvin his first flat head. At the end of the night KP and Marvin each landed two flat heads. We did try fishing for channel cats, but none could be coaxed into biting either stink bait or crawlers.
Observations:
The water and flow is definitely at their low summer time levels. The only time we experienced any current was when a barge moving upstream past us caused the resulting push of water to flow over the wing dam upstream of us. It was interesting because that was the only time we got a bite on the main channel.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
8-25-13 Sun.
8-25-2013 Sun. 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Weather: (1253) S17, G25, clear, 91˚. 30.07 falling
Water: 4.88 steady, 7.76 kcfs, 77-81 ˚, green to clear
Location: Mississippi river pool 7
Caught: LMB approx. 12 up to 19”, SMB (3) 12-13”, pike 6 up to 34”, crappies (6) 8”
Partners: none
Comments:
It was my day to do some backwaters game fishing. I expected to catch some LMB, but I was very surprised as to how active the pike were. I had great action on both bass and pike. I even got a little crappie fishing in on a snag up by the spillway.
The bass and pike hit swim jigs, buzz baits, frogs and Senko’s. The small mouths hit Senko’s and crank baits. I started out fishing the gadwall hole and headed north from there. I pretty much found fish everywhere. The frog bite was very good, and it accounted for my largest couple of bass. I was surprised at one spot I frog fished at. It was very shallow and scummy and I did not think there would be a bass anywhere near here, but I managed to catch two and missed several others. The cover over the water was not duck weed but that scummy looking moss, which made it even more surprising that I caught a bass here.
Observations:
The water is quite low and if it gets much lower it is going to get difficult to navigate the back waters. The rice out from the cut is in full bloom, but the rice up by Trempealeau is not.
Weather: (1253) S17, G25, clear, 91˚. 30.07 falling
Water: 4.88 steady, 7.76 kcfs, 77-81 ˚, green to clear
Location: Mississippi river pool 7
Caught: LMB approx. 12 up to 19”, SMB (3) 12-13”, pike 6 up to 34”, crappies (6) 8”
Partners: none
Comments:
It was my day to do some backwaters game fishing. I expected to catch some LMB, but I was very surprised as to how active the pike were. I had great action on both bass and pike. I even got a little crappie fishing in on a snag up by the spillway.
The bass and pike hit swim jigs, buzz baits, frogs and Senko’s. The small mouths hit Senko’s and crank baits. I started out fishing the gadwall hole and headed north from there. I pretty much found fish everywhere. The frog bite was very good, and it accounted for my largest couple of bass. I was surprised at one spot I frog fished at. It was very shallow and scummy and I did not think there would be a bass anywhere near here, but I managed to catch two and missed several others. The cover over the water was not duck weed but that scummy looking moss, which made it even more surprising that I caught a bass here.
Observations:
The water is quite low and if it gets much lower it is going to get difficult to navigate the back waters. The rice out from the cut is in full bloom, but the rice up by Trempealeau is not.
8-22-13 Thr.
8-22-2013 Thr. 6:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Weather: (2153) calm, clear, 69˚. 30.10 rising
Water: 4.91 steady, 8.9 kcfs, 76 ˚, green
Location: Mississippi river pool 8
Caught: Bait (bluegills – rather large ones), flat head: 12 Lbs.
Partners: none
Comments:
I have been trying to figure the flat head bite out and I have not been having much luck in doing so. Tonight I was on pool seven just north of La Crosse. The first spot I tried was over in the West Channel near where the Bikini Yacht Club used to be. The area has nice depth and lots of wood, too bad the flat heads don’t seem to know about this spot. I never had a bite here.
I then went out to the main channel and fished behind a wing dam and caught one that I estimated to weigh about twelve pounds. I think I have caught this fish before because I recognized it by the exposed gills it had on its left side on account of a past injury to its gill flap.
The bluegill fishing down here is quite incredible. There seems to be bluegills all over the wing dams and they are of the magnum size.
Observations:
The wing dams north of the entrance to the West Channel area exposed.
Weather: (2153) calm, clear, 69˚. 30.10 rising
Water: 4.91 steady, 8.9 kcfs, 76 ˚, green
Location: Mississippi river pool 8
Caught: Bait (bluegills – rather large ones), flat head: 12 Lbs.
Partners: none
Comments:
I have been trying to figure the flat head bite out and I have not been having much luck in doing so. Tonight I was on pool seven just north of La Crosse. The first spot I tried was over in the West Channel near where the Bikini Yacht Club used to be. The area has nice depth and lots of wood, too bad the flat heads don’t seem to know about this spot. I never had a bite here.
I then went out to the main channel and fished behind a wing dam and caught one that I estimated to weigh about twelve pounds. I think I have caught this fish before because I recognized it by the exposed gills it had on its left side on account of a past injury to its gill flap.
The bluegill fishing down here is quite incredible. There seems to be bluegills all over the wing dams and they are of the magnum size.
Observations:
The wing dams north of the entrance to the West Channel area exposed.
8-21-13 Wed.
8-21-2013 6:30 PM – 11:30 PM
Weather: calm, clear, 75˚
Water: 4.94 steady, 10.2 kcfs falling, 76 ˚, green
Location: Mississippi river pool 7
Caught: Bait (bluegills), 1 soft shell turtle
Partners: Adam W.
Comments:
It was the first time this year that Adam and I got out fishing. We tried three main secondary channel spots and never caught a fish. The last spot of the night was Somner’s Chute and that was dead just as it has been pretty much all year.
The bluegills are still fairly hard to come by, but they can be found in numbers if you are persistent in searching for them. I have not caught hardly any this year on the rocks on pool seven. Very strange!
Observations:
We are definitely into our summer pattern: low flows, green water and lots of vegetation.
Weather: calm, clear, 75˚
Water: 4.94 steady, 10.2 kcfs falling, 76 ˚, green
Location: Mississippi river pool 7
Caught: Bait (bluegills), 1 soft shell turtle
Partners: Adam W.
Comments:
It was the first time this year that Adam and I got out fishing. We tried three main secondary channel spots and never caught a fish. The last spot of the night was Somner’s Chute and that was dead just as it has been pretty much all year.
The bluegills are still fairly hard to come by, but they can be found in numbers if you are persistent in searching for them. I have not caught hardly any this year on the rocks on pool seven. Very strange!
Observations:
We are definitely into our summer pattern: low flows, green water and lots of vegetation.
Monday, August 19, 2013
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.
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.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
8-15-13 Thr.
8-15-2013 6 PM – 12:30 AM
Weather: (2053) calm, clear, 69˚, 30.17 steady
Water: 4.99 steady, 12.8 kcfs, 74 ˚, pretty clear
Location: Mississippi river pool 7
Caught: Bait: bluegills, perch and crappies, 18, 16 and 8 pound flat heads
Partners: Scott
Comments:
It had been awhile since Scott and I have fished together. During the past two weeks I or Scott had been away on vacation. I was a little worried about bait catching tonight. I had told Scott that I would supply the crawlers. I did supply the crawlers, but I only had three small ones in the container. We were soon out of them, and we did not have enough bait in the live well to make it a very serious night of flat head fishing. We called another friend of ours who was heading out cat fishing and we asked him if he would come past us and supply us with a few more crawlers. He graciously did!
We started out by Trempealeau and ended the night down towards Dakota. The bite was not fantastic, but we did manage to boat three, so we did do pretty well.
Observations:
Tonight there were lots of cat fishermen out and about. We saw three different boats set up for cats and we knew of at least three other groups that were also out cat fishing. It was a very nice evening, but after sunset it became quite cold. We both donned extra clothes to ward off the night chill and Scott even went so far as to dig out and wear his stocking hat. We did make a trip up to mud lake looking for gills, and I was amazed at how choked off the area is with wild rice, there is not a lot of area up there that is not covered with rice.
Weather: (2053) calm, clear, 69˚, 30.17 steady
Water: 4.99 steady, 12.8 kcfs, 74 ˚, pretty clear
Location: Mississippi river pool 7
Caught: Bait: bluegills, perch and crappies, 18, 16 and 8 pound flat heads
Partners: Scott
Comments:
It had been awhile since Scott and I have fished together. During the past two weeks I or Scott had been away on vacation. I was a little worried about bait catching tonight. I had told Scott that I would supply the crawlers. I did supply the crawlers, but I only had three small ones in the container. We were soon out of them, and we did not have enough bait in the live well to make it a very serious night of flat head fishing. We called another friend of ours who was heading out cat fishing and we asked him if he would come past us and supply us with a few more crawlers. He graciously did!
We started out by Trempealeau and ended the night down towards Dakota. The bite was not fantastic, but we did manage to boat three, so we did do pretty well.
Observations:
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