day 93, 7-20-2009

7-20-2009
Day 93-272 to go
7:10pm-9:00pm

Weather: S6, Clear, 68°, 30.03 rising
Water conditions: 639.5’, 21.1kcfs, 70°, Moderate algae bloom

Fish caught

1. Small Mouth Bass 16.5”, 7:55pm, Precision Jig and crawler
2. Walleye 25.5”, 8:02pm, Precision Jig and crawler
3. Sheep head 15”, 8:11pm, Precision Jig and crawler
4. Walleye 14.0”, 8:29pm, Precision Jig and crawler
5. Sauger 8”, 9:02pm, Precision Jig and crawler

Area fished

1. Pool 7 Main channel

Fishing Partners

1. None

Comments

Like I said yesterday, it was time to try for walleyes. I would have been happy to catch just one walleye, but I caught two! It was a real bonus that one was a beauty!
The pattern that was successful for me was an idea I got from IDO Fishing. The message in the article was to fish the end of a wing dam with a jig tipped with a half a crawler. I must say, I was pretty satisfied with the outcome!
It appears we are having another major mayfly hatch tonight. I believe we should be about done with the hatches for the year.