6-1-2011

6-1-2011 Wed
5:30 PM- 11:00 PM

Weather: 70 ˚, clear, W 15

H2O: 9.5’ falling, 85.9 KCFS, 68 ˚, muddy

Location: Mississippi R. Pool7, Black R.

Caught: Numerous bluegills for bait and one 5lb channel catfish
Partners: myself

Comments

The bluegills were pretty active; however it did take some looking to find them. I believe they were in their pre-spawn mode. I caught a few gills in the channel, but most of them came from the main lake area.
I tried two spots for flats and only came away with one channel cat. The river is still very high, so I started out in the Black R. I caught one channel cat and had a couple other bites in the Black. I then tried a slough in the back waters and had no luck. The current was very swift here and it was tough fishing.
Observations
Irises are in full bloom.