8-9-13 Fri

8-9-2013 Fri. 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Weather: (2053) NW 8, clear, 70˚, 30.06 rising
Water: 5.02 falling, 14.2 kcfs, 74 ˚, green
Location: Mississippi river pool 8
Caught: bluegills for bait, four LMB 12 – 14”
Partners: none

Comments:
I have a couple of fishing trips coming up in the next few days, so I have been out pre-fishing for them. It has been tough! I can catch bluegills in numbers, but that is about all I feel overly confident in catching. Tonight I easily caught flat head bait, along with a few largemouth bass. The flat heads on the other hand were elusive tonight. I never even had a bite, and I tried three different spots. I tried some of the spots that were so good last year. One of my favorites was a main channel wing dam tip, but tonight it was a no go. There is more current this year than there was last year at this time, so I am thinking that may have a bearing on it.

Observations:
The water is quite low, but the current is still clipping along at a pretty good pace. The water below the Dresbach Dam is quite green and the upper landing is difficult to use on account of the low water.