July 12, 2016 Tue 630PM-9PM-bass fishing by myself
Location: Mississippi R. pool 7, lake Onalaska
Weather: (1753) W15, 86 °, sunny
H2O: 5.5↑, 35 kcfs, clear, 82°
Caught: 1 pike 22”, 4 LMB 13-17”
The water clarity on the lake was very good, but it is getting very weedy. I am fairly certain that within the next 3-5 years the western portion of the lake will be completely weeded over in the summer. Fishing was pretty tough tonight. If it had not been for the brief three fish flurry at the end of the night, it would have down right sucked!
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Monday, July 11, 2016
July 10, 2016 Sun
July 10, 2016 Sun 5PM-910PM-bass fishing by myself
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1753) S10, 79 °, sunny
H2O: 5.76↓, 36 kcfs, clear, 78°
Caught: 3 pike 20-22”, 7 LMB 12-17”
Observations: The wild rice has really spread out onto the lake this year. The upper end now has some beds that area quite extensive.
I started the night out on the upper end of the lake and the Somners Chute area. I spent two hours searching and it was a wasted two hours.
I then headed up towards Trempealeau and found them once again in my secret little spot. If the water drops anymore I will no longer be able to get to this spot in my big rig. I had great action once again on a rubber frog. If I missed a bass and I was unable to coax it into hitting the frog again all I had to do was pitch a jig to the spot and wham, fish on!
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1753) S10, 79 °, sunny
H2O: 5.76↓, 36 kcfs, clear, 78°
Caught: 3 pike 20-22”, 7 LMB 12-17”
Observations: The wild rice has really spread out onto the lake this year. The upper end now has some beds that area quite extensive.
I started the night out on the upper end of the lake and the Somners Chute area. I spent two hours searching and it was a wasted two hours.
I then headed up towards Trempealeau and found them once again in my secret little spot. If the water drops anymore I will no longer be able to get to this spot in my big rig. I had great action once again on a rubber frog. If I missed a bass and I was unable to coax it into hitting the frog again all I had to do was pitch a jig to the spot and wham, fish on!
July 9, 2016 Sat
July 9, 2016 Sat 530PM-12AM-flat head fishing with Tom, Ron and Larry
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1953) S6, 79 °, overcast
H2O: 6.13↓, 43 kcfs, clear, 78°
Caught: bait, which consisted of bluegills and perch
Observations: We did not find much for bluegills along the channel rocks, but we did find the gills and perch in the weeds up by Trempealeau.
The bait catching was fun and easy, but the flat head catching was another story. We did have three bites, but the inexperienced flat head fishermen in the boat could not capitalize on them. I am thinking it is time to change over to circle hooks.
Where: Mississippi R. pool 7
Weather: (1953) S6, 79 °, overcast
H2O: 6.13↓, 43 kcfs, clear, 78°
Caught: bait, which consisted of bluegills and perch
Observations: We did not find much for bluegills along the channel rocks, but we did find the gills and perch in the weeds up by Trempealeau.
The bait catching was fun and easy, but the flat head catching was another story. We did have three bites, but the inexperienced flat head fishermen in the boat could not capitalize on them. I am thinking it is time to change over to circle hooks.
July 8, 2016 Fri
July 8, 2016 Fri 530PM-1130PM-flat head fishing with Norn and Riley
Where: Mississippi R. pool 9, Genoa
Weather: (1953) NW12, 75 °, clear
H2O: 6.3↓, 45 kcfs, clear, 78°
Caught: bait and 1 flat head approx. 5 lb.
Observations: We had a major may fly hatch tonight! The river is still fairly fast, but it is clean.
The fishing was not stellar tonight. I was fishing an area that I had never fished before so I had to wing it. The bluegills were fairly easy to catch on the rocks in front of the power plant. A couple of bites and one small flat head is all we could coax from the mighty river tonight.
I don’t think Riley will want to go out flat head fishing again. She was definitely freaked out from all the mosquitoes and may flies in the nighttime sky.
Where: Mississippi R. pool 9, Genoa
Weather: (1953) NW12, 75 °, clear
H2O: 6.3↓, 45 kcfs, clear, 78°
Caught: bait and 1 flat head approx. 5 lb.
Observations: We had a major may fly hatch tonight! The river is still fairly fast, but it is clean.
The fishing was not stellar tonight. I was fishing an area that I had never fished before so I had to wing it. The bluegills were fairly easy to catch on the rocks in front of the power plant. A couple of bites and one small flat head is all we could coax from the mighty river tonight.
I don’t think Riley will want to go out flat head fishing again. She was definitely freaked out from all the mosquitoes and may flies in the nighttime sky.
Thursday, July 7, 2016
July 5, 2016 Tues
Where: Mississippi R. pool 8, East Channel
Weather: (1753) S16, 86 °, clear
H2O: 6.48↓, 48 kcfs, clear, 78°
Caught: bait and 1 flat head approx. 11lb.
Observations: The bluegills are now out on the main channel rocks.
The flat head bite was good tonight, but my outing was cut short by sever weather. I caught the one fish and missed three other bites. The misses were on account of the fish being in snags by the time I went to set the hook.
July 4, 2016 Mon
July 
4, 2016 Mon 4PM-9PM-bass fishing with Scott
Where: Mississippi R. pool 8, South of Goose Island
Weather: S9, 75 °, mostly cloudy
H2O: 6.6↓, 49 kcfs, clear, 78°
Caught: Me: (Approx) 30 LMB 10-17”, 2 pike 22-24”
Scott:(Approx) 20 LMB 14-17”, 3 pike 20-26”, 1-20” dogfish
Observations: The area south of Goose Island, know as Shady Maple had extremely clear water. I also heard quite a few bullfrogs towards evening.
The bass fishing was extremely good tonight. I cannot ever recall catching this many bass using a plastic frog. One particular area had a bass positioned by almost every little clump of emergent vegetation.
4, 2016 Mon 4PM-9PM-bass fishing with ScottWhere: Mississippi R. pool 8, South of Goose Island
Weather: S9, 75 °, mostly cloudy
H2O: 6.6↓, 49 kcfs, clear, 78°
Caught: Me: (Approx) 30 LMB 10-17”, 2 pike 22-24”
Scott:(Approx) 20 LMB 14-17”, 3 pike 20-26”, 1-20” dogfish
Observations: The area south of Goose Island, know as Shady Maple had extremely clear water. I also heard quite a few bullfrogs towards evening.
The bass fishing was extremely good tonight. I cannot ever recall catching this many bass using a plastic frog. One particular area had a bass positioned by almost every little clump of emergent vegetation.
July 2, 2016 Sat
July 2, 2016 Sat 8AM-230PM-whatever fishing with Norm
Where: Mississippi R. pool 9, Genoa area
Weather: (approx) calm, clear, 90 °
H2O: 7.54↓, 60 kcfs, dingy to clear, 79°
Caught: Me: 1-14” small mouth bass
Norm: 1-18” walleye, 1-26” pike
Fishing was once again tough out of Genoa. We caught a few fish and missed some but it was once again a dismal outing down here! Heck we could not even catch a fish, fishing on the bottom with a night crawler.
Where: Mississippi R. pool 9, Genoa area
Weather: (approx) calm, clear, 90 °
H2O: 7.54↓, 60 kcfs, dingy to clear, 79°
Caught: Me: 1-14” small mouth bass
Norm: 1-18” walleye, 1-26” pike
Fishing was once again tough out of Genoa. We caught a few fish and missed some but it was once again a dismal outing down here! Heck we could not even catch a fish, fishing on the bottom with a night crawler.
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