6-16-18 630am-3pm
Where/What: Mississippi River pool 5a bass tournament
Weather: (1253) SE9, clear, 87º 29.84 steady
H20: 73º, 653.28 rising, 52 kfs, mostly dingy
Caught: Me: two legal LMB’s, numerous pike with one measuring 37 inches. Scott: 2 Legal SMB’s and numerous small LMB’s and numerous pike
Observations: Today was a scorcher on the water. The south wind and a water temperature of 73 degrees saved me. There is quite a bit of rice on this pool, but most of it is still flat on the water. I did not see any wild celery plants.
It was our first bass tournament of the year, and we took fourth. Sounds like an okay finish right, well there were only four boat and we got clobbered by the other three boats. The whole deal was a bust! I told Scott before the tournament that small mouth bass were going to be a major element of the bags, and they were.
We on the other hand stuck to the non-existent frog bite almost all day. which, caused our embarrassing finish. Finally in the last hour I had enough of fishing the frog and we went smallmouth fishing. In actuality I had enough and seen enough to have abandoned the frog bite after a couple of hours. You just cannot make a fish bite what it does not want to bite. Anyway the last hour we did catch a couple of small mouths with one legal one put in the boat.
Sunday, June 17, 2018
6-14-18
6-14-18 6pm-9pm
Where/What: Mississippi River pool 7 bass fishing
Weather: (1853) S14, clear, 76º 29.93 falling
H20: ?º, 7.34 steady, 62 kfs, fairly clear
Caught: 3 LMB’s, 2 pike and one dog fish
Observations: The river is in good shape. It is a little dingy, but it is clearing up. The wild rice is starting to stand up.
In a way I was pre fishing for my upcoming fishing tournament on Saturday. I was wanting to try the sloughs, which i did but with limited success. I also was trying out some rod/reel bait combos to get a feel for them. The action was not fantastic, but the strong south winds limited the areas where I could effectively fish.
Where/What: Mississippi River pool 7 bass fishing
Weather: (1853) S14, clear, 76º 29.93 falling
H20: ?º, 7.34 steady, 62 kfs, fairly clear
Caught: 3 LMB’s, 2 pike and one dog fish
Observations: The river is in good shape. It is a little dingy, but it is clearing up. The wild rice is starting to stand up.
In a way I was pre fishing for my upcoming fishing tournament on Saturday. I was wanting to try the sloughs, which i did but with limited success. I also was trying out some rod/reel bait combos to get a feel for them. The action was not fantastic, but the strong south winds limited the areas where I could effectively fish.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
6-12-2018
6-12-18 615pm-9pm
Where/What: Mississippi River pool 7 bass fishing
Weather: (1853) S3, overcast, 77º 29.84 steady
H20: ?º, 7.24 falling, 62 kfs, dingy to clear
Caught: lots of pike and some nice LMB’s
Observations: The water on this pool is in pretty good shape; it is neither too high nor dirty. The emergent weeds are growing rapidly but they are not yet mature. The rice is still laying on the surface of the water, and it appears to be quite abundant.
I was out fun fishing but I was also concentrating on using and trying various baits and rod/reel combinations. I was basically pre fishing for an upcoming bass tourney I have on Saturday. The tourney is on a different pool, but fish haunts and techniques should be very similar. The fishing was very good tonight, especially the pike fishing. These fish were very aggressive. I lost a good number of baits to these toothy fish, but it was still fun.
Where/What: Mississippi River pool 7 bass fishing
Weather: (1853) S3, overcast, 77º 29.84 steady
H20: ?º, 7.24 falling, 62 kfs, dingy to clear
Caught: lots of pike and some nice LMB’s
Observations: The water on this pool is in pretty good shape; it is neither too high nor dirty. The emergent weeds are growing rapidly but they are not yet mature. The rice is still laying on the surface of the water, and it appears to be quite abundant.
I was out fun fishing but I was also concentrating on using and trying various baits and rod/reel combinations. I was basically pre fishing for an upcoming bass tourney I have on Saturday. The tourney is on a different pool, but fish haunts and techniques should be very similar. The fishing was very good tonight, especially the pike fishing. These fish were very aggressive. I lost a good number of baits to these toothy fish, but it was still fun.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
6-10-18
6-10-18 730am-730pm
Where/What: Mississippi River pool 5a bass fishing with Scott
Weather: (1253) E8, overcast, 67º 29.93 falling
H20: 72º, 653.51 falling, 61 kfs, dingy
Caught: some bass, quite a few pike, a dogfish and a gar
Observations: The river up here was quite dirty, and the area was lacking any large expanses of weed growth. I did not notice any wild celery to amount to anything anywhere.
We were pre fishing for an upcoming bass tournament on Saturday. And let me tell you did we ever fish, a solid twelve hours worth. I can honestly say that we did not figure anything out. We caught some bass here and there, but nothing was significant or consistent. we could have caught a decent number of small mouths if we wanted to target them, but they were running fairly small. All the fish were relating to weeds, and especially areas with a large amount of weeds. The most consistent bait of the day was a plastic frog of some sort.
Where/What: Mississippi River pool 5a bass fishing with Scott
Weather: (1253) E8, overcast, 67º 29.93 falling
H20: 72º, 653.51 falling, 61 kfs, dingy
Caught: some bass, quite a few pike, a dogfish and a gar
Observations: The river up here was quite dirty, and the area was lacking any large expanses of weed growth. I did not notice any wild celery to amount to anything anywhere.
We were pre fishing for an upcoming bass tournament on Saturday. And let me tell you did we ever fish, a solid twelve hours worth. I can honestly say that we did not figure anything out. We caught some bass here and there, but nothing was significant or consistent. we could have caught a decent number of small mouths if we wanted to target them, but they were running fairly small. All the fish were relating to weeds, and especially areas with a large amount of weeds. The most consistent bait of the day was a plastic frog of some sort.
Saturday, June 9, 2018
6-9-18 bass fishing
6-9-18 10am-12:00pm
Where/What: Mississippi River pool 7 bass fishing
Weather: (1053) SE8, clear, 73º 29.98 falling
H20: ?º, 7.15 falling, clear, 61 kcfs
Caught: 4 LMB one small pike
Observations: There is lots of rice springing up. None of it yet standing, but about 12-18 inches of the plant is laying on the surface.
I only got out for a couple of hours today. My original plan was to fish the channel behind my house, but after about twenty minutes of no bass I knew I had to fish other waters. I ended up fishing the slop out by the main channel and was able to boat a few bass. The action was not fast but there was enough that if i did not have other commitments I would have fished longer.
Where/What: Mississippi River pool 7 bass fishing
Weather: (1053) SE8, clear, 73º 29.98 falling
H20: ?º, 7.15 falling, clear, 61 kcfs
Caught: 4 LMB one small pike
Observations: There is lots of rice springing up. None of it yet standing, but about 12-18 inches of the plant is laying on the surface.
I only got out for a couple of hours today. My original plan was to fish the channel behind my house, but after about twenty minutes of no bass I knew I had to fish other waters. I ended up fishing the slop out by the main channel and was able to boat a few bass. The action was not fast but there was enough that if i did not have other commitments I would have fished longer.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
6-5-18 Cat Fishing
6-5-18 6:45pm-11:00pm
Where/What: Mississippi River pool 7 cat fishing with Scott
Weather: (2153) E5, clear, 72º 29.87 steady
H20: ?º, 7.24 falling, clear, 62 kcfs
Caught: Bait - bluegills and perch, Scott caught a 10 pound flat head
Observations: The aquatic vegetation has really taken off on this pool. More and more of the back sloughs are being obliterated by sedimentation.
Tonight was my second night of cat fishing this season. For myself it was once again a bust, but once again Scott was the champ.
Where/What: Mississippi River pool 7 cat fishing with Scott
Weather: (2153) E5, clear, 72º 29.87 steady
H20: ?º, 7.24 falling, clear, 62 kcfs
Caught: Bait - bluegills and perch, Scott caught a 10 pound flat head
Observations: The aquatic vegetation has really taken off on this pool. More and more of the back sloughs are being obliterated by sedimentation.
Tonight was my second night of cat fishing this season. For myself it was once again a bust, but once again Scott was the champ.
6-3-18 bass fishing
6-3-18 7:30am-2:00pm with Scott
Where/What: Mississippi River pool 8 bass fishing with Scott
Weather: Windy W 16 G30, overcast, 65º 29.92 rising
H20: 72º, 7.11 rising, dirty, 60 kcfs
Caught: (Approx.) 6 largemouth and 3 pike for each of us
Observations: The water is down considerably. Some areas have abundant weed growth and other areas are sparse with vegetation.
The fishing was pretty slow today. The only consistency we had were a few bass tucked along grass islands that had some decent current areas along them. We also has had a little action throwing frogs in the slop, but we never did hook any of them.
Where/What: Mississippi River pool 8 bass fishing with Scott
Weather: Windy W 16 G30, overcast, 65º 29.92 rising
H20: 72º, 7.11 rising, dirty, 60 kcfs
Caught: (Approx.) 6 largemouth and 3 pike for each of us
Observations: The water is down considerably. Some areas have abundant weed growth and other areas are sparse with vegetation.
The fishing was pretty slow today. The only consistency we had were a few bass tucked along grass islands that had some decent current areas along them. We also has had a little action throwing frogs in the slop, but we never did hook any of them.
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