9-25-2011 Sun
5:30 PM – 6:45 PM
H2O: 60 ˚, 5.15’ rising, 28.8 kcfs, clear
Weather: N8, overcast, 60 ˚, 29.87 falling
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7
Bagged: Nothing
Partners: none
Comments
I worked again today on the second day of duck season, so I went out after work for a quick hunt. I had about as much luck tonight as I had last night. At least tonight I got a spot and did have a few ducks burn me. Once again tonight the shooting was very sporadic, and I assume the majority of the shooting was the result of shots being fired at wood ducks.
Observations:
The water in the ponds that are connected to the main river is very low.
Monday, September 26, 2011
9-20-2011 Tue
9-20-2011 Mon
8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
H2O: 68 ˚, 5’ rising, 20 kcfs, clear
Weather: (1253) S 14 G 23, clear, 68 ˚, 29.78 falling
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 8 upper end and Black River, North La Crosse
Caught: LMB approx. 8, 10-15”, Pike approx. 6, 20-29”
Partners: unnamed
Comments
My hopes for a good fishing day were high, but the fish did not help me out. The weather went from calm and overcast to rain and then to sunny and very windy. The water temperature has increased a few degrees since Sunday.
The most effective baits of the day were spinner baits and tubes, with some fish caught on crank baits. Again today the fish were relating mostly to rock with a few fish coming off weed edges.
Observations:
The water is very low right now, with plenty of shoreline being exposed. The leaves on the trees are starting to turn with lots of yellow or pale green color being visible. I would expect by the end of next week we should be at peak fall foliage color.
8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
H2O: 68 ˚, 5’ rising, 20 kcfs, clear
Weather: (1253) S 14 G 23, clear, 68 ˚, 29.78 falling
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 8 upper end and Black River, North La Crosse
Caught: LMB approx. 8, 10-15”, Pike approx. 6, 20-29”
Partners: unnamed
Comments
My hopes for a good fishing day were high, but the fish did not help me out. The weather went from calm and overcast to rain and then to sunny and very windy. The water temperature has increased a few degrees since Sunday.
The most effective baits of the day were spinner baits and tubes, with some fish caught on crank baits. Again today the fish were relating mostly to rock with a few fish coming off weed edges.
Observations:
The water is very low right now, with plenty of shoreline being exposed. The leaves on the trees are starting to turn with lots of yellow or pale green color being visible. I would expect by the end of next week we should be at peak fall foliage color.
Monday, September 19, 2011
9-18-11 Sun
9-18-2011 Sun
10:40 AM – 5:15 PM
H2O: 60 ˚, 4.95’ rising, 18.3 kcfs, clear
Weather: (1053) SE 6, overcast, 58 ˚, 30.08 falling / (16:53) SE 7, light rain, 59’, 29.98 Falling
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 8 upper end
Caught: LMB (23) 9 – 17”, SMB (2) 9”, Pike (7) 20-31”, Dogfish 20”, sauger 11”
Partners: none
Comments
Today I ventured down to pool eight and fished from the Dresbach Dam to Target Lake. I decided I needed to start fishing this pool again, mainly because I think it is a much more productive pool than pool seven.
I had a pretty good day. The weather was nasty, the fish were mostly small, but I was again impressed with the numbers of fish. Almost all fish were relating to rock structure along the main channel or side channels directly off the main channel. I caught fish on crank baits, spinner baits and senko’s, but the best bait was a medium deep running white crank bait.
The pike that I caught seemed particularly aggressive. The ones I caught on the crank bait engulfed the whole bait, no portion of the bait was exposed which made hook or shall I say bait removal quite challenging. I am rather puzzled as to where the small mouth bass are residing. With the amount of water I covered and the structure I fished you would have thought I would have even been able to snag one!
Observations:
I did not see any fish chasing bait fish today. The water level on pool eight is surprisingly low; it is really good time to scout for spring time fishing spots with so many interesting areas of structure now visible.
10:40 AM – 5:15 PM
H2O: 60 ˚, 4.95’ rising, 18.3 kcfs, clear
Weather: (1053) SE 6, overcast, 58 ˚, 30.08 falling / (16:53) SE 7, light rain, 59’, 29.98 Falling
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 8 upper end
Caught: LMB (23) 9 – 17”, SMB (2) 9”, Pike (7) 20-31”, Dogfish 20”, sauger 11”
Partners: none
Comments
Today I ventured down to pool eight and fished from the Dresbach Dam to Target Lake. I decided I needed to start fishing this pool again, mainly because I think it is a much more productive pool than pool seven.
I had a pretty good day. The weather was nasty, the fish were mostly small, but I was again impressed with the numbers of fish. Almost all fish were relating to rock structure along the main channel or side channels directly off the main channel. I caught fish on crank baits, spinner baits and senko’s, but the best bait was a medium deep running white crank bait.
The pike that I caught seemed particularly aggressive. The ones I caught on the crank bait engulfed the whole bait, no portion of the bait was exposed which made hook or shall I say bait removal quite challenging. I am rather puzzled as to where the small mouth bass are residing. With the amount of water I covered and the structure I fished you would have thought I would have even been able to snag one!
Observations:
I did not see any fish chasing bait fish today. The water level on pool eight is surprisingly low; it is really good time to scout for spring time fishing spots with so many interesting areas of structure now visible.
9-17-11 Sat
9-17-2011 Sat
6:00 AM – 8:30 AM / 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
H2O: 58 ˚, 4.93’ steady, 17.6 kcfs, turbid
Weather: (0653) E 7, overcast, 47 ˚, 30.29 steady / (17:53) SE 12, partly cloudy, 65’, 30.16 Falling
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7
Caught / bagged: Mark – three wood ducks, 6 LMB 12 – 15”, 2 pike 23 & 25”
Partners: Hunting – Jake and Mark Tupper
Comments
I took Mark out for today’s youth duck hunt. The ducks were not plentiful, but he did manage to get his limit of wood ducks. He swatted his first one on the water and I gave him heck for it and told him no more of that. In reality the wood ducks were about the only species of ducks we did see. I also had Fritz along and he was able to retrieve two ducks. I do not know how many more retrieves he has left in him, but he still gets excited over ducks.
The fishing this afternoon was not too bad. I did not get any fish out on the lake, but caught all the fish at the end of the channel. It was quite windy and the water out on the main lake was fairly dirty.
Observations:
There are very few ducks around. This morning during the hunt we only saw wood ducks and very few mallards. While fishing out on the lake this afternoon I did see a couple flocks of blue wing teal with one of those flocks having at least one hundred birds in it.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
9-16-11 Fri.
9-16-2011 Fri
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
H2O: 63 ˚, 4.91’ steady, 17 kcfs, clear
Weather: S 9, overcast, 55 ˚, 30.29 steady (17:53PM)
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7
Caught: bluegills and crappies (bait), flat heads 6 & 10 lbs.
Partners: none
Comments
I had an itch to try for flatheads tonight, so I had to scratch it! The river is definitely looking like it is starting to turn to its fall mode. The weeds are dying and thank goodness the flow is where it should be this time of year, low!
To catch bait I went back to a spot where I did not have any trouble last week catching gills and crappies, but it was a different story this week. I was able to get bait alright but the size and quantity was on the downhill slide.
For flatheads I set up in two different spots in Somners. In both spots I was fishing in about twenty to twenty five feet of water, with much deeper water very close. I was able to catch one fish at each spot.
Observations:
None
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
H2O: 63 ˚, 4.91’ steady, 17 kcfs, clear
Weather: S 9, overcast, 55 ˚, 30.29 steady (17:53PM)
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7
Caught: bluegills and crappies (bait), flat heads 6 & 10 lbs.
Partners: none
Comments
I had an itch to try for flatheads tonight, so I had to scratch it! The river is definitely looking like it is starting to turn to its fall mode. The weeds are dying and thank goodness the flow is where it should be this time of year, low!
To catch bait I went back to a spot where I did not have any trouble last week catching gills and crappies, but it was a different story this week. I was able to get bait alright but the size and quantity was on the downhill slide.
For flatheads I set up in two different spots in Somners. In both spots I was fishing in about twenty to twenty five feet of water, with much deeper water very close. I was able to catch one fish at each spot.
Observations:
None
Thursday, September 15, 2011
9-15-11 Thr
9-15-2011 Thr
5:00 PM – 7:45 PM
H2O: 67 ˚, 4.87’ steady, 15.6 kcfs, clear
Weather: calm, clear, 53 ˚, 30.35 steady (18:55PM)
Location: Mississippi R. Black river, North La Crosse
Caught: LMB (lots – somewhere between 10 and 20)
Partners: Ben and Mike (Holmen Techs.)
Comments
We did very well on the bass tonight thanks to the guiding of Ben. All the fish that were caught were LMB, except for Mike who caught a SMB and Ben who caught one pike. Unfortunately we had to give big fish honors to Mike.
Just about all types of baits produced fish, with crank baits being the best. We caught the best and most fish on rocks or very close to rocks, however some fish did come from the weed edges. I had fished this area once a very long time ago, but after our success tonight I will be back
Observations:
We caught a good number of fish tonight, but the average size seems to be smaller than what I catch on pool 7. However we did catch some nice fish, so maybe it is just the time of year and the type of bite.
5:00 PM – 7:45 PM
H2O: 67 ˚, 4.87’ steady, 15.6 kcfs, clear
Weather: calm, clear, 53 ˚, 30.35 steady (18:55PM)
Location: Mississippi R. Black river, North La Crosse
Caught: LMB (lots – somewhere between 10 and 20)
Partners: Ben and Mike (Holmen Techs.)
Comments
We did very well on the bass tonight thanks to the guiding of Ben. All the fish that were caught were LMB, except for Mike who caught a SMB and Ben who caught one pike. Unfortunately we had to give big fish honors to Mike.
Just about all types of baits produced fish, with crank baits being the best. We caught the best and most fish on rocks or very close to rocks, however some fish did come from the weed edges. I had fished this area once a very long time ago, but after our success tonight I will be back
Observations:
We caught a good number of fish tonight, but the average size seems to be smaller than what I catch on pool 7. However we did catch some nice fish, so maybe it is just the time of year and the type of bite.
9-13-11 Tue
9-13-2011 Tue
6:00 PM – 7:20 PM
H2O: 69 ˚, 4.98’ falling, 10.08kcfs, turbid
Weather: NW 10, clear, 64 ˚, 30.00 steady (18:55PM)
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7, Lake Onalaska
Caught: LMB (6) 12, 14, 15, 2-18, 19”
Partners: None
Comments
It was a quick trip tonight. The main agenda was to see how the fish would respond to the cold front that just blew in. I went back to the spot on the lake where I had done well last week. Well the fish were still there, but they were more buried in the weeds. It was the same as it has been all year on the lake; all the fish were located in one spot and one spot only. The fish I did find were very active; in fact my first three casts resulted in three fish in the boat.
Observations:
The emergent weeds on the lake are definitely starting to die off.
6:00 PM – 7:20 PM
H2O: 69 ˚, 4.98’ falling, 10.08kcfs, turbid
Weather: NW 10, clear, 64 ˚, 30.00 steady (18:55PM)
Location: Mississippi R. Pool 7, Lake Onalaska
Caught: LMB (6) 12, 14, 15, 2-18, 19”
Partners: None
Comments
It was a quick trip tonight. The main agenda was to see how the fish would respond to the cold front that just blew in. I went back to the spot on the lake where I had done well last week. Well the fish were still there, but they were more buried in the weeds. It was the same as it has been all year on the lake; all the fish were located in one spot and one spot only. The fish I did find were very active; in fact my first three casts resulted in three fish in the boat.
Observations:
The emergent weeds on the lake are definitely starting to die off.
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