Pool 11 Mississippi River
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Pool 11 Mississippi River Fishing Reports
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Smallmouth Bass
TechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureLily PadsFish were along edge of lily pads with current. Current was slow but present. Water was 2-3ft visibility.
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Largemouth Bass
TechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSummerStructureLaydownsFish were in laydowns with current. A lot of baitfish were present
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Largemouth Bass
TechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureRock PileFocused on main channel points and rock piles. Fish were grouped up well and we caught several fish off each spot. Ned rigs caught the bulk of the fish but also picked up a few with swing heads and Rage Craws. Later in the evening a black popper also was a key player.
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Smallmouth Bass
TechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonSummerStructureRock PileStarted off the morning on a good popper bite over a shallow rock pile off the main river channel. Got a decent limit there and then bounced around on the main channel and picked up some key fish on a Ned rig. A white swim jig and spinnerbait also accounted for a couple key fish later in the day.
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Largemouth Bass
TechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSummerStructureLaydownsFish were in current in 0-6 ft of water. Riprap shoreline with laydowns present. Fish were very aggressive and biting well. We were able to win the event with 16.49 pounds and a big bass of 4.65.
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Largemouth Bass
TechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructurePointsWe were fishing sand drops off of main channel points. Found fish grouped up and caught them on a variety of baits but the bladed jig was the best producer.
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Smallmouth Bass
TechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructurePointsFocused on main channel current breaks today. The wind really made it tough to present the bait properly but we fought through it. Took home big bass honors with this 4.7 smallie.
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Largemouth Bass
TechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSummerStructureRip RapThe fish were in 6-7 ft of water with little or no current. Most fish were around wood on the rip rap.