Pool 11 Mississippi River
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueSwim 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 BassTechniqueBladed 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.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard 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.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSummerStructureLaydowns
Fish were in laydowns with current. A lot of baitfish were present
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructurePoints
Focused 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.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSummerStructureRip Rap
The fish were in 6-7 ft of water with little or no current. Most fish were around wood on the rip rap.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureLaydowns
Water temps are in the mid 80’s on the main channel. Water level was pretty low and typical clarity. We focused on secondary channels with moderate flow. Key spots were inside bends with 6-8 feet off water and isolated laydowns. Our most productive spot was a flat just inside of a creek mouth that had current pushing over it. It had a lot of submerged wood and some isolated grass patches. We made several passes and caught 20-25 keepers off of it. Key baits most of the day included 3/8 ounce white Jackhammers with a Big Bite Baits Swimon, 1/4 ounce white OutKast swimjig with a 4” white curl tail trailer and white double willow 3/8 spinnerbait. The key was to make contact with the cover to illicit a strike.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRiver Channels
Fishing sand drops making extremely long casts.
