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Pool 5 Mississippi Fishing Reports
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WalleyeTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock PileSand runs in decent current, fish were spread out, caught in several different locations. 10 walleye over 15” in total, biggest at 22”
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Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureLedgesFlipping a craw on ledges over current, mix of largies and smallies
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureLaydowns
Fish are up making beds, find rock and hard bottom shorelines with slack water. With rising water it can be tough to see fish so make multiple pitches to the same spot and watch your line.
- SpeciesWalleyeTechniqueVertical Jigging Shallow (0-9')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRiver Channels
Walleyes were on current breaks on non main channel back water currents. Nothing huge but fun.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationFished Pool 5 backwaters for largemouth bass and pike. Booyah Buzzbait brought multiple fish of both species to the kayak for me.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRip RapSmallies were off the deeper rip rap in slack water. Fish were off the rock a bit and key was to self left off bigger boulders sitting out in 6-8 feet.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureMatted Grass
High water on the river and fish are pushed up shallow. Bass relate to a hard edge when water is rising so throwing a frog around reed edges and flooded trees produced some good bites
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBaitfish
Water levels seem back to normal, water clarity normal in the backwaters in the Finger Lakes. Water temperature was at 49.5 degrees so bite will continue to get better. Bass were feeding on baitfish so the Jack Hammer with a cut Hog Farmer pintail definitely did the trick. I would recommend a leader in the backwaters with the amount of northerns that are there. Most of the fish caught were in 4 feet of water on the weed lines.
