Pool 8 Mississippi River
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLaydownsFound smallmouth and largemouth and pike in small slack water bays with laydowns present adjacent to side channels with heavy current current. Fish were in 4 feet or shallower. Lot of different baits produced but a chatterbait was the most consistent.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRiver ChannelsFound ledges just off main channel with hard bottom, worked at spook from shore line to steep ledge.Large mouth were hanging on the edge of ledges . Smallies were hanging near rip rap. Drop shot with a zoom trick worm worked well.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureReef
Slow rolling rocks off the bottom, and next to current seems.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureReeds
Got on a good swim jig bite late in afternoon. We were throwing swim jigs on reed points and near and through eel grass in pool 8 near Stoddard. No such thing as reeling too fast!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRiver Channels
Fun weekend on Pool 8 of the Mississippi River! Got a lot of fish but it wasn't easy. Seemed to only want swim jig on current breaks near eel grass and rock. As water falls look for the fish to latch on to hard cover.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
La Crosse unlike many lakes during the spring can be tuff to figure out. Although if you spend enough time down there you will find patterns that work better than others. Submerged shallow grass can allows play, this time of the year in piacular it is fire. You should find a mix of smallmouth and largemouth. If the quality sized fish aren't there right away, I would move on until you find quality. The big fish like to group up!
Matthew LoftusBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDamI also caught a few on a Deps frog. And a hybrid hunter crank bait.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureReeds
Throwing into reeds then slowing it down when getting it into open pockets. Fish seems to want it close to the bottoms
