Pool 8 Mississippi River
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Pool 8 Mississippi River Fishing Reports
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
57°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
Throwing into reeds then slowing it down when getting it into open pockets. Fish seems to want it close to the bottoms
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Reef
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
Slow rolling rocks off the bottom, and next to current seems.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
67°
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.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
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!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
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!
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
The main pattern was targetting spawning smallmouth along rocky banks with large boulders, that the smallmouth could make their beds behind. The water was muddy because of recent rains, so a Texas-rigged Beaver worked well on tournament day over a wacky-rigged Senko. I also caught male largemouth up on shallow wood, flipping the same Texas-rigged Beaver.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Water Temperature
65°
Caught some decent largemouth swimming a jig along with a wacky rig and frog on some backwater flats. Finding clean water was key.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
63°
Smallmouth were in shallow water to spawn just outside of heavy current areas
