Pool 9 Lake Winneshiek
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Pool 9 Lake Winneshiek Fishing Reports
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9/16/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
72°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
69°
Shad colored Arsenal swim jig with menace grub as well as lipless crankbaits around grass, rock and sand points where you have bait and clean water.
Species
Northern PikeSeason
Fall
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Found northern pike and largemouth pushing shad up on shallow mud and sand flats in river channel bends. The most productive areas had lily pads along the shoreline. Caught most of the fish on either an Outcast Tackle Pro Swim Jig with a Z-man Diezel Minnowz as a trailer or with an Owner flashy Swimmer with a 3.8 or 4.8 Keitech in shad patterns.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rip Rap
Used this to cover water. Good bites when it got bit but it was a tough day to get a pattern down
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Fished in a tournament recently and stuck to the sloughs in the north part of pool 9. I caught 6 bass all day and lots of pike. Got a couple of fish on a Thundercricket with a Zako as a trailer all of my other fish came ripping a Red Eyed Shad through the grass.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Smallmouth are crushing shad on shallow flats near the main river channel. Look for areas with lots of current, flats and ledge drop offs or sand bars. Work your swimbait along the flats and over the drop offs into deeper water. Smallies are going to smash it!
Megabass Okashira Screwhead 1/8 oz / Real Minnow
Out of Stock
Sufix 832 Braid 20lb / Low-Vis Green / 150 Yards
Out of Stock
Daiwa Tatula LT Spinning Reel - EOL 3000 / 6.2:1
Out of Stock
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
The bite was slow and not many big fish caught. I was flipping a creature hawg along the rocks and following it up with a TRD Ned rig. Weather patterns will be changing soon so I expect the bite to pick up.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
74°
Fishing all throughout pool 9 was very tough all weekend. The smallmouth could be found in the usual spots with current and rock but the largemouth were very hard to find. Was unable to get many bites with a frog or any topwater. Look for shad breaking on the surface and you'll find the bass. Look for shallow areas next to deeper water like wing dams, points and sand bars. You can see the bass breaking the surface chasing shad into the shallows. Throw a white jerkbait, fluke or even a spinner into the action and you'll catch plenty. The quantity was there but not a lot of size unfortunately.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
Recently fished a tournament on this pool of the river. Big bites were hard to come by found many 14”-16” fish in a small lake off of the main river. Moving a Texas rigged chigger craw through the grass got my biggest fish but got many fish on wacky rig senkos and on a drop shot.
