Pool 9 Lake Winneshiek
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Pool 9 Lake Winneshiek Fishing Reports
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Largemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonFallStructureBrush PilesTargeted Rocks with some flooded brush and also some grassy areas and pitched mostly Thunder Crickets, frogs and Texas rigs to catch most of our fish.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonFallStructurePoints
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.
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Northern PikeTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonFallStructureRiver ChannelsFound 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.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonFallStructureRip RapUsed this to cover water. Good bites when it got bit but it was a tough day to get a pattern down
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueLipless CrankbaitsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged 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.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructureLedgesSmallmouth 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!
Phillip MillerBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureRock PileThe 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.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSummerStructureRip Rap
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.
