Prarie Du Chien

I have a club tourney coming up at Prarie Du Chien about ten boats. How are the water levels? How are the fish biting? Any hot patterns you guys are willing to share?

Duck season is open and that area can get pretty crazy. Don’t have a post or any advice except stay away from the duck hunters in this area. They tend to be pretty crazy!!!!!Tried to fish down there about this time last year and things almost got out of hand.

What are the dates on your tourney?

This up-coming weekend! Oct 9-10

Went out for a few hours on Sunday morning. Pretty slow. Tried working crankbaits and plasics on some nice main channel side current areas, but the wind was howling pretty good. Did manage a couple of decent keepers. It was cold! Went into a usually productive running slough with currentand wood and only got a couple of dinks. The main channel has a lot of flow(especially for this time of year) and lots of grass. It’s hard to keep the green stuff off your line and lure. Good luck. Post how you end up doing. I think the afternoon bite could be pretty strong. I’m planning on going out later in the day on Sunday.

Fished Praire area Sunday for about six hours. Threw a Stanley Wedge Willow, my favorite this time of year, all day. Pads, pad stems on points, wind points, current edges and other likely spots. Don’t waste too much time if you aren’t getting bit. They are bunching up. Look for shad. Lots of dinks cruising edges but good fish are around. Caught about 15 keepers with several in 2.5-3 lb range.