Bassin this weekend?

  • RT
    Twin Cities
    Posts: 206
    April 22, 2003 at 4:42 pm #1214017

    Anyone heading out to the river this weekend for some bass action? I’ll be on Pool 4 the 25-28 for four days of fishing. Finally got some time off work to hit the water and the weather looks good. See ya on the water!

    Ross

    jeffsedlmayr
    Wisconsin
    Posts: 272
    April 22, 2003 at 4:49 pm #264855

    caught just a bunch of big smallies, on sunday, some very nice fish, there are just oodles of them out there waiting to be caught.

    bigdog1
    NW Wisconsin
    Posts: 107
    April 22, 2003 at 4:51 pm #264856

    i will be out at least one day with alkfish and jighead, probably focusing on smb and lmb in that order, higher water and increase in water temp should help, more than likely we will fish pool 5a

    alkfish
    St Paul MN
    Posts: 223
    April 22, 2003 at 11:56 pm #264885

    Yes the tri-fecta needs to put some more big smallies in the boat this weekend.

    Anyone know how pool 5 has been? If 5a sucks we could slide up there.

    ~~~~~~alkfish

    dodge_boy
    Minocqua, Wi
    Posts: 554
    April 23, 2003 at 10:24 pm #264956

    The water here on 5a is very high. Lots of junk and weeds floating down. I haven’t heard of anyoe doing any good on bass lately. But will let you know if I hear anything.

    adloos
    Winona, MN
    Posts: 344
    April 23, 2003 at 11:29 pm #264963

    Caught a few nice bass today on Pool 4, be careful of the logs floatin down. Almost hit a few. I will be fishing up there all weekend also.

    danwi
    westby wi
    Posts: 864
    April 24, 2003 at 9:35 pm #265053

    I got a few nice bass last weekend in pool 8.Didnt find alot of bass but what i did had good size to them…all large mouth,cant seem to find the smallies.I know that dont do you alot of good on pool 4 or 5

    flick
    Alma WI
    Posts: 382
    April 25, 2003 at 2:44 pm #265107

    Has anyone else realized the smallies really havent started schooling up yet? Last yr when the water was colder they were already schooled up!. Just wonderin what everyone else thought!

    bigdog1
    NW Wisconsin
    Posts: 107
    April 25, 2003 at 4:57 pm #265114

    yes flick, i have noticed that myself, i really dont know, one theory may be that the water has been lower this spring, when that happens, there are more comfortable spots to go for the fish, thus they spread out at least i think

    jeremy-crawford
    Cedar Rapids Area
    Posts: 1530
    April 25, 2003 at 7:55 pm #265121

    I have found them schooled very tightly already. As the water level increases it is the belief of some that it triggers the smallies to start heading towards spawning grounds. When this happens you find these schools of smallies in more predictable areas and much easier to catch.
    jc

    jedsall
    Dover Ohio
    Posts: 99
    April 25, 2003 at 10:53 pm #265130

    Not schooled? Ever consider they are just not schooled in the places that your used to looking? Believe me, there are schools out there already, just in some odd places. I’ll agree some of the “Typical spots” that I catch spring smallies seem off, but there are schools to be found. When you find them they are agressive. Mother nature is about to kick in I believe, as the water flowing through the dams hits the mid 50’s look for the migration we’ve all been waiting for. In the meantime, don’t give up on looking for pods of fish. I’ve got a hot date with several schools tomorrow, and an even hotter date sunday, at the great river open. Just hope they don’t have an early dismissal, at the School I been attending… bass have a way of teaching us a lesson once in a while… Hope Sunday isn’t my day for a lesson.

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