Hot spot maps or maps in general

  • natureboy
    LaCrosse,WI
    Posts: 423
    February 4, 2004 at 7:20 pm #1214429

    I am looking to get a hot spot map for pool 9. Where is the best place to purchase or download such a map?. Also are there any websites that show the approx. depth of the river in the back waters.

    Jeremiah Shaver
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 4941
    February 4, 2004 at 7:56 pm #291418

    I didn’t know they had maps that showed hot spots

    jhall
    Lake City, MN
    Posts: 590
    February 4, 2004 at 9:11 pm #291476

    slop bass,

    They do have em, I got mine out of champman’s rod locker!

    Jeremiah Shaver
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 4941
    February 4, 2004 at 9:25 pm #291478

    my email addy is in my profile…i’ll be awaiting an email..lol

    bassbaron
    eldridge, ia
    Posts: 709
    February 4, 2004 at 9:48 pm #291482

    I have a hot spots map of pool 13 but have never seen any other pools from 9-18 on the hot spots maps. I have never found other maps that give the backwater depths because of the variability in water levels. I ran into a guy from the Minn BASS federation a few years back that had some maps with approximate depth, current and weed type in each backwater- but he said he spent many many hours online to find them. I have the Navigation Charts from the Army COE and what i do is try to write down the depth in various backwaters and record the river stage at that time to give myself an approximate depth of each place. This is not real precise though, and is always changing. The COE maps are big enough you can color code some entries of depth at various stages, problem is you gotta have time to get out there and it doesnt help in areas you have never been. If anybody else has a source for maps with depth and hot spots i too would love to hear about them

    natureboy
    LaCrosse,WI
    Posts: 423
    February 4, 2004 at 10:36 pm #291487

    Does anyone know the website for the army maps? or anyother good navigational maps of the river.

    grampajimh
    Delmar, IA
    Posts: 255
    February 4, 2004 at 11:04 pm #291490

    I know you can buy the whole book from the corps quite reasonable. If I come up with a site to do this I will post it….JIM

    grampajimh
    Delmar, IA
    Posts: 255
    February 4, 2004 at 11:36 pm #291496

    Hot Spots has pools 4, 13 & 26

    danwi
    westby wi
    Posts: 864
    February 5, 2004 at 1:00 am #291508

    You can also get maps at your DNR office.I got some in Lacrosse of the river.They are not as good as the hot spots but not bad

    rgeister
    SW Wisconsin
    Posts: 972
    February 5, 2004 at 1:11 am #291512

    Gentlemen… here are some of the BEST maps I have ever seen… ALL TYPES…

    Here is a direct link to a map…
    ftp://ftp.umesc.er.usgs.gov/pub/gis_data/graphics/map_products/umrs/lcup7.gif

    Here is the front page… hover over the different map types…Topo, Photos, Land use, Water coverage… all kinds… The GIF Wall Maps are the best!

    http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/geographic_search/river_selection/upper_mississippi/reach_1/pool_7/p7_gis_preview.html

    If you have access to a plotter (engineering/architecture type printer) you can get them poster sized and laminated… I did a couple… AWESOME maps. Check this out and let me know what you think!?!?

    As for the Hot Spots Maps, I have copies of some of the pools…Pretty darn good, but 30 years old and counting… Come on HotSpots, generate new ones!!!!

    natureboy
    LaCrosse,WI
    Posts: 423
    February 5, 2004 at 1:27 am #291514

    thank you all for the help. Hope to see you on the water…. as long as your not on one of my spots

    danwi
    westby wi
    Posts: 864
    February 5, 2004 at 1:54 am #291516

    If im on one of your spots then there are two of us that cant find fish

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