Res Cats are alive and doing well

  • skunkboy
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 172
    August 15, 2012 at 6:34 pm #1227019

    Went to the Res. last night with my son. Started fishing at 6, had 10 in the live well be 7:30, quit fishing at 8:30 with a total of 13 (oh yeah, all were released to grow up so I can catch them when they get bigger ). Sizes ranged from 3 to 8 pounds. Bait was cut shad (so fresh it was still bleeding). Style was slow troll/drift in 6-12 FOW.

    Going back tomorrow night to try it again. Hope this front don’t mess it up too much. I’ll have more to report then or at least the pic’s from last night that I haven’t downloaded yet.

    Water levels seem to be normal pool. They haven’t started drawing it down yet. Fish the spillway the other night…almost no measurable current.

    L8R…Ken

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    August 15, 2012 at 6:46 pm #1092332

    Looking forward to the pics.

    It’s been a while since we’ve had a report from the old reservoir.

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    August 15, 2012 at 8:20 pm #1092349

    I wasn’t even aware that this existed. Looks like a pretty cool place. Definitely post some pics!

    skunkboy
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 172
    August 15, 2012 at 11:01 pm #1092400

    Oh wow…sorry everybody. It was Catfish. I am so used to posting in catfish forums I didn’t even think about that possibility.

    I think if it would have been walleyes, you guys wouldn’t have heard about it until next January lol

    I’ll fix the title…if I can…and get my camera.

    L8R…Ken

    skunkboy
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 172
    August 15, 2012 at 11:27 pm #1092418

    As promised…some pics:

    10 nice cats from Coralville Res. 3 to 7-8 pounds.

    This is me with a typical 5 pounder

    My son with about a 7 pounder (my scales batteries died so that’s just a guess)

    Hope to have another report tomorrow with more pics. Hope this front don’t shut’em down.

    L8R…Ken

    Nate Siebrecht
    Oronoco, mn
    Posts: 55
    August 15, 2012 at 11:42 pm #1092423

    Jeff keep your shirt on we don’t want see that!

    skunkboy
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 172
    August 16, 2012 at 12:38 pm #1092514

    Is that you Nate? Jeff said you were lurking around some website. I think he had fun that night. He also lost two cats when they broke the swivels…they were old swivels that had been on the line for a couple years, but still. Oh well, they’re new on the rods now.

    L8R…Ken

    skunkboy
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 172
    August 17, 2012 at 3:19 am #1092798

    Round Two…

    Went out again tonight with a friend. We caught 20 in 4 1/2 hours…same strategy. Here’s some pic’s:

    13 of the biggest, didn’t take pic’s of the 7 smallest:

    Here’s my friend with the two biggest…7-8 pounds:

    Here I am with teo of about average size (of the biggest 13):

    The front that rolled through didn’t seem to phase them at all. Pretty steady bite the whole time.

    L8R…Ken

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    October 22, 2012 at 2:58 pm #1106685

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    Jeff keep your shirt on we don’t want see that!

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