What will the high water do to your local fishing

  • Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    June 23, 2013 at 2:26 pm #1282716

    What will the high water do to your local fishing program ?

    Here on P10 I will be pushing back into the backwaters.. There are many many sloughs on P10 that will hold walleye bass and pike…

    The high water will scatter the fish because there is more places for them to play.. So chances are I won’t come into a huge mother load..

    I plan to keep moving from spot to spot and current seam to current seam and I think I should do well !!

    Tom Sawvell
    Inactive
    Posts: 9559
    June 23, 2013 at 2:52 pm #1179608

    I’m seeing differing forcasts for the river, but any more high water there sucks.

    I fish a small lake north of home and its up about 18″ right now again after having just gotten to normal after prolonged high water. The first couple days of high water there scatters fish but they settle down pretty well quickly so I’ll have fishing there.

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13294
    June 23, 2013 at 3:13 pm #1179614

    For pool 2 it will be.much the same. Look for areas with less flow. Will also be looking for areas clearer water and less crud in it. I like high river water as it allows me to fish areas I usually cant get to, find the right spot or current seam and it can be some pretty good fishing.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    June 23, 2013 at 3:56 pm #1179618

    I’m thinking I’ll be fishing out of the camper door within the week.

    Tom Sawvell
    Inactive
    Posts: 9559
    June 23, 2013 at 4:06 pm #1179621

    Quote:

    I’m thinking I’ll be fishing out of the camper door within the week.

    That means you’ll have snakes right on the door step. Post pictures.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    June 23, 2013 at 4:09 pm #1179622

    I don’t think I can get Kerry Harvey to take a picture again.

    His Mother Hen was telling me he’s seeking help from the last image the took. Can’t sleep and when he does, there’s night mares.

    chippee
    sw wi
    Posts: 488
    June 23, 2013 at 6:48 pm #1179641

    we were on 10 week before last and had tough going, fishing bass and panfish, fish were very scattered with one or two here and there and lots of time inbetween bites. grass and weed beds seemed either way behind schedule or they were all under water. only been fishing 10 for last couple of years so still on the learning curve.

    FryDog62
    Posts: 3696
    June 23, 2013 at 7:42 pm #1179643

    I’ve heard flooded backwaters can be new habitat and good food source for bass and have seen pros on TV like KVD and Al Lindner do shows that looked pretty productive. Anyone see the show the Lindners did a couple years ago and venture to guess the body of water?

    Michael Saal
    Merrill, Wi
    Posts: 641
    June 24, 2013 at 12:03 am #1179663

    This weather will keep the Wi.

    northern flowages full for awhile, the last couple of years they were dropping the water levels already.

    http://www.wvic.com/

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    June 24, 2013 at 12:44 am #1179665

    We are in a 10 years drought…please send some here!!! Some of our local lakes are down 4-5 fow…

    jiggin-rake
    inver grove heights, minnesota
    Posts: 857
    June 24, 2013 at 7:07 am #1179695

    The high water is awesome for my local spots on pool 2. Seems like the walleye start showing up in the backchannels in numbers when there is high water. The action at night and early mornings is awesome! Day time is slow.

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    June 24, 2013 at 3:12 pm #1179755

    Forcasting 17 feet here now by the end of the week !!

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