Finally got a chance to do some fishing on Friday. Went out of the Ferry Landing at Galena and fished the deep cuts that contained a fair amount of current. The fish were definitely hitting! We caught eight different species of fish. Some very nice bass [smallmouth and largemouth], sheephead, and catfish but the bluegills were fantastic. We stopped keeping the gills when we hit 24 and released many nice gills in the 7,8, and 9 inch size. They are a blast to catch and with the current were a challenge to land! If gills ever grew to four pounds I don’t think you would be able to get them in the boat. Just used a piece of crawler, 1/2 ounce lead weight, and a gold hook. Looking forward to getting out this week again. I was really impressed with the water clarity. You could see down about two feet which was unheard of years ago on the “muddy Mississippi.” Hope the bite continues.
June 25, 2006 at 3:04 am
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