been out yet?

  • evan
    knoxville, IA
    Posts: 23
    March 17, 2009 at 5:51 pm #1316665

    Hey any of you guys been out yet? Was wondering if the eyes were doin anything yet maybe on the dam or buck creek area. Ive hit a few on the des moines but havent been on the lake yet.

    smackem
    Iowa Marshall Co
    Posts: 956
    March 23, 2009 at 2:33 pm #761466

    The fishing has been GREAT up to just the other day when they open the spillway to MAX flow! Was there Saturday and only saw about 6 keepers. Same thing with Red Rock, opened the gates a couple days ago and the fishing has gone down the tubes.

    evan
    knoxville, IA
    Posts: 23
    March 23, 2009 at 5:23 pm #761568

    I know I was going to put the boat in at the red rock dam and head down river… until they opened it up didnt figure there was any use. wher they biting by the dam at rathbun?

    btomlin
    Albia, IA
    Posts: 185
    March 24, 2009 at 2:27 am #761820

    I’m assuming he was fishing the spillway/river….

    smackem
    Iowa Marshall Co
    Posts: 956
    March 24, 2009 at 1:45 pm #761930

    Yes the spillway was where we fished. Find the slack water breaks

    evan
    knoxville, IA
    Posts: 23
    March 24, 2009 at 5:33 pm #762052

    I might try to make a trip down there this weekend in the weather clears up. dont sound like it going to though.

    smackem
    Iowa Marshall Co
    Posts: 956
    March 30, 2009 at 2:09 pm #540013

    Should have been there this weekend

    evan
    knoxville, IA
    Posts: 23
    March 30, 2009 at 5:18 pm #763868

    so ive already heard…Im flyin down after work tonight. That 10lber is calling my name. were you down stream very far? And do you even need live bait? Im just planning on taking some jig heads, twister tails and ringworms. work cant get over soon enough.

    evan
    knoxville, IA
    Posts: 23
    March 31, 2009 at 5:48 pm #764281

    Well I was only 5 lbs short of the 10 lber

    btomlin
    Albia, IA
    Posts: 185
    March 31, 2009 at 6:46 pm #764306

    Quote:

    Well I was only 5 lbs short of the 10 lber

    Head first or tail first??? I was down for a while yesterday afternoon…a lot of little fish. snagged a couple bigger ones. It’s amazing the comments you get for returning a foul hooked fish to the water!! Some just don’t get “it”.

    Congrats on the 5er.

    smackem
    Iowa Marshall Co
    Posts: 956
    March 31, 2009 at 9:03 pm #764360

    What’s the outlet flow doing?

    smackem
    Iowa Marshall Co
    Posts: 956
    March 31, 2009 at 9:09 pm #764365

    Find the seams, they move a bit with water levels, and let it fall and fall then reel real sloooooooow. Plan on losing some jigs near the bank but you will be rewarded.
    I’m going to have to pull some strings but I hope to be there Friday sometime.

    btomlin
    Albia, IA
    Posts: 185
    March 31, 2009 at 11:20 pm #764414

    Quote:

    What’s the outlet flow doing?

    I think it is still 1500…hopefully they drop it to 600 this week so they can shock it again. No need sending fish to MO.

    Can’t have fish in the river if you don’t have fish in the lake…just my opinion of course.

    evan
    knoxville, IA
    Posts: 23
    April 1, 2009 at 5:14 pm #764708

    talked to the fisherys down there this morning and they dropped it to 800 today, and they are planning on shocking this week. Also said the females in the nets are not ripe yet. the 5er was face first, I didnt even see any foul hooked monday night… kinda nice for a change. Well I might head down tonight.

    smackem
    Iowa Marshall Co
    Posts: 956
    April 7, 2009 at 3:07 pm #766422

    So what ramp does the DNR use. I’m thinking down river with a Jon boat just might

    evan
    knoxville, IA
    Posts: 23
    April 7, 2009 at 5:43 pm #766467

    im not sure which one they use. I think you are absolutly right about the jon boat. for some reason I just dont think my 18′ will fit down there very well. I can just see the people on bank right now

    btomlin
    Albia, IA
    Posts: 185
    April 8, 2009 at 11:55 am #766669

    “north” side of spillway. Pull down toward the circle parking lot “east” of the crapper house.

    Just hope they don’t drop the water level while you are downstream or you’ll be on the river!

    smackem
    Iowa Marshall Co
    Posts: 956
    April 8, 2009 at 1:30 pm #766699

    Has anyone worked any holes downstream of the spillway with a boat? Guess I’m just kinda thinking out loud.

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