MS Backwaters

I’ve been wanting to check out the Mississippi River backwaters for a few weeks now and finally got a chance today. The weather was cool, wet, and windy. Ron (RHW) and I decided to check out some shore fishing locations.

Our technique was to keep it simple – a mini-mite jig under a bobber. The fish were very cooperative and we did not need to tip the jigs with any meat. The best depth to set the bobber was 3-5 ft. We used a wide range of colors, but the purples seemed to produce well today.

The smaller fish were very agressive and we caught well over 150 smaller bluegills and crappies, but there were also some real nice size ones in the mix. The largest bluegills were pushing 8 inches and several crappies around 12 inches.

The rain and cool temps helped us decide to make it an early afternoon. With the wind and cool temps, it sure felt like late fall. The fish didn’t mind one bit though! It was still a great day to get out, and also lots of fun to fish some areas from shore instead of fishing from a boat. Hope you get a chance to enjoy some fishing soon!

Ron with some nice ones.

Yes, it was a bit nippy today, more like late October then mid September. Remember, we are supposed to be in summer yet for a few more days.
As Mike mentioned, fish loved it and were more then cooperative. Several small ones, but if patient, managed to scrap out a very nice meal each.
It is officially here, FALL FISHING.
Go get em.

Wow!!! Can’t think of a better way to spend an afternoon than fishing AND CATCHING nice crappies and bullgills like those. Thanks for the report and pics. Sure makes a guy homesick for some good o’l fishin.

Thanks, Bill

Cool post. My only question is how can you hold 2 fish in one hand? That crappie seems to be floating

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My only question is how can you hold 2 fish in one hand?

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Kung-Fu Ninja grip!

Nice report Mike, Wish I could get out some. My fisng time seems to have been few and far between for the past couple months. Maybe I can get out some this weekend.

Andy