Mudline Activity………..

  • bosman
    DeSoto, WI
    Posts: 914
    April 27, 2009 at 3:46 pm #1321165

    While back I got a little windy talking about the “edge”. Perfect example of one type of “edge” yesterday between a couple shots of rain. Surface activity was congregated along this wavering line. With every intention of hunting down some prespawn crappie on the move I ran into a few active bass hanging on the clear-er side of the mud line. We’ll call these guys “sippi-axe” bass hungry for Pumpkinseed. Floating a crappie minnow 2′ down was too much to resist for a couple smaller smallies along this confluence area but the bigger fish was taken on the Pumpkinseed. Confluence areas typically make for some good water when visibility levels rival that of babbling blind man on the big water. Struck out on the crappie. With that I dumped 3″ of morchella power-aide out of the gauge this morning. Accumulative since Saturday AM with the lions share coming late yesterday.


    dan-tessmann
    Kieler, Wis
    Posts: 664
    April 27, 2009 at 3:54 pm #771526

    Nice looking smallie Bos! At least you stuck it out and found some active fish between the storms. i suppose you’re going to send all that mud down my way and screw my fishing up for a few days. I guess i could always chase some cats, they always seem to bite when the water is the worst. Dan

    bosman
    DeSoto, WI
    Posts: 914
    April 27, 2009 at 4:25 pm #771542

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    i suppose you’re going to send all that mud down my way and screw my fishing up for a few days.

    I’ll pass the buck upstream. Bret & Mike did it.

    mikehd
    Dousman, WI
    Posts: 965
    April 27, 2009 at 5:01 pm #771555

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    I’ll pass the buck upstream. Bret & Mike did it.

    Yea it’s going to be a mess for a while again.

    My rain gauge read just shy of 4 1/2″ this morning up on the ridge – and that’s for the whole weekend. Dangit

    bosman
    DeSoto, WI
    Posts: 914
    April 27, 2009 at 7:08 pm #771620

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    I’ll pass the buck upstream. Bret & Mike did it.

    Yea it’s going to be a mess for a while again.

    My rain gauge read just shy of 4 1/2″ this morning up on the ridge – and that’s for the whole weekend. Dangit

    Yeah….the Root river coming in up on 8 is far from kind to the water clarity levels on 9. Upper Iowa dumping in here on 9 just adds injury to insult. Poor fellas below Prairie have to contend with the Wisconsin & Little Maquoketa too!

    dan-tessmann
    Kieler, Wis
    Posts: 664
    April 27, 2009 at 11:08 pm #771709

    Dont forget the Turkey River down here. If theres a rain cloud over iowa the river turns brown . I’ll have to check out the river tomorrow and make a damage assesment.

    dan-tessmann
    Kieler, Wis
    Posts: 664
    April 27, 2009 at 11:10 pm #771711

    Also the Platte and the Grant, Hopefully the Grant clears up for the bass opener this weekend. Dan

    boods
    Lancaster, WI
    Posts: 225
    April 27, 2009 at 11:10 pm #771712

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    Poor fellas below Prairie have to contend with the Wisconsin & Little Maquoketa too!

    Where does the little Maquoketa dump in at?

    dan-tessmann
    Kieler, Wis
    Posts: 664
    April 28, 2009 at 12:09 am #771722

    The little Maqouketa dumps in just south of Mud lake on the southern end of pool 11. I’ve never tried to get in there, i know theres a huge stump field where in comes in. theres a big mud and sand flat that in places is 3 or 4 foot deep. this can be a really good early season bass spot. usually the weeds come in first there.

    boods
    Lancaster, WI
    Posts: 225
    April 28, 2009 at 12:51 am #771736

    Thanks JD …I had no idea it dumped in up here

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