Wingdams

I ordered James Holst’s video on fishing wingdams and found it to be very interesting on the concept of fishing wingdams. I understand how to appproach them when fishing and would suggest ordering it however I do have one question. Being that there are so many wingdams on the Mississippi, I don’t understand which ones to pick and fish. Do you try them all with a hit and miss approach or are there some that hold fish and some that don’t. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Rob

Thats a great point Prescott Bob.
There are definately ways to up your odds when you are faced with so many wingdams, it would take you a long time to distinguish the producers from the duds. Speaking on behalf of Pool 2 where there are so many wingdams that fill this stretch, I like to look for wingdams with more flow on them in lower water conditions. When the water levels rise and current speeds pick up, the walleyes will slip back to wingdams that are more favorable or seek other areas of current breaks to escape the heat of the flow.

Bob–one thing I like to look for is a dam that may not be just straight out from the bank, going to the middle of the river, look for the ones that are at an angle. Seems instead of just washing over the top, it also moves along the face of the dam. I have also noted that here on pool 8, some dams have much more water flowing over the top, seems they are just too swift to fish. But then I quess I would say that I have tried most all of them at one time or the other too. Never hurts to try them when things get a little slow. John

Steve, Wanted to run this one by you. I have always found the better wingdams to be “cleaner” with rock exposed but I have been reading some of your past reports and you said you found some of the more silted in ones producing better this spring. I seen good wingdams turn bad on pools 2-5 after they have become silted in. Any thoughts on why you were finding fish on these “dirty” dams?

schmidtty,

I would agree with you as well as the cleaner wingies provide that something extra for the entire food chain to adapt to. I had about 15 days where I had an ample supply of nice fish utilizing a very silted in shallow wingdam. They have been abandon ever since? Not entirely sure why, I even took the camera to this area and found it more of a sand wingdam with very little signs of exposed rock on there. Sure enough the walleyes were crusing the front bottom edges of this structure. I have periodically tried this area and others like it since and have had moderate success at best. Possibly at the time of year I caught these fish were considered very early spring and the current speeds were adequate here for the time being and had ringworms there to munch on!

Where do you order the vidio from?

Here you go!

BFT Video

Thanks a bunch Steve. I’ll give them a try. Tips are greatly appreciated!
Rob

For some reason I’m unable to open the page.

Sorry guys….

Try this!

http://www.bfishntackle.com/

what is the exact name of this video, I would love to order one, I fish pools 5a and 6 and I think this may shed some light on some wingdam fishing. I found only one at bfishn tackle, is that the one or is there others, Give me a PM.

Thanks MiniGrub