Pool Four starting to heat up

  • Charlie “Turk” Gierke
    Hudson Wisconsin
    Posts: 1020
    March 16, 2012 at 9:59 pm #1333514

    03-16-12 Mississippi River Pool Four fishing is getting good, and with the great weather it is a real treat to float the boat right now!
    We caught two limits of sauger yesterday in the 15 to 18 inch range and one large 21” fish released. This bite is far from at its peak and is really just starting. Best techniques have been trolling three ways with Rapala stickbaits, and vertical jigging, and dragging jigs.
    When the water rises the large walleye will be coming shallow in the day and much more catchable. Right now the large walleyes are biting after dark on shallow sand.
    Water clarity is dark, which usually makes the daytime bite great.
    03/16 18:00 670.2ft 20.6kcfs
    Keep Catchin’
    Turk

    Cory with a 21″ sauger.

    chappy
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 4854
    March 16, 2012 at 11:51 pm #1049960

    Coulda fooled me… I was dfown from Noon to 5 today 3 waying south and I think I saw maybe a dozen fish boated in that time. Some jigging, Some 3 waying, But it’s far from heating up in my opinion.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 60010
    March 17, 2012 at 12:48 am #1049973

    Hey Chapp, the guys at 4 Season have been getting some great reports. Not everyone, but more than last week.

    The fish I saw at Everts echoes the same story. But again, there were some p4 regulars that couldn’t buy a fish.

    I think “starting to heat up” is the key here.

    Paul Heise
    River Falls, Wi
    Posts: 723
    March 17, 2012 at 1:35 am #1049983

    Great report. I have to agree on the just starting. I think everyone is fishing the unseasonably nice weather rather than the actual dates for when the good fishing starts. “THE BITE” is still a couple weeks off according to my journals! Although I do believe it may come a little bit earlier. Good luck everyone!

    mbenson
    Minocqua, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3842
    March 17, 2012 at 5:47 pm #1050054

    What were the water temps, guys???

    Mark

    Dave Ansell
    Rushford, MN
    Posts: 1572
    March 17, 2012 at 10:51 pm #1050076

    Main channel on pool 5a was 44-45 today. I had been hearing reports of 50 in the backwaters but could only find around 46-47 today

    riverdan
    Posts: 295
    March 17, 2012 at 11:10 pm #1050083

    Way to go my friend way to bend them limit creek rods!

    Jack Naylor
    Apple Valley, MN
    Posts: 5668
    March 18, 2012 at 12:58 am #1050105

    Nice day Turk
    thanks
    Jack

    Charlie “Turk” Gierke
    Hudson Wisconsin
    Posts: 1020
    March 18, 2012 at 6:37 pm #1050200

    Chappy,

    Well late last week most guys were doing poor. Then as this week progressed the guys I know and me are putting about 2 limits in the boat. Nothing wild or hot. So in light of the bite improving from the guys I associate with I reported starting to heat up.

    Friday was better still we had 3 limits from 8am to 2 pm, I still believe the bite is starting to heat up and is improving. No not a hot bite.

    Keep Catchin’
    Turk

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