I’m sure Rugby and Gianni will have some more stuff to add, as well the all important Photo-documentary. My post will get to the meat and potatoes of it, since I need to get going. My wife and kids are waiting on me to get done so we can head to the German Fest in Guttenberg, an engine show in Froelich, and then some apple pickin/cider drinkin’ in Gayes Mills. Get out and enjoy this awesome weather! 
We fished for the better part of the day, launching @ Cold Spring a little b4 8am. It seemed a lot windier and colder 
than Thursday night’s forecast as we crawled across Lake Winnieshiek, dodging stumps and other hazards. 
I need to spend a day with the GPS and map the slough channels that get you out to the river. On the way in, we shot a little farther south and ran up the railroad tracks on the WI side, which I recommend to any novices. The water was between 5-15′ deep over there.
It was essentially a trolling bite for us. We worked the east edge of the cans below Capoli slough and Gianni connected on the first fish around 9:30am on a Minnesota Vikings 
colored fat-free shad, landing a “greaser” sauger that went into the tank. I switched to a red craw JSR-5 and connected on the first walleye (17″) a little farther upstream on the IA side (rip-rap) on the leadcore set-up. Rugby followed up with a nice 19″ (biggest fish of the day) that nailed a large blue-shad Risto Rap.
From then on, we saw steady, slow action with saugers nailing the baits. Gianni’s fat-free shad and the red-craw were the top producers. We were fishing in ~5-13′ of water, with most strikes coming on irregular bottom in 10′ of H20. Water temps were 62-65 degrees. Trolling speed was between 2 and 3 mph GPS. Weeds were a major annoyance at various times during the day.
After lunch in Lansing, we tried drifting crawlers and willowcats, as well as working a wing-dam with little success. We trolled on our way back through the same area that produced in the morning and got no takers; she pretty much shut down for us from lunchtime on.
We took home 5 eaters and tossed back about 3-4 dinks.
Regards,
Joe Jiacinto
Actually, there were several others as well. My favorite of the day involved a rogue walleye that is still loose in the pool. This walleye has evolved to having the ability to change forms at will. Perhaps this is some biological mutation arising from industrial pollution upstream? You guys at 3M better shut the valves a little tighter b4 your shift change or break time, before we are over-run with these things. 
confidently proclaimed he was utterly certain he had an ‘eye on. Gentlemen, beware of this fish. There’s a case of your favorite strong stuff I am personally offering as bounty for conclusive evidence that this offending creature has been removed from the pool. 
