pools 16 & 17

  • theleadsled
    Washington, Ia.
    Posts: 231
    April 30, 2002 at 11:16 pm #1327710

    Has anyone had any success in the last week.

    Big E
    Saint Paul, MN area
    Posts: 159
    May 1, 2002 at 4:45 am #242232

    I haven’t been out with these high river flows. I’m guessing the fishing might be tough with this wild weather, but I could be wrong. Hope to get out this weekend. We could use some warm, stable weather.

    SpinnerDave
    S.E. Iowa
    Posts: 669
    May 7, 2002 at 4:15 am #242577

    Hey Sled , The bass have been hitting good all week !

    kcce217
    Quad Cities, IL
    Posts: 10
    May 7, 2002 at 12:45 pm #242599

    Hey Dave,

    Are you fishing Pool 16 or 17 or both. I live in the area but have never fished Pool 17, mostly 14,15,16. Are the bass moving near their spawning areas or are they still pretty deep? Thanks

    Big E
    Saint Paul, MN area
    Posts: 159
    May 8, 2002 at 4:49 am #242647

    Crappies are also biting. I caught a few this past weekend.

    kcce217
    Quad Cities, IL
    Posts: 10
    May 8, 2002 at 5:29 pm #242677

    Big E,

    Are you in 16 or 17?

    Big E
    Saint Paul, MN area
    Posts: 159
    May 9, 2002 at 2:10 am #242629

    I’ve been fishing 16 — backwaters with some depth and flooded brush. I would guess the crappies would be biting down in 17 as well.

    SpinnerDave
    S.E. Iowa
    Posts: 669
    May 9, 2002 at 4:11 am #242633


    I fish 18 & 19 . The bass we caught last week have not spawned . They are getting pretty close tho I would say . The females hit well and were heavy with eggs . If the water stays up we should have a great spawn down here.

    Big E
    Saint Paul, MN area
    Posts: 159
    May 9, 2002 at 5:15 am #242595

    Crappies and bass are getting close to spawning up on 16 as well. Still catching plenty of females with eggs, and I caught a couple of males of late that looked like its tail had some wear and tear — maybe starting to build a nest. We’ll see what this cold front does to them. If only we had some stable weather…

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