Pool 14 – looking any better????

How’s it looking out there on Pool 14? I’d assume water level is high. The itch is getting pretty bad, wanted to get out this weekend, but it’s a 2 hour drive. Need to make sure it’s worth the trip out.

Thanks.

I got out for a few hours on Sunday, but conditions are still not good. Very fast flow, high, and about 2-4″ visibility with a very bright plastic! I did find a few fish down river, but searching took most of the time I had, so not much to show for my outing.
Foarecast is for the river to stay high and fast for at least the next week or so. Surface temp was at 44-45 degrees, up from 33-34 on the 16th.
The fish I was able to find where in normally shallow back cuts and on shoreline sand between wing dams in 5-9′ or water. Had to anchor and pitch jigs to them due to a 20-30 mph Southwest wind that wanted to push me on shore!
There are some fish in the dam area, but not in the “normal” spring areas. Found a few small saugers off the current on the Illinois side dragging ringies. My guess is 3 waying rattling stick baits would have been more productive in the areas I found fish, but the wind made it too difficult.

Thanks for the update, I’ve fished out there twice since I bought my boat. Still learning, need to spend more time on the water. I’ve never gone south from the Albany launch, always north to the wingdams. Sounds like I need to do some exploring.