Freddie’s Float

I used to fish at a spot called Freddie’s Float a number of years ago, before the flood.

The float was located in Lacrosse.

Does anyone know if it’s still around?

Thanks!

Well the float certainly is still there… but I’m not sure of the name. Regardless, its right where you last saw it… below the Lock & Dam #7, WI side of the channel.

Fishing should be real good from that float right now as reports from other floats up and downstream of that float have been real positive.

James Holst

Moving Waters Guide Service

http://www.movingwaters.net

My Uncle owns and runs the float below Lock # 7 which is Dresbach. Fishing has been going pretty good there lately. He has quite a few people out there during the day. Give him a call and he can get you on the float. I believe that its now called “Best Float by a Dam Site”. His name is Bill Pohl and you can reach him at: 608-783-2286

Steve Hougom – FTR Webstaff

Thanks for the info guys.

Steve – One last question. I’m heading in from Chicago and because it was so long ago I can’t remember exactly how to get there.

I’ll be coming down I-90 – could you give any specific directions from the expressway?

Thanks for all your help!

Paul,

If your coming in on I-90 West, go past exits 3 and 2 which will take you to the I-90 bridge that travels over the Mississippi. Take the first exit as you come off the bridge to the right. You will come to a stop sign. Go straight and then a right will take you to the landing where you can raise a white flag that signals the float to come and pick you up. This is assuming you want to go right to the float that my uncle runs and fish there.

Hope this helped.

Steve Hougom – FTR Webstaff

I didnt know the float in La Crosse was named freddies. For the float called Freddies I fish alot was in Winona. The owner’s name was Fred. The guy I fish with, his Grandpa and I went there in 1984 opener and they put on one of they most memorable deplaies of catching walleyes I have ever seen. By the time these two were done they had a limit of a life time. (Kinda like the limit seen at Johnsons port side on Mil Lacs) well any way they had 11 eyes and the biggest on the stringer was around 13lbs and the smallest was 4lbs. And Grandpa lost one that dwarf the 13lber. And I do believe that the Winona paper still might have pictures of that day.