Thanks for the info on floating weeds. I think most of 9’s weeds come from the artificial islands the DNR put in at Stoddard. Good for fish habitat,but makes for tough fall fishing.

Good work !
Thanks for the report.

Tough Day ! Thanks for the report.
I was going up to fish Monday and Tuesday, I think I will wait. We have been catching some LMB in east central Iowa farm ponds.

Thanks guys appreciate the input!

Good job Stickman! I fished up by the dam yesterday afternoon and had 1 17 inch walleye pulling rapalas. No, saugers, Water temp 49 degrees

Rock Creek Park down by Grinnell.

Have fun!

Excellent job!
Nice to hear reports from the QCA.

Thanks Jason!
Great explanation and photos!

Sorry no pictures, I am techno challenged. Don’t have a digital camera yet. She is still swimming for somebody else to catch.
The water temp was 48 degrees.
I owe a big thanks to my buddy Scott to taking me along to his hot spot.
THANKS SCOTTY !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree close all the tailwaters Dec 1 to March 15.
It may be unpopular but it will pay off!

That is really funny!

Hey Tony did the fish seem to prefer the leadcore or the stealth?

Thanks for the report.

Hey Jeff,
I was in Bellevue last week and drove up to see what is going on at the old Harbor hotel spot. I didn’t see another hotel being built, but I didn’t go any farther north.
Those condos WOW they want 285,000 and they don’t look that nice. I don’t know if they have sold any.
We trolled leadcore, caught a few walleyes, then drifted a clam bed with a crawler and had a riot catching 9& 10 lb carp and sheephead. Man did they slam the jig.

Yes Herb that would explain why the water was so muddy! That makes for a tough bite. In Iowa City we have missed all those rains that raised the Iowa and the one Davenport got. I guess I should figure out that army corp. site that has the river stage info on it.

Jeff I usually just troll in front of the wing dams, in our area they are nice and long so a guy can get in a decent run.

Hey Tony thanks for the report!
Are you trolling main channel borders or side sloughs?

I am guessing Lake McBride for the wipers. My next door neighbor is out there most evenings. No kids and his wife doesn’t seem to mind? Trolling getting occasional walleyes and wipers. He says those wipers put up an unbelievable fight.I am going to try it soon!

I have been up on pool 9 the last 2 weekends, it is really loaded with thise 14.5 inch fish. we got them trolling cranks and dragging jigs.
We did catch some bigger fish dragging jigs on the sand point below DeSoto Bay. Nice to see a healthy population of those guys coming along!

Hey Tony great to see you on the water!

That is really LOW!
I hope the rest of your trip went better.

Wow! that is tough.
I hope your pup makes a full recovery.
Thanks for the info!

Thanks for the info!

I like your cowbell quote!

Good luck to you guys! I will be up with a buddy in October.
Steve I am sorry to hear you will not be up this year. My wife Bev and I went out with you last year, had a great time and learned alot!
Tom Clearman

Tony is a great guy to talk to for advice for fishing this area.
He has helped me out alot!

Thanks for the info, you boys have fun this weekend!
I will be up for ~10 days over Memorial Day, always look forward to coming to the pond.

Yes he did!!!
That was before I had a GPS. We just took a map and a compass bearing and headed out into the lake.
And we caught fish.

Those tasty delights are just finishing up down here in central Iowa.
It was a so so year, on the dry side. Have fun!

So is old Frank retireing?
Won’t be the same going in there and not seeing Frank sitting at the bar.
Lots of fond memories from Liberty Beach. First time I was up to Mille Lacs I met him at a gas station in Isle, October ’94. He told us to come up to his place and launch. Then he pointed us to fish, that was the beginning of the Mille Lacs October full moon fever for me!

John I would love to go out with you. I would like to check out pool 14, I usually fish #17.
I couldn’t get there untill ~9:00 a.m. Could fish ’till dark. I make an excellent Roast Beef and Cheese sandwich.
Let me know if that works.
Thanks,
Tom Clearman