High Water River Walleyes

I have spent the last few days with folks on the upper end of Pool 4. We have done a lot of chasing and a little catching also. The high water has forced us to look in areas away from the main river to find willing fish.
In my pursuit I have been searching in typical main river spots as well and finding no takers.

I typically drag jigs with bait and/or pull cranks most every trip out this time of year. My crank pulling as of late has been a futile effort with absolutely no walleye interest at all. Dragging jigs with bait has accounted for every walleye but one in the last three days. Mostly leeches and crawlers but even minnows have taken a couple here and there.

Dave and Diane Preston spent the moring with me on Monday. We were into fish almost immediately and had steady action most of the morning. Mostly 14-20 inch fish with a couple over 20 making a showing. A pretty even mix between crawlers and leeches took fish.

Ray Cooling and his sons Dalton and Dakota were in on Tuesday to again “drag” up a few. Ray let the big one go before we got to see it but we managed a pretty good bunch of eaters that went home for the Coolings’ training table. A couple fish on leeches but mostly a crawler thing today.

Wednesday it was Mike Orth and his son Jake’s turn. I will say this was the lower of the three days for numbers but the size made up for it. Jake is shown with our best fish of the day that fell for a 1/16th oz lime green draggin jig tipped with a crawler. Mike is also shown with a decent fish of his own. Orange and a crawler on this one in about 13 fow and the only backchannel fish of the day.

Just enough fish and some great folks made for an ejoyable few days on the water. Thanks to all!