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Thinking of going out tomorrow afternoon. Looks like they are hold back at the dam and the river is still a little high and muddy. These cold nights have probably slowed the bite and scattered the fish. Not sure where to try, maybe put the jon boat in and hit some coves. Anyone been out since sundays rain ?
Heading home from work, drove over the river on 15. Looks better, but still muddy. If we get the rain we are supposed to Saturday, could be bad for awhile yet...hope I'm wrong.
Was planning to go on Saturday but now there is an 80 percent chance of rain. Have not been there since the last rain. I'll probably try somewhere over there on Sunday. Let me know how it goes if you make it out tomorrow.
Will do.
Well, they are still holding back at the dam, level is about 5' from summer pool and water is stained to slightly muddy. Was a slow afternoon, fish were scattered, managed 5 crappie and 4 white bass, all went back. I'm guessing after todays rain it will be at or above summer pool. I did see someone or DNR had sunk some x-mas trees on the east side of the dam, some were still out of the water.
Rain.......ugghhhhhh......Usually love fishing in the rain, but enough is enough.. Can we just get something stable, sheesh.
Rain today...but extended forecast shows no rain for the next 10 days. Just hope they are right...fingers crossed.
Anyone been out lately? River looks to be going back down, but still muddy..should be good by the weekend. Hopefully with all the cool temps and high water, we didnt miss the crappie run
Wasn't fishing today but did go over the dam. Lake looked pretty good, wish i could have been fishing. Saw 3 boats fishing the rocks at the dam. Going to try it on Saturday and see if there in there usual holes getting ready for spawn, lake should be at summer pool then.
Hit up river today, water was muddy and a little up but not bad. Cold nights have got the water temp at 57*. Bite was slow, managed 5 crappie and 3 white bass. Will likely try main lake this weekend. Really need a few warmer days to get the mushrooms and crappie action going.
That mushroom and crappie action sounds great, but a big plate sounds even better :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by kyron4
Fished lake this afternoon from shore. Hit a cove that is usually pretty good pre spawn and we caught some but the bite was slow. Lot of people fishing in that cove and they were having same results. Water was pretty dirty considering it has not rained in a while. We decided to pack up and try another spot that is usually pretty good in the evenings and it was even slower there. Caught about 6 there and none of them were big enough to keep. We probably should have stuck it out where we started. May try again tomorrow and see if it's any better. Saw lots of mushroom hunters too and several had pretty nice finds.
Ya, bite was slow in the morning too. Also surprised how stained the water was with no rain. They're about 2' from summer pool, both forecast shows rain and thunderstorms for the next 6 days :yikes So today may be the last chance for awhile.
Fished the river today, close to hogback. Bite was slow but not too bad, really shut off by 830. Ended up with about 10..plenty for me to fry up
Went back this evening and tried the same cove. Bite was still kinda slow but fish were being caught. Seems like action is coming in spurts, then shuts off for a while. Kept around 15. Biggest fish was 12 inches. Would not touch a jig again, has been a minnow bite lately for me. If we don't get a bunch of rain to mess things up, this week and next weekend should be great. Warm temps all week, fish will be all over the banks. I'll probably hit my not so easy to get to cove next weekend. Too many people this weekend for me, felt like i was at the spillway.
Friday morning early was good for my Dad and me. Jigs seemed to work good. Saturday we didn't get out untill noon. They seemed to want the minnows mostly, but I was trying to get my 7yr old to catch fish so i couldn't fish to hard. Caught fish on the banks and in deeper water as well.
Al
Yikes ! That tells me it's jon boat time :kewlQuote:
Originally Posted by colt1888
Hope they're wrong about all the rain, if we get all they say it could be a high water muddy mess.
Saw an estimate of 2-3 inches starting next weekend into the first part of next week. Terrible timing. Got a decent shower this morning but not too bad. Might try to get out on Thursday before the rain starts as it's the only free day i have this week. And yeah a boat would not be a bad idea. At least 15 people in the cove i fished yesterday and about 10 the day before.Quote:
Originally Posted by kyron4
Slightly off topic but is anyone hearing any gobbling around Missy? I'm drawn to hunt this weekend and the reports I'm hearing are not good.
Only heard 1 gobbler the past 8-10 days and he only sounded off for less than 5 minutes. This has been one of the oddest turkey seasons I can remember. I havent even heard a gunshot up there in the mornings for about 2 weeks