Mississinewa is a muddy mess

Went to Hogsback area Friday; water was about 46* and very muddy. Water was a little high and somewhat swift but plenty of bank to fish from. Not a bite . Saw others come and go without any luck. Temps are almost there for white bass, then came 2" of rain Saturday and water raise about 6' . Hope it comes down and clears up before the water gets to warm or it will a lake only bite this year.

On a side note, are they ever going to open that little bridge on the east side of Hogsback ? The one that fell in/ washed out back in 2017. It looks done but road still closed and there is still a pile of gravel blocking it. I mean it's been 3 years now, kind of a pain to go around it. Anyone got any info on what's up with it ? -Thanks

They have the dam opened up should come down fairly quick but about time for summer pool

River is already back down. Lake is at 730 and dropping. Had a buddy go up a little east of 13 this morning and he didnt get a bite. I havent been up that way yet but man im ready for it to start. Lots of 60s in the forecast should pick up any day id think. I fished the resi saturday before the rain and caught a lot of dinks. Got a tip it was hot below spillway so went there on way back and did pretty good.

Ya, getting better each day, hopefully mid week the run will kick in. I also heard the spillway bite was good, but I'll wait for the river. Spillway can be a test on my nerves and patience when it gets crowded lol .

I dont care for the spillway either but i knew it was just my buddy and one other guy there so wasnt bad. Had to wade a little to get to the fish they were laying over that little island in the cove. Water is up more there now and bite has been off last couple days from what i heard. Crowd muggt not be as bad this year since you have to park and walk a good ways to fish there since they closed the main road. I am ready for the run upriver to start though...always a blast when ya locate a good school of em.

"...always a blast when ya locate a good school of em. "

It's what I live for. lol

I have read that people are fishing below the dam at mississinea this is what the DNR told me The property the USACE manages has been closed to public. The fishing area at the tailwaters/spillway/outflow/below the dam is closed to the public at all USACE properties in the Louisville District, including Mississinewa, Salamonie and Roush. People may fish on the DNR managed / lake side of the dam.

Did anybody get a boat on Mississinewa today? How was the water color? I am suppose to meet my brother from Noblesville in the morning somewhere. Missy is about 1/2 way for us. Or we sometimes meet in Warsaw or I make the drive and we hit Morse Reservoir on the north side of Noblesville. Since I live in Elkhart county, for me to drive all the way south is a hike. If anybody has some info from today about the water color and how successful they were, I would really appreciate it to help us make a decision. Thanks

If you look at the Louisville COE website it is up 13' from winter pool and dam is open pretty good Louisville District Daily Lake Report

I was over there today with a buddy. Tried spillway first and its just solid mud. No fish. Left and went almost to marion to check the river and its still pretty brown. Didnt even fish it. The lake is solid mud too.

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I was over there today with a buddy. Tried spillway first and its just solid mud. No fish. Left and went almost to marion to check the river and its still pretty brown. Didnt even fish it. The lake is solid mud too.

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Ok. Thanks. I figured it would still be pretty bad. I think I will make the drive to Morse since it will be a lot warmer than the lakes in Warsaw. Have a great weekend.

Got a report of a limit caught today in hogsback area. Wateer looked muddy to me yesterday maybe it has cleared some. I decided today to make the longer drive and fish upstream of sallimonie. Water was in pretty good shape and probably caught over100 fish. I kept 20 to bring home. Several 12 inch fish.

Nice! Those are the reports we like to see. Hopefully the reservoirs will clear up soon as well.

Thanks. Went to missy today and found some fish by hogsback in the river. No real big fish but several around 10 inches. Left there to try a few other areas and found no fish upstream or downstream from hogsback. So eliminated a lot of water. Water got muddier closer to 13 i got. I may try once more tomorrow since rain is forecated and could mess everything up again for a while.

Did the Missy clear up any? I see they have stopped pulling a lot of water from it now. Hopefully, they will let it start filling up to summer pool. Heading down from Goshen in the morning. Will be launching from Red Bridge.

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Did the Missy clear up any? I see they have stopped pulling a lot of water from it now. Hopefully, they will let it start filling up to summer pool. Heading down from Goshen in the morning. Will be launching from Red Bridge.

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Ya, not to bad now, river still low; lake 5' under summer pool. Bite was good before this latest cold front moved in Thursday. Last couple days have been pitiful to say the least. The high winds and cold temps really killed it, for me at least. Looks like the cold is here for a while, may go out in the morning, may just hide eggs for grand kid.

Missy was a bust for me today too. Only 4 shorts in muddy 54 degree water. It will get better, I promise. I think I have been fishing more this spring than I did all last year, and so far not a lot to show for it. I will keep going until I get it figured out.

Last 2 days in the river were awful. Caught some nice fish last wednesday and was not far from 13. But last 2 days nothing but dinks and not many of them. Going to be cold all week. I think im going to start fishing the main resi again at this point.