Pool 13 Mississippi River
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Pool 13 Mississippi River Fishing Reports
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
64°
Flipped a 3/8oz weight because of the wind otherwise a 5/16 works great. Found pads near creek channel and caught fish for 4 straight hours with best 5 going #14.71.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Dam
Walleye were biting on wing dams. They were biting on jerkbaits and crankbaits. Rained all day but the bite was great!
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
The bite was very good in the morning and was consistent all day. Multiple fish were caught off of the same laydown. Both smallmouth and largemouth were caught off of the same structure but by far more smallmouth were present.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Crappie
Covering water with a chatterbait, pick apart key pieces of structure flipping.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Had an Epic day on Saturday Sept 11th. My buddy and I boated 49 bass, 44 all from one 300 yard stretch at two different times of the day. Hot bait was the Castaic Atlas White Spinnerbait with a slight modification. The spinnerbait comes with two silver willow leaf blades, after my buddy started catching fish with a war eagle white spinnerbait that had a large silver willow with a small gold, I made the change to the Castaic and made that blade change, once that change was made I started catching fish. We boated roughly 24 fish in the first 2hrs that morning. Fish seemed to scatter so we moved tried a few other area's up river. Caught a couple on a Riot Baits Fuzzy Beaver and Riot Square Bill. On our way to another location down river, we decided to try that stretch one more time. We proceeded to boat another 25 fish on the same White Spinnerbaits over the same 300yrd stretch. The fish were primarily on banks with small gravel and rock on the bank into the water, boat was in about 4-5ft of water casting to the shore. Some laydowns along the bank fish came off of those but primarily fish were chasing bait and really in no specific location other than that stretch. Tried other area's on either side of that and no fish. Something about that stretch that was holding the bait, fish. That area has held fish every time I've fish that river for the last 30yrs but not to this level. Was an awesome day that I would love to repeat again!!!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
76°
Found a few in shallow backwaters, but got on em in the channel. Found boulders in 10-20 feet. Shakey heads and drop shots worked well. Extremely light bite.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Pool 13 is on the rise and the bass are moving into backwater areas with pads and grass. Frogs, pitching and punching are the way to catch them.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
64°
