Pool 13 Mississippi River
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Pool 13 Mississippi River Fishing Reports
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
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 Bass
Season
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
Smallmouth Bass
Season
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 Bass
Season
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
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Some good bites have been coming fishing frogs in the lily pads. The terminator walking frog is super easy to walk side to side and allows for a nice slow walking presentation through the pads. If you see the pads move or miss a fish you can flip a bait back in the pads to get them to bite. You need the right gear for this type of fishing. 50-65lb braid is important and a nice heavy action rod like the St. Croix Victory VTC74HF paired with a Daiwa tatula 150 is vital to getting the big ones out of heavy cover.
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Species
Walleye
Season
Summer
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
River Channels
Rigging leeches and crawlers. Focused on up side of wing dams. Also threw deep divers. Mostly Bomber model A. Multiple slot fish.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Missile Craw Father in Super Bug caught them on laydowns, riprap, and weed edges. Baby Z-Too on a dropshot where I could see bait schooling. Wacky Rigged senko in the morning on the edge of cover. The Live Target frog only produced a couple bites, but they were the right kind.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Working to the outer edges of pads, pause at the edge and slow twitch/pause. Blow ups all on outer edges