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Pool 2 Mississippi
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Species
CrappieSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Minnows
Species
WalleyeSeason
Winter
Technique
Vertical Jigging 0-9'
Structure
River Channels
The walleye congregate in deeper pools along the main river channel and then move up onto the flats to feed in the morning and evening hours. You can catch them snap jigging a jigging rap along the channel edges and by pitching and snap jigging on top of the flats in less than 10 FOW during the morning and evening hours. Make sure to not go too heavy with the weight as this will cause you to snag on the bottom. Use the current to determine what weight and size jigging rap to be using. You want to be able to have no more than a 45 degree line angle and be able to snap and let the bait fall to the bottom. The fish will usually pin it to the bottom so "set the hook" on every snap and be ready for your rod to just stop on a mississippi super tanker!
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
River Channels
Water Temperature
37°
Finally got out to open water. Caught a bunch of walleyes with the biggest going 20”. Spent most of the day slamming bottom with a rippin rap.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Dam
Forage
Shad
Fish just below the lock on Pool 2. Slow moving to dead stick jig on the bottom. Using bright jigs and white plastics or live minnows worked great.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
48°
I had an awesome time fishing the river for the first time down there and even caught some really high-quality fish. Wood in warm bays was the main player but took a bit to locate were the fish would be. Jig was the key and caught all my fish on a jig.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
53°
Great mix of baits today. Fished mostly 3-10 drops of rock lots of smallies working them slow
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
53°
Flipping tubes and neds on current breaks produced smallies. Flipping tubes and chatterbaits on wood produced largemouth
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
First two weeks of April fishing from shore. Fish were in as shallow as possible clinging to riprap. Middle of the day was most productive. Bouncing a football jig with a craw trailer off of rock and rip rap was producing. All fish in less than 4 feet of water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
53°
The backwaters of Pool 2 are heating up! When I launched late morning I saw 49 degree temps where there was current but 53 degree temps in shallow areas out of the current. When I left in the evening those shallow areas were 60 degrees! Caught some chunky green ones in 1-3fow near wood or laydowns. Half of them came on a Picasso Swim jig and the other half on a Booyah Covert Spinnerbait.
