Pool 4 - Redwing Dam
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Pool 4 - Redwing Dam Fishing Reports
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Species
WalleyeSeason
Winter
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
54°
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Ensure you're straight up and down when vertical jigging as you slip down the river with the current. Mid Nov to Dec I prefer to jig very little which consists of dropping the jig down to the bottom and lifting up 6 inches off the bottom and only jigging downwards to ensure you're still within that zone. I'd recommend not jigging upwards or aggressively. Most bites will come as you're holding at 6 inches or when you go back down to check bottom and lift back up. This will vary on the day. Today we found the fish in 22-30 feet with the recommended products
Species
WalleyeSeason
Winter
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Dam
Water Temperature
40°
Started off at sunrise just below the dam in current break below the dam in 15-18 feet of water. After 10:00 moved down river and out to 20-25 feet of water. Fat head on Moon Eye jig on bottom. Saugers between 15 and 18 inches and one walleye 18 inches.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Winter
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
42°
Look for current seams. This can be tough with low flow. 3 way rig with a minnow or ringworm on the weighted jig and a plain hook with a minnow all produced fish.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Dam
Water Temperature
40°
Walleyes and Saugers are still biting below the dam. The dam was shut down so the current was slow. At sunrise Saugers were found in 14-16 feet below the dam and then out to 20-23 feet. Fishing slowed down after 9:00 but would still bite on the jig and fathead.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Winter
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
43°
VMC Bucktail Jig 3/8 oz / Black
Out of Stock
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Fishing out of a Hobie kayak, so stayed around the Bay Point area as lots of big boats up by dam, and water current is much faster for my kayak. Drop shot a fathead and using deep diver cranks in shad colors produced fish. Fished anywhere from 1 fow to 20 fow, majority of fish came in less than 10 fow. Find the humps and fish the dips, behind the humps holds lots of fish and shad. Mostly whitebass and will have to weed through them to get walleyes. Heard the walleye bite is better by the dam. Caught a couple 4-5 pound bowfins as well! Put up a good fight! Best method was drop shot and fathead, with cranking shad raps and flicker shads was second. Caught a few hefty largemouth bass for their size with cranks! Biggest was only 2.7 pounds, but was chunky looking!
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
River Channels
Oct 31 2020. Temp 43-44; Stage 3.5 ft; Flow 18,200 Fall fishing for walleye, sauger, crappies and more remains in full swing on Pool 4 of the Mississippi River. Staying mobile and flexible, as always when fishing the river, remains the key. Our best bite for a mixed bag of 15-22" sauger and walleye was to pull Dubuque Rigs upstream along well-defined current seams. A Dubuque Rig is a modified 3-way rig that presents two jigs tipped with ringworms: a heavy "bottom" jig, typically 1/2 oz, and a 1/16 oz "top" jig. Each is connected to a 3-way swivel with a Seaguar InvizX leader: ~ 20" long to the bottom jig and ~ 10" long to the top jig. Lower the rig to the bottom and slowly pull upstream, 0.1-0.3 mph, zig-zagging across the seam and hitting both the faster and slower water. Key depths for us today were 18-24' for daytime walleye and sauger. If you want to try something different - try your hand at some slab crappies. Look to rocky flats that have gentle current across them and sharp breaks into the main channel. Excellent numbers of 10-13" crappies and some bonus bull gills are available. Pitch 1/16 oz jigs tipped with minnows or 2" minnow-profile soft plastics across the flats and enjoy!
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
3 way rig tipped with minnows in 5-12' of water. Look for current seams.
