Pool 8 Mississippi River
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter (Current)
Pool 8 Mississippi River Overview
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Total Fishing Reports
109
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Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Dam
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Crawfish
Smallmouth were set up on wing dams, with deep water access. Small football jigs, ned rigs, and dt 6's did most of the damage. Fishing the jigs parallel to wing dams seemed to work the best to keep jig in strike zone
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
53°
I caught a decent amount of small mouth focusing on current breaks just off the main river, depth didn't seem to play too much of a factor. If you were able to find good current breaks that had shad present, walking a spook in the slack part of the break was a good way to get bites. I would also rotate in a shad colored jerkbait and a ned rig when they were not committing to spook after catching a few.
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