Pool 8 Mississippi River
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Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
75°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
81°
Fished in the Big B.A.S.S. tour this weekend. Lots of big fish caught over the whole tournament. Frogging heavy cover with duck weed was what I found worked best. Flipping around the weed edges also caught some decent fish. But getting into the thick vegetation produced the biggest bass. Also flipping and cranking around bridges was a great way to find some large active fish.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
79°
Flipping undercut banks in goose island with an Xzone adrenaline craw black and blue paired with a Mustad assault 3/0 EWG. Fish we very active. A lot of decent size largemouth and a few 4+pounders. Tossing the spook on weed edges also produced.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
80°
rip rap near heavy vegetation held a lot Of decent fish. Mostly fishing backwaters recently due to high flow on and near main channel has produced the best days. Large mouth were very active. Flipping rip rap worked well along with throwing frog on heavy cover with duck weed most hits happened when pausing instantly when hitting pockets and open water.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
73°
Cold and windy, fished French lake and had luck on the pad edges fished weighted weedless wacky and caught multiple 15" to 16" fish.
Adam Rogge
Bronze Ambassador
9/10/22
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Dam
Forage
Crawfish
Fishing ned rigs with orange, green pumpkin, and pb&j colors over wingdams throughout the summer can produce consistent smallmouth fishing. Cast from down-stream and drag/hop the ned rig along the bottom allowing it to maintain contact with the rock as much as possible.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
First day of the Phoenix bass fishing league, made a 50 mile run deep into pool 9 and found a small hump with rocks in around 3 feet of water I would slow roll my swim jig to try to roll it on the rocks. This was my key technique that I caught all my keepers on, I was only able to bring 3 to the scales. I also lost two nice smallmouth on a sneak head chatterbait, this bait also produced a few smaller fish.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Day two of phoenix bass league, made the cut and decided to stay on pool 8 rather than make a run. Decided to fish a point with a small scatter rocks. I caught all of my keepers on a ewg ned rig with a simple z-man trd in green pumpkin goby. The key was to just let the bait sit with out any movement. I was only able to weigh three fish as I couldn’t catch anymore overs after my small flurry. The Mississippi is fishing really well right now.
Aidan
Bronze Ambassador
9/4/22
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Fishing a tube trailer for a ned rig head on the Wisconsin side of the pool catching tons of smallmouth on the edge of rock piles on shore