Pool 8 Mississippi River
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Pool 8 Mississippi River Fishing Reports
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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.
Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
32°
Nothing is better than big gills and crappie from the ole sip! Eagle claw and clam tungsten ice jigs slayed these mondos!
Clam Maki Plastics Maki - EOL Glow / 1 1/4"
Out of Stock
Sufix Ice Magic - EOL 3lb / Clear / 100 Yards
Out of Stock
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
61°
Drop shot along weed edges. Cold front came through slowed the bite but there were still a few big perch in that 13-in range.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Looking for sparse eelgrass that had larger-sized balls of shad in them was the key to finding the bigger largemouth and smallmouth. Making LONG casts with the big Shower Blow was key, as the water was very clear. By using the 40 lb Smackdown Braid you can make long casts and get a solid hook up on the bass.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
71°
Walking a hard top water around shallow flats 2 ft and less. Produced a lot of good bites and nice largemouth. Wingdams or rock ledges held a lot of decent smallmouth as well.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Docks
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Find large rock shelfs with steep ledges. ⁹Work a walking top water slow. Pausing regularly work well to create a bite. If top water isnt working texas riged beaver or a finesse jig on the ledges worked well.
