Pool 9 Lake Winneshiek
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9/16/23
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
72°
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Smallmouth are crushing shad on shallow flats near the main river channel. Look for areas with lots of current, flats and ledge drop offs or sand bars. Work your swimbait along the flats and over the drop offs into deeper water. Smallies are going to smash it!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
69°
Shad colored Arsenal swim jig with menace grub as well as lipless crankbaits around grass, rock and sand points where you have bait and clean water.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
The bite was slow and not many big fish caught. I was flipping a creature hawg along the rocks and following it up with a TRD Ned rig. Weather patterns will be changing soon so I expect the bite to pick up.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
74°
Fishing all throughout pool 9 was very tough all weekend. The smallmouth could be found in the usual spots with current and rock but the largemouth were very hard to find. Was unable to get many bites with a frog or any topwater. Look for shad breaking on the surface and you'll find the bass. Look for shallow areas next to deeper water like wing dams, points and sand bars. You can see the bass breaking the surface chasing shad into the shallows. Throw a white jerkbait, fluke or even a spinner into the action and you'll catch plenty. The quantity was there but not a lot of size unfortunately.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
Recently fished a tournament on this pool of the river. Big bites were hard to come by found many 14”-16” fish in a small lake off of the main river. Moving a Texas rigged chigger craw through the grass got my biggest fish but got many fish on wacky rig senkos and on a drop shot.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
We found largemouth and a few smallmouth along weed edges and channel swing banks with laydowns present. Tried moving baits but had to slow down with Texas rigged craws slowly hopped along the bottom to get consistent bites.
Species
Northern Pike
Season
Fall
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Found northern pike and largemouth pushing shad up on shallow mud and sand flats in river channel bends. The most productive areas had lily pads along the shoreline. Caught most of the fish on either an Outcast Tackle Pro Swim Jig with a Z-man Diezel Minnowz as a trailer or with an Owner flashy Swimmer with a 3.8 or 4.8 Keitech in shad patterns.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rip Rap
Used this to cover water. Good bites when it got bit but it was a tough day to get a pattern down