Pool 9 Lake Winneshiek
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Pool 9 Lake Winneshiek Fishing Reports
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Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Ice
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Stumps
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
57°
Chucking and winding small swimmers in and out of current varying retrieve speeds.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Dam
Caught a bunch on wing dams. A lot of good sized fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Throw a frog on the edges of the grass, work the frog fast.
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4/24/23
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Humps
Water Temperature
43°
Fished pool 9 from the dam down to Blackhawk park from 4/20 - 4/24. Very difficult with so much water and fast current. Had some success with the walleyes when we found some protected water with slower current. Fished the current seam with pink jig and flat worm worked really slowly. Ended with 6 keeper walleyes and 2 saugers. Watched the river rise 2 feet over those 4 days. Still rising with a predicted peak this weekend. Lots of debris and large trees coming through. Have to be very observant if you go out. Only open launch is by the power plant. BE SAFE!!
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
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
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Fished in a tournament recently and stuck to the sloughs in the north part of pool 9. I caught 6 bass all day and lots of pike. Got a couple of fish on a Thundercricket with a Zako as a trailer all of my other fish came ripping a Red Eyed Shad through the grass.
Species
Northern PikeSeason
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
Largemouth BassSeason
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.
