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Xao Xiong

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5/6/23

Species
Catfish
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
54°

We set out for some Wipers on the De Monies River below Saylorville but it quickly became a catfish outing. Soaking fresh shad as cutbait landed us some nice catfish on light tackle. The 6'10" MLXF St. Croix Victory pair with a Daiwa Tatula 3000 with 15lb J-Braid had no issue muscling in these catfish. Smallest of the days was a couple pounds and biggest was a little over 10 pounds. Water temps were still low and the wipers were as active. But the catfish were

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Wild Urban Adventures YouTube

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5/6/23

Species
Striped Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Dam
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
50°

Saylorville Dam in Iowa. Best time to fish these hybrid wipers is when the dam is releasing around 3500-4000 cfs of water down stream. Current water flow may be found online with simple google search. Current water flow when we started fishing was 3500 cfs in the morning and by time we left was 3200 cfs. Best bait was any type of hair jigs in various colors. Hot colors were any brighter colors, otherwise any color all took fish with the brighter colors catching the most. Recommended at least 1/4oz down river from dam and 3/8 to 1 oz closer to the dam. Cast and let hair jig bounce down river and they’ll hit the bait as they see them. Fish species also caught on hair jigs are carp, Buffalo carp, catfish and a few smaller whitebass.