Another hot day on the river! I took the boat down to Pool 4 of the Mississippi River in Red Wing for some open-water action and got into them pretty good, again.
We came home with a 2-person's limit of 12 walleyes, saugers, and saugeyes between 15 and 20 inches, and on a day that Evertt's was running a 50-boat tournament!
Fish were active and biting hard in depths between 20'-28'. We were vertical jigging 3/16oz jig heads with a ringworm -- no live bait. Colors that landed the most fish were chartreuse/orange-core and black/gold fleck. The better fish were absolutely choking it when held steady about 1.5' off the bottom, almost ripping the rod out of my hand.
Equipment I used was a Medium 6'9" Shimano rod and a Shimano Symetre reel with 6lb Berkley XL fishing line. Shimano makes some of the best quality fishing gear out there: Cabela's Shimano stuff
Water clarity was down with the recent weather, and the current has picked up a little from last week! Made for a better day bite for sure. The bite should continue to pickup from now through mid-spring!
Great report! Thanks for sharing. Would you agree that chartreuse/orange colors are always hot? I've never NOT reeled in a walleye using those colors.
ReplyDeleteThe dirtier the water gets the better those orange colors are!!
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