Mississippi River Fishing Report - 5/4/09 | Mississippi & Wisconsin Rivers-Fishing Lures, Spinnerbaits, Hair Jigs, Bass Lures

Report for the weekend of May 1st . Fished the mid pool area on Friday afternoon. Water temps were in the 60 degree range again that day. Fished my smallmouth area I found last week and they were still there. Boated and released 5 nice fish, between 16 and 18 inches. Best bait was the rattletrap and a speed trap. Both chartreuse with blue back.

Saturday and Sunday fished the south end of the pool. Water temps dropped 5 degrees overnight. Saturday we had 17 largemouths, 1 smallmouth and 10 Northern. Best 5 bass weighed in the 15 pound range. These fish were caught on a variety of baits and patterns, ranging from main channel rocks to shallow weed beds. A black and blue swim jig produced the best. No huge northerns, but some pretty nice ones! Even ran into a couple of nice walleyes!

Today the bite was also pretty good, boating and releasing some nice largemouths. Took my grandson out for a few hours, and we caught a mixed bag, including perch, white bass, sheephead, northern , bass and red horse. A fun weekend! Bass fishing is getting better everyday.

Spawn time is just around the corner! For more information on fishing the upper Mississippi River in Southwest Wisconsin, give me shout!

Capt. John Bomkamp
www.johnbomkampfishing.com
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