Greetings All:
Well, river is high but it continues to give up some great fish. Key is picking your spots. Nice sauger and some walleye in flooded timber and brush on down sides of points and islands. Also some really nice 15 and 16 inch stripers located off flooded sand flats near river and incoming stream mouths. Fan cast area with small 1/4th oz. jigs tipped with a 3" plastic shad body. Cast right up to shore and use a nice steady retrieve. When you get into these fish they are really aggressive. Surprised since water still on cold side but they are hungry.
Rain and possible light snow predicted over weekend but so far Sunday said to be a nice day. Get out and enjoy!!!
Last cast,,,,,,Mike Cyze lastcast13@yahoo.com.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
FIND FISH IN FLOODED WILLOWS
Greetings All:
Well, hit the river early this morning and found high water in pool-13. Ran down river a bit and found some nice sauger and a few walleye holding tight in flooded willows along the down stream side of island points. Small 1/8th ounce jigs tipped with a minnow were pitched into flooded brush and retrieved just like for bass. Fish are holding tight to cover. Down stream side is best due to little current for fish to fight.
As far as color of jigs?, well, black was a hot color this morning but try others until you find what the fish are looking for. Good luck and enjoy your time on the river.
lastcast / Mike Cyze lastcast13@yahoo.com
Well, hit the river early this morning and found high water in pool-13. Ran down river a bit and found some nice sauger and a few walleye holding tight in flooded willows along the down stream side of island points. Small 1/8th ounce jigs tipped with a minnow were pitched into flooded brush and retrieved just like for bass. Fish are holding tight to cover. Down stream side is best due to little current for fish to fight.
As far as color of jigs?, well, black was a hot color this morning but try others until you find what the fish are looking for. Good luck and enjoy your time on the river.
lastcast / Mike Cyze lastcast13@yahoo.com
Saturday, March 26, 2011
COLD & WINDY IS THE TICKET FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS,,,AT LEAST!!
Greetings All:
Well, look for the weather to be unseasonably cold and windy for about the next week. Add that to a rising river and fishing is tough right now. Some early season crappie in the backwaters but no heavy action yet. Look for clean water close to deep structure and you will find some crappie there. Small minnows are the best bait right now. Fish them VERY SLOW for best results.
Thanks to all the folks that attended my crappie seminar in Lancaster, WI earlier today. Great folks with great questions. Now that season of open water has started, come back often for current updates and locations.
Till NextTime,,,Take Care And I'll See You On The Water!!!!
Mike Cyze,,,,,,lastcast E-mail me at: lastcast13@yahoo.com.
Well, look for the weather to be unseasonably cold and windy for about the next week. Add that to a rising river and fishing is tough right now. Some early season crappie in the backwaters but no heavy action yet. Look for clean water close to deep structure and you will find some crappie there. Small minnows are the best bait right now. Fish them VERY SLOW for best results.
Thanks to all the folks that attended my crappie seminar in Lancaster, WI earlier today. Great folks with great questions. Now that season of open water has started, come back often for current updates and locations.
Till NextTime,,,Take Care And I'll See You On The Water!!!!
Mike Cyze,,,,,,lastcast E-mail me at: lastcast13@yahoo.com.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
HIGH WATER STARTING!!!
Well, it's happening now. The run-off from up North is arriving and the Mississippi River is going up fast. Most dam's like Bellevue, Iowa are wide open to let water through. Fish are scattering out and with muddy conditions look for main river angling to be almost non-existent. Now is the time to start scouting those backwaters where the fish are moving to escape the strong currents and dirty waters.
Record flooding is projected from heavy snows North and Minnesota received another 14 inches as of this report. Not good for our local areas. Keep checking here for the latest on the fishing conditions on the Mississippi River.
Till Next Time,,,,Take Care & I'll See You On The Water!!!!!
Mike Cyze,,,,,,lastcast
Record flooding is projected from heavy snows North and Minnesota received another 14 inches as of this report. Not good for our local areas. Keep checking here for the latest on the fishing conditions on the Mississippi River.
Till Next Time,,,,Take Care & I'll See You On The Water!!!!!
Mike Cyze,,,,,,lastcast
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Welcome To Another Spring On The River!!!
Greetings All:
It's that wonderful time of the year again and the Mississippi River is open to fishing!!!
I have been out scouting areas and the fish are hungry. Lot's of boats up at dams but don't get caught in that old belief that all the fish are up at the dams. I have been finding excellent concentrations of both sauger and walleye miles down from the dams and best part is no other boats in area. River bends near sloughs, long wingdams and sandy flats all holding very nice fish. Jig and minnow rigs are doing best. I have been using a 1/4th ounce bright orange Fireball jig tipped with a nice big, lively minnow. 3" minnow great. No stinger hook has been needed so far as fish are hitting bait hard. You can also troll stick-baits on a 3 way rig but expect snags in the areas where fish are holding. Start with jigs. I caught some nice sauger on jig and shad bodies, (silver sides, black back stripe). Excellent for locating where fish are holding and really snag resistant.
Make sure boat running well if venturing down river because you will be alone there if help needed. Also bring that cell phone just in case.
Get out and enjoy the great action available on the Old Miss right now. Also check out lastcastoutdoors on Facebook. HAVE A GREAT, SAFE SPRING!!!
LASTCAST,,,,,,,,,Mike Cyze
It's that wonderful time of the year again and the Mississippi River is open to fishing!!!
I have been out scouting areas and the fish are hungry. Lot's of boats up at dams but don't get caught in that old belief that all the fish are up at the dams. I have been finding excellent concentrations of both sauger and walleye miles down from the dams and best part is no other boats in area. River bends near sloughs, long wingdams and sandy flats all holding very nice fish. Jig and minnow rigs are doing best. I have been using a 1/4th ounce bright orange Fireball jig tipped with a nice big, lively minnow. 3" minnow great. No stinger hook has been needed so far as fish are hitting bait hard. You can also troll stick-baits on a 3 way rig but expect snags in the areas where fish are holding. Start with jigs. I caught some nice sauger on jig and shad bodies, (silver sides, black back stripe). Excellent for locating where fish are holding and really snag resistant.
Make sure boat running well if venturing down river because you will be alone there if help needed. Also bring that cell phone just in case.
Get out and enjoy the great action available on the Old Miss right now. Also check out lastcastoutdoors on Facebook. HAVE A GREAT, SAFE SPRING!!!
LASTCAST,,,,,,,,,Mike Cyze
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