BACKWATER RIVER BASS ACTION GETTING HOT!!!!!

Greetings All;
If your looking for some fun on the water, it's a great time to head into the many backwater areas all up and down the Mississippi River. Even though the river is still up, there is some great bass fishing going on. Backwater areas and sloughs are producing excellent bass fishing on plastics right now. I have been using 5" to 7" floating plastic worms and have had the bass tearing them up. In most instances I have been fishing them weightless and working them across the waters surface in the weedy areas with excellent results. After you cast it out, use a nice steady retrieve with an occasional brief pause. The bass are really eating this presentation up. Best colors have been on the dark side. Black, purple and motor oil have been the top producers this past week. Use a longer rod to easily cast this lighter offering along with a quality 6 to 8 pound test line and your in business. Don't forget to rig your hook weedless, even though you are fishing over the weeds. This will help the worm glide along easily over and between the weeds. 
I'll tell you folks, if you like to bass fish as much as I do, it's a great time to hit the areas I mentioned and you just might catch the biggest river bass of your life. So with that thought in mind,,,Get Out And Enjoy!!!!!

Regards: Lastcast   Mike Cyze   lastcast13@yahoo.com  

AMAZING FRIDAY MORNING ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER!!!!!

Greetings All:
Well, it is hard to believe with the Mississippi river in such sad shape from flooding, but here is what happened this morning.

I headed out for a few hours of fishing and decided to check some areas I have fished for years in Pool-13. I really did not expect much but boy, was I surprised. I found an area down river from Bellevue, IA that contained huge amounts of walleye that were very eager to bite. In the hour or so I stayed there, I caught walleye after walleye, all big fish to boot. With the river in it's current flood stage, these fish were schooled up and the catching was fast and furious. After about an hour and a half of great walleye fishing I headed home with the biggest smile on my face, and a few walleye for the frying pan.

As I was heading back to the dock, I thought about all those folks that are fishing the Walleye tournament tomorrow out of Bellevue and how they would love to know where this spot is. Well, I'm heading back there in the morning, knowing the fish will be stacked like cord wood again. Walleye after walleye, eager to bite. Without a doubt, enough big fish to win most tournaments, let alone one with the current river conditions. Hopefully those tournament anglers won't spot me out there and crash the party, LOL. Good luck folks in the tournament and I'll save a few for you all, that is if you can find this spot just loaded with many big Walleye.

Regards: Lastcast  Mike Cyze  lastcast13@yahoo.com  

WEATHER COOL, RIVER UP,,FISHING DOWN!!!!

Greetings All:
Well, Mother Nature continues to bring us very unstable weather here in the Midwest and it sure has affected the river fishing. Right now the Mississippi, Wisconsin, Rock and other rivers are high, dirty and very turbid. With more rains forecast the next few days, look for no improvement to happen soon. If your chomping at the bit for some fishing, keep hitting those farm ponds and lakes for so good action. The truth be known, there is still more water coming down from up north, so look for the high water to be around for a bit.

Be safe and get out and enjoy the Great Outdoors, It's right Outside Your Back door!!!!!

Regards: Lastcast  Mike Cyze  lastcast13@yahoo.com 

FARM POND YOUR BEST BET RIGHT NOW!!!

Greetings All:
Well with the consistent rain here in the Midwest, the Mississippi river has turned into a giant, flooded waterway. Dirty water that looks like chocolate milk is making river fishing all but impossible right now. Hopefully Mother Nature will send us some good stable conditions so that things can start to clear up and settle down.

If your chomping at the bit to get out and do some fishing, farm ponds here in the Midwest are the spots to try. These ponds handle the rain water better and also warm up much faster than the river and the fish have been responding. Good bluegill, crappie and also bass are available in these ponds right now. The panfish are not real shallow yet so try different depths until contact with the fish is made. Small larvae type baits for the bluegills under a slip float is working well. For the crappie, small minnows working well. You bass anglers can try plastics, spinnerbaits fished slow or a nice juicy night crawler suspended under a float. 

So with the river in turmoil right now, head to your favorite farm pond for some great action. It's going on right now.

Note: Always ask permission to fish these farm ponds since most are on private land.

Regards: Lastcast   Mike Cyze   lastcast13@yahoo.com