DOWNRIVER WALLEYE AND SAUGER BITE VERY GOOD RIGHT NOW!!!!

Greetings All;
It seems that this time of the year to many anglers get caught up in the tailwater bite below the dams and forget about the great fishing for Walleye and sauger that is available in many other locations down river. Right now the bite has been excellent down river in locations that very seldom see an angler wet a line. I have been fishing long wingdams and outside river bends and the fish are stacked up in these locations and feeding heavily for the upcoming Winter ahead. If you fish the wingdams, try and choose ones that are part of a series of wingdams. By that I mean two to three in a row within close proximity of each other. This has been the fish producing setup this last week with many big fish coming to the net. You will find both walleye and sauger using these areas right now. Three-way rigging has been very effective pulling big minnows parallel to the wingdam face. Expect to get hung up once in a while but that's where the fish are cruising looking for an easy meal.  If you start getting short strikes, add a stinger hook.

When fishing the outside river bends, vertical jigging jig/minnow rigs over timber stacked on the bottom has worked very well and I look for this bite to continue. Use a slow lift and fall presentation, keeping bottom contact as the fish are holding tight to the wood and rocks there. 

Remember my friends, all the fish are not up at the dam in the Fall. Many stay downriver and never see an anglers bait. Give these areas a try and you just might forget about the crowded Fall fishing up at the dam.

Be safe, wear that PFD and save a few for me...................

Regards: Lastcast   Mike Cyze   lastcast13@yahoo.com

BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AND GREAT FISHING MAKE FOR A WONDERFUL FALL!!!

Greetings All;
Wow!!! What a great streak of wonderful weather we have been enjoying here in the Midwest. Cool temperatures and lots of sunshine are making for ideal conditions to be out fishing. 

Right now all species have started putting on the feed bag for the long winter ahead. On the Mississippi, Wisconsin and Rock rivers, fishing is getting better on a daily basis. Look for the walleye and sauger to be feeding heavily on shad and minnows. Tailwater areas starting up and will only get better until ice up. For you panfish anglers, look for crappie staging in the many backwater areas near structure laying in the water. Try and fish structure that has some depth nearby for the crappie to use. Minnows and small jigs tipped with a small twister tail, (white has been a great color), cast near the structure and worked slowly back. Fish the minnows under a slip float rig for best results. Some big white bass still available on the big sand flat areas of the Mississippi on hair jigs cast tight to shore and worked back deep. 

All and all my friends, Fall fishing on the area rivers is getting hotter by the day. Hopefully Mother Nature will keep blessing us with this great weather for a while yet before that other shoe comes down and Winter weather arrives. 

So if you thinking about putting that boat away for the year, you just might want to squeeze another trip in before you do. I'm sure that when you come home with some nice fish for the frying pan, you'll be glad you did get out. 

Enjoy the beauty of the Fall season. Get out and make some memories.

Regards: Lastcast   Mike cyze   lastcast13@yahoo.com  

FALL WALLEYE AND SAUGER ON THE BITE!!!

Greetings All:
The cool temperatures combined with the cool rains we have had here in the Midwest have really turned the walleye and sauger bite on. On the Mississippi River from above Dubuque, Iowa all the way up to Lake Pepin, fishing for these two species has greatly improved. Current water temperatures in the 50's has the fish putting on the feed bag. 

For you river anglers, one of the current hot-spots has been Guttenberg,  Iowa in the tailwater areas. Many nice fish are being taken there on jig/minnow rigs fished tight to the bottom in current break areas. Further North, one of my personal Fall favorite river locations is North of the Winona, Minnesota area. It seems that the farther south you go, the fishing is not quite as good. Fish are available but not biting as well as the up North Pools of the river. 

I still look for a great Fall fishing season on the Mississippi River with good classes of fish available to the angler willing to get out. Unless Mother Nature does something dramatic in the weather department, look for this quality fishing to last into ice up. 

Hope you can get some time to get out and enjoy. Good luck and go make some memories.

Regards: Lastcast   Mike Cyze   lastcast13@yahoo.com 

BIG WHITE BASS AVAILABLE NOW!!!

Greetings All:
I just love October. Why?, well it's because of the great white bass fishing that takes place every year. Right now on the Mississippi river in the Pool-13 area the big white bass are feeding heavily. This past week I have taken many fish in the 3 t 4 pound range with regularity. Best part is that the great action will continue through the month of October baring any drastic weather changes. Catching these bruisers this time of the year is quite easy. 

I have been casting 1/4th. ounce all white hair jigs and have been fishing large sand flat areas. Cast tight to shore and work back into deeper water. You can tip your jig with a plastic trailer if you like but so far it has not been necessary. When you get into a school of these big fish you can load your livewell quickly. One tip though. If your fishing an area and no action in 10 to 15 minutes or so, move to another area till fish found. 

I'll tell you my friends, right now is a great time to be on the Mississippi River fishing for these aggressive white bass. With that thought in mind, hopefully you can get out and enjoy. You'll be glad you did.

Regards: Lastcast   Mike Cyze   lastcast13@yahoo.com