Mississippi River Pool 4 Fishing Reports Pool 5, 6, 7 , 8 & 9

[mabr]

Watched another boat land a 50" class Sturgeon, that looked like fun. I even got a little video of it.

That was pretty Neat dtro. Thanks for putting it on here. I bet those guys would like to see it.

Planning on hitting the Miss either monday or tuesday

[aanderud]

How big was teh Crestliner with that got the sturgeon? Mine is a 1850 and I know its rated for less than 6 people.

You must have a fishhawk 1850 then, because I have a 13 year old Sportfish 1850 (which is the same model I think that one was, only older) and I'm 99% sure it is rated for at least 6 people. It's in storage so I can't say for certain, but anyway....

[james_walleye]

I got your number bunt. I'll call you or text you quick late morning. I'll be on the water at first light if you want to get ahold of me when you get on the water. My email is [email protected] if you want to get ahold of me.

[hardwaterguy08]

is there a fee to launch your boat and where is the best place to launch I have never fished the river from a boat any places to watch out for i will be alone

[DTro]

is there a fee to launch your boat and where is the best place to launch I have never fished the river from a boat any places to watch out for i will be alone

Everts Resort in Hager City WI, is a great place to launch. Yes, they do charge a fee ($7 I think), but.... the landings are maintained great, there is always a place to park, there is a bait/tackle shop on the premises, and heck they were even selling "brats for breakfast" this morning. Best of all, look around for Dean, and he will tell you what to use and where to go.

[hardwaterguy08]

thanks,

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I will give it a try in the a.m.

[Jesse Drummer]

ok, correction, my 1850 is rated for 6 people but only 735lbs

[Mike Walerak]

Launching at Everts is the place to go. There is a fee but the ramps are good and the baitshop is outstanding. Heck, I had trolling motor battery problems the other evening and swung in the got 2 new Interstates and was back ready to go before I even left the boat launch! Now that's what you call full service!

[liphooked]

what is the water temp now on pool 4? i imagine the water is moving now (was there last Tuesday and there was little current and a lot of small saugers being caught). we managed a few but also landed one huge paddlenose (had to be 4.5-5 ft long and over 70 lbs...my first and of course heaviest.

looking to head down to the river MOnday 15th and try our luck again..any updates on what is happening would be appreciated.

[liphooked]

how do i download a picture to this posting?

[rattleL]

couldn't agree with Mike more. Dean is very knowledgeable and most of the time has a good tip for a guy.

[Gordie]

slooooww was the word for us from the past three days. We managed some nice eater sized fish and I caught a 21 inch sumo sauger and three carp those carp sure do put up a fight that was fun and made me remember why I fish at all. I did also catch a strurgeon a small one.

[Jesse Drummer]

liphooked, send it to my email and i can post it. [email protected]

[Matt C]

Very slow today for us. Rivers got some good current though! Caught an ice chunk and a sunburn.

[james_walleye]

Sounds familiar, i'll try again friday.

[Matt C]

Nice meeting you today JW.

[james_walleye]

You as well. You going to be over that way again soon?

[Matt C]

Its very possible. Next Sunday or Monday perhaps?

[mabr]

Tough day here as well. Managed 4 nice walleyes 16-22 and a few small saugers.

[james_walleye]

I'll be in my friends boat friday. It that goes better than yesterday i might be down in my boat again monday.

[rodmoen]

Has anyone on here made it to the Alma dam or Basscamp at all?? Planning on getting out tomorrow or Friday and dont want to deal with the circus at red wing.. Any info appreciated.

[no bait nate]

fished P4 today and was really my first successful outing i've had out there. my friend and i picked up a few decent fish jigging in midmorning. then made a trip into Evert's for some much needed advice and a few of the hot producers. Hats off to Dean for having such a great place you can just pull into anytime. he visited with my friend and I for a good while and shared more than enough info about techniques and points to focus on. Lets just say it worked out pretty nice. The advice Dean shared with us payed off big time and is very much appreciated. I will definitely be in next time out to chat again and pick up a few new items! Thanks again

[Tanker]

Nice Fish congrats. I believe i remember seeing you down there. For the most part it was a slow day for us....We even broke ice to get into goose lake.

[james_walleye]

Nice fish Nate. I had a friend that was over there and did pretty well today to. I wish i could get back over soon. But im heading over to the Fox River and Green Bay later this week! Guess i can't complain.

The bite on pool 4 should ramp up towards fantastic as the next 2 weeks roll along.

[Cooter]

Well done Nate - what did you change up to get on those fish?

[YiGGiN4SLoBS]

Fished all day sunday at the dam, mostly on the lock side. Fishing was pretty much NON existant. Not to many boats were catching anything. We saw one boat get 2 keepers and they were probably doing better then anyone else. We had one 15 inch sauger on the day and that was it. Tons of debris and ice coming down the river. We fished from 8 in the morning till three in the afternoon and it was BY FAR the worst day ive ever had at the dam. We were seeing schools of what were probably sauger come through pretty steady on the depth finder, but they sure werent biting. We got the lone keeper when one of these schools came through in the morning. The river didnt come up any that we could tell the whole day though... if she stays steady for a week, the fishing will get back to normal hopefully. But id be willing to bet it'll be awefully slow for a couple more days. good luck

[Jesse Drummer]

Yiggins, what kinda boat were u in? Did you see a Blue fish hawk with 2 guys and one older fella in it? that was me, hammered saugers all day!

[MidCoast]

What are you guys using out there? Anybody care to share?

Also, where is Evert located at? I would like to stop by.

Thanks.

[YiGGiN4SLoBS]

Not sure if i saw you guys or not... Saw a lot of people. We were in an older white alumacraft. Didnt see many people catching anything. They seemed to be having a little better luck on the other side of the lock but looked like mostly throw backs to me, and few and far between at that. You guyz must have been on em':')

[fishinfey8]

Nice pics no-bait...gotta ask did you pull those first two out of the woods? Haha that would be great!