pepin, backwater...reports

[frydaddy]

I fished the backwater near Wabasha off the dike road on Saturday afternoon. The previous Friday i found a few nice northern and they were still in there. My best luck is at the first parking spot and the pool closest to the main channel. Most have been in the 22-28 inch range and all have been released. They are hitting on cranks (husky jerk), jig and twister tail, and anything else that looks yummy.

I fished southern end of Pepin on Sunday with a buddy. Very slow. I caught 3 sheep head, 1 13 inch walleye, 1 small mouth. My buddy caught one small walleye. We floated the lacopolis area and also worked the shoreline between there and maple springs. I saw one fish caught by others all afternoon so i think it was definately slow.

I may have a new favorite lure. The mimic minnow. I bought a few this spring after seeing a video in Cabellas on them...they are about 2 for 2 bucks........I have caught 4 species on them in the past 2 days...northern, walleye, sheep head and smallmouth bass. Thats a requirement for a favorite lure.....everything likes it. My longtime standby for favorite lure is a small husky jerk if fishing shoreline or shallow water.......i have caught just about everything with them...it is definately my confidence lure. bluegille, crappies, bass, northern, trout they all like it.

Any other reports?
Favorite lure?

[frydaddy]

i forgot...mimic minnow is made by northland tackle.

[French Spaniel]

I used to have a lure called a "Hellcat" it was a floating Rapala type lure. It worked on everything. I think the reason it worked so well was because it was white and black base with red,blue and yellow bloches all over. I guess it had whatever color the fish were seeing.

I couldn't afford to keep using it. I finally had to quit because I broke too many rods trying to horse all those big fish on shore without a net.