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26 Inch K-Grub walleye

Cold, windy, rainy and possibly snow was the forecast for Friday morning. This definitely kept other fisherman from visiting Pool 2 on the Mississippi, but if you are willing to brave the elements you will be rewarded with aggressive hungry walleyes that typically eat right through a cold front like this healthy 26 incher.

A nice 23 on a hair jig

A few noteworthy bits of information:
1. Rain, snow, clouds and overcast should not scare you away from fishing the river the right now. If you have the right gear and are willing to brave the elements you can be rewarded. These fish are putting on the feedbag for winter so get your baits on the buffet and hold on.

my Dad with a healthy 22
incher

2. The actively feeding fish are high up on the dam and in very shallow water. Almost all of the fish we hooked this morning came to surface almost immediately which leads me to believe these fish were sitting in less than 3 ft of water when hooked, right on top of the dam. One particular cast I made was a long one to the inside, shoreline side of the dam right on top of it. My bait was in the water no more than 2 seconds before I could impart my first lift and hold when a walleye whacked it. It was so abrupt and quick it nearly startled me. These fish are up there for a reason so be ready when the bait hits the water. One trick I have learned is towards the end of your cast just before the bait hits the water, close the bail manually and grab the line with your left hand until you feel it tighten up. This ensures you have a ready set position to drive hooks home on those quick bites.

3. Baits for my boat have been BFishN Tackle KGrubs and hair jigs hands down. Colors have been dark on overcast days like the black/grey/sparkle tail in the first picture and purple, black, blue in hair jigs. Nothing fancy or bright needed right now so black or plain lead head jigs are all you need.
Good luck and don't put the boat away yet.

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