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I got out solo to fish pre-cold front.  I was on the water about 7:30am.  Cloudy and a little breezy with air temps starting in the upper 40's and rising to about 60 degrees.  Water was just about 50 degrees.  I tried my walleye spot first, but no bites.  I headed way up to where Ernie and I fished on Tuesday.  There was a boat in the hole I wanted to fish, so I tried the tail end of an island with no bites.  Water was way clearer than Tuesday upriver.  The other boater moved, so I worked my way back to the hole and worked it for close to an hour.  Conditions were different, with a slight drop in level and clear water.  No bites. 

I decided to move downstream and try the creek mouth.  I am glad I did because I got bit immediately by a brightly colored 15" LM.


Soon after I hooked a better one that was 17" and chunky.



I caught a smaller one and then another 17"er that was long and skinny.


The tube bite slowed and I tried a dropshot ned rig with 2 ned type baits.  I caught one smaller LM on the dropshot hook.  I got snagged a few times and think I scared any fish that were left.  5 out of that hole was good though.  I tried to run up the creek, but the water was low and I hit a couple rocks.  I worked my way back slowly and ate lunch in the creek.

I tried the hole again, but the wind was working against me and I got snagged again, so I moved back downstream  I tried some rocks and wood on the MD side, but it was heavily stained there and I got no bites.  I tried the island rocks, but nothing there.  I tried to float the island, but it was too low and clear there.  I finally went back toward the MD side where there are a couple deeper holes.  I downsized to my clear water grub and was casting around quite a bit.  Just as I was about parallel to the next island, I was almost slow dragging the grub and I hooked a dink smallie.  It was maybe 10 inches long, yellowish and had been eating pretty well,  I was happy to catch at least one smallie.  The rain was approaching and it was about 3:00pm, so I headed back to the ramp.  I made it home before the rain really started.

I will take 6 fish in November!  Now for the snow!  Ugh!

Last edited by drxfish (Nov-07-19 1:48PM)