First Fish of the Year.

[WIGuide]

I finally got a chance to get on the water this past weekend, which is just in time to since the first tourney of the year is next weekend. My dad and I headed down to the Mississippi River since it's the only place around with open season right now. Saturday was spent probing a lot of backwater areas with water temps in the upper 50's and I believe even 60* in one area. Fishing wasn't fast and furious by any means, but we caught quite a few northerns most of which were on the small side. Towards the end of the day we ventured closer to the main river and caught a few better fish, but only hooked into one smallie that was probably 16".

Sunday proved to be a better day for us. We stayed a lot closer to the main river and cool water which was roughly 47* to 51*. Again, we managed to catch a bunch of northerns along the way, with a few better sized ones decent for eating. My dad pulled in a 23" walleye and I had a bonus crappie that t-boned my jerkbait We didn't fish as long, but manage a limit of bass as we bounced from spot to spot.The two best were 4lbs a piece one being brown and the other being green. In total we probably had 14 1/2 lbs with one squeeker. The best producing baits this weekend were by far and away jerkbaits with all but a few fish falling for them. Surprisingly, we did better fishing the colder water even in some places with current. Hopefully we can get on them next weekend and start the tourney season out with a win!

A few highlights from the weekend:

[A-Jay]

Sweet ~ !

Nice Bass

Congrats

A-Jay

 

[Dwight Hottle]

Great trip. T shirts even.

[fishinfiend]

well done!

[kens]

Nice. The fist catch of the year is always fun.

[Hurricane]

Nice fish!

[WIGuide]

14 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

Great trip. T shirts even.

It was great weather, temps were in the mid to upper 70's both days!

[buzzed bait]

way to catch em with the old man, i love fishing with my pops!