Northwest River, January 18, 2020

Got to the ramp early, and had lines in the water around 0730. The water was 47* at the surface, very muddy, and low…probably 2-3 feet lower than low.

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It took about an hour to find some fish in 8 FOW. If I moved off of 8’, I didn’t get bit. The fish were hanging on one side of an underwater hump. I used a combo-bait of hair-jigs, in pink and chartreuse, and small minnows.

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I caught 18 crappie and 1 pickerel in about 3 hours. I kept 14 for the skillet, mostly around 11” - 12”.

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Good luck, everyone!
Id

Looks like a good day

Nice!! Thanks

Nice catch. Is that ice floating on the water?

Great day for ya Dean

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Nice report and pictures, thanks.

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Originally Posted by Barnacle Bill

Nice catch. Is that ice floating on the water?

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Thanks, Bill.

Not ice, Floating Aquatic Vegetation (FAV)...that green stuff. Although the air was around 31* the water at the surface was around 47*. Normally I do not see that much pollen until April, but the water was unusually low. Maybe the low water conditions had something to do with it.

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Originally Posted by Barnacle Bill

Nice catch. Is that ice floating on the water?

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Thanks, Bill. Not ice, floating aquatic vegetation (FAV). The green type. Although the air was around 31* the water temp at the surface was still 47*. The water was super-low, I was wondering if the low water canditions had something to do with the FAV. Usually, I do not see that much until later in March or April.