Finally caught a fish at Busch Lake 33

I went to Busch Lakes on the last day of my stay in St. Louis and finally caught a decent fish in Lake 33. I also got a small bass but to finish with a decent 6lb channel Catfish after a couple of times trying at Busch Lakes felt really good.

Sturgeons under Boone Bridge

Spent a day under the old Boone bridge again hunting for the big Catfish. Caught a bunch of dinks and 2 sturgeons. Fun day, but did not land my query.

Fishing the scenic Waterfall on the Big River

I took two days to fish the Big River this week. The water temperature still seems a bit low for the really big fish to bite but I did manage to catch a lot of the small ones.

Rare fish caught on the Missouri

So I went to Centaur Chute followed by Klondike Park the next day to fish the Missouri and April 1st is the start of Paddlefish season and even though I was targeting blue catfish, I actually caught one of these rare fish. I also caught a few blues include a decent 9 pounder.

Only one type of fish biting on the Meramec lately

Went fishing for 2 days at fishpot creek on the Meramec and only 1 type of fish ever bit the hook, the freshwater drum. I did get one spotted bass off a worm but none of the lures ever got any bites. No white bass or walleye as I was hoping.

First big Wisconsin Fish of 2022!

As the ice unfreezes, I went to the Yahara at Dunkirk today and it paid off. Not only did I catch the first open water bass of 2022, I also caught my first big fish of 2022 as well. Wasn't that much action but it was worth going.

The last fish of 2021

I went to Busch Lakes #33, also known as Kraut Run lake for New year's eve. Daylight hours were uneventful but at night, they started to Gato. Ended up only catching two small ones but it was a decent way to send off 2021.

I had to jump into the lake to get this fish!

Went to lake Columbia for some winter warm water fishing again since I can't get anything anywhere else. Had to wait until nightfall again for the big bite and it pulled my pole into the water! I had to jump in the water to grab the pole and get the fish. It was worth it!

Big Fish Caught in Steamy Lake

As the weather gets really cold in Wisconsin, we have to look for unfrozen patches of water to fish. So we come to the only heated lake in Wisconsin(at least it will be there until 2024), lake Columbia. This lake has lots of dinky little channels but also a few really big flatties which is what I was after. I finally caught one at night. It wasn't huge, but it was satisfying.

Fish still hiding in the Meramec River

I spent two days fishing the Lower Meramec area and it was still active with fish. Only the drum were really biting but its snagging season in Missouri so I caught a decent buffalo and a gar as well.