Sauger Fishing Report;' Ohio & KY River

[bankbuster]

Stopped by the Falls this morning on my way to Thanksgiving festivities at the in-laws. The current is raging. My question is "Is it worth my time to sauger fish when they are letting the gates loose?" If so, is there anyone who knows how to fish in these conditions and is willing to share as much info as they want? Thanks for any advise. I would like to hit the falls Friday morning to see if the sauger are running yet.

[fishinfreak]

If you are bank fishing try grubs with big lead heads if you're fishing from a boat try jigging spoons.

[TroyRalph502]

When the water I this high I try to fish the creeks mouth by the river. I usually do ok wit sauger and striper. The bait tends to school in there really well in high water conditions.
I have been fishing the falls trying t see when the sauger will move in and no luck yet. Only a few here and there. Had a few nice ones but no consistency on the bite.

[SAUGERDADDY]

I fished ky river dam #10 at Boonesborough state park on Black Friday between 6-10 AM. Caught 2 small sauger confirming that there are sauger that far up-river, and they are moving in for the winter. Caught them while fishing on bottom with minnow and floating jighead. I will continue to fish this portion of the river, and post any further info. Hope this helps.

[kyriver]

I fished ky river dam #10 at Boonesborough state park on Black Friday between 6-10 AM. Caught 2 small sauger confirming that there are sauger that far up-river, and they are moving in for the winter. Caught them while fishing on bottom with minnow and floating jighead. I will continue to fish this portion of the river, and post any further info. Hope this helps.

Are you sure you got your dates right? I fished below lock 10 on Friday. I put in at Boonesboro before sunrise and was the only boat at the ramp. I fished the lock for over 2 hours and never saw another fisherman. In fact, the only other people below lock 10 on Black Friday were a couple walking their poodle on Boonesboro beach.

[SAUGERDADDY]

You are correct Kyriver. I was there on Saturday morning, not Black Friday. I originally planned to fish Black Friday but other things came up. I was there 6-10 but caught both fish around 7:30ish and then the bite stopped. I quit at 10.