well it was slow this morning as well. 2 white bass and 2 drum. the water is on the rise which i have heard from some that rising water can be good for fishing below the dam.

Chuck, i believe those are key factors but what i have noticed most is the movement of the fish. the first year i fished for sauger and the whites and hybrids i fished from colgate creek up to the point across from the duck pond and we slayed them for two months and again in the spring.
the second year we were under the museum in the horse shoe and again we slayed them for a few months. this spot was good to me for two years straight.
last year we fished under the upper dam and i only had a few good weeks of fishing there that were cosecitive.
this year we had good luck in the spring for sauger and the hybrids from march almost to the first week of may fishing under the museum.
what i noticed that was different this year than the last three is the fish were more scattered than in the past. i know the sauger ru up there to spawn. i have been looking at the ammount of rainfall we have had in the fall over the last couple of years and it has decreased every year. this spring and fall the rainfall has been extremely low and this may have affected the eggs and hatchlings of the sauger from the last run which was nov of 2007 to april of 2008. what sauger i have seen this year are small males which may just mean the big females and the rest are in satging areas in deeper parts of the river. the rainfall amounts may not be affecting it like i think. if we give it a little more time and get some of that cold pittsburg rain and snow flowing down the river they should turn on.

Chuck, if any one has an empty seat for tomorrow let me know . love to tag along.