Sauger at the Falls

[onemorecast56]

Been slow with the high water Jason, last week I hit two cigars in a creek one white bass and a small blue on the main river.Nothing at the warm water discharge, only one stack going. This week got a late start and had to fish from the shore, when I got to the fossil beds the back parking lot was closed and I had to sweet talk Steve at the museum to park back there.Fished the creek with the ussuals and didn't get the first tap.Water is falling but still muddy and the walk back was an accident waitin to happen. On a side note I saw alot of gulls feeding.....a good sign I hope for the future...give me a holler when you get to town we'll wet a line. Mery Christmas Chuck

Hey Chuck,,,where in the world is the fish this yr,,,should have been a killer yr,,

[mhall]

Boys I'm hearing Sauger numbers are way down all over from Markland to Cannelton. I have no idea why, this horrible weather we are having this year may be playing a roll.

[JD7.62]

I got the feeling that the sauger number, at least catches were down last year as well. Two years ago we had a killer season at the falls.

[riverrat12]

Guy's I think the fish are there but with the water levels we've had instead of stacking up below the dams they are going through the dams and staging in creeks and at the mouth of creeks. With the amount of baitfish I've seen here latly in the back of some of these creeks I would probably throw a jig alittle but definetly throw some live bait such as minnows and crawlers out specialy with the muddy to murky water....keepin the channels off your bait might be a problem.I think when the gates start going down and the fish aren't able to go threw we will see an increace in sauger activity below the dams.Just a thought...Chuck