Mississippi River Stoddard Islands

Fished Sunday in the wind and snow. North of the Marina by the deep hole near the road. Tons of lookers no takers. Also fished straight out from the boat launch by the deeper hole. Nothing.

FYI, the place will be packed Saturday.

They have a fisharee. 

Has Anyone been fishing Stoddard lately? Going up Saturday.

Fished yesterday in 6-10 FOW for gills and perch.  Had a limit of gills during the rain.  Gills averaged 8.5 to 10.25 inches.  No luck on the perch.

Dont know forsure but cant imagine ​there being a problem, id do it if i had an rv....

Anyone know if there’s a chance to park a motorhome and boat trailer at the Stoddard boat launch and fish for a couple days while traveling through the area?

Was up for a week Wednesday to Wednesday.  3 inches of rain the Monday before I got there sure muddied things up, add in a higher flow and the weeds letting go ment more hunting.  Found gills in a few spots with lower flow next to weeds, red worms or crawlers on a small jighead worked best.  Perch were not in the spots I usually have found them. Water was in the 70s.
Fishing should get better now with the dry spell.
Last time up for the year for me, always bittersweet. 

When you find a school of gills you can get pretty quick action. All good size. Might have to move alittle or wait'em out to come through again.
Perch were a little harder for us to find them. Had to work the grass edged with drop shot and red worms and keep moving.

Good job John! I just gotta get over that way in the late Summer early Fall!

Pool 8 - thanks for sharing, congrats on the nice fish!