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.