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User:	vinny60
Comment:	Spotted bass (Kentucky bass) are more numerous than either largemouth bass or smallmouth bass. Spotted bass up to 14" are common throughout the river. Anglers trying to catch a memorable size spotted bass (=>17") should fish just downstream of Clearwater Dam. The river supports a good walleye population. Most walleye are less than 3 pounds, but walleye up to 15 pounds have been caught. Anglers interested in walleye should fish the river upstream of Poplar Bluff. Each year several 8 lb+ walleye are caught near the Hendrickson Access. Local anglers fish for walleye primarily during the winter, but walleye can be caught throughout the year. Anglers should try a jig tipped with a minnow or nightcrawler or crank baits. The river supports an excellent channel catfish population, with many fish up to 5 pounds. Chicken liver fished on the bottom is a popular method, but limblines or trotlines baited with minnows or small sunfish are very effective. The sucker population is excellent. Try fishing for them with small hooks baited with the meat of mussels or clams and fished on the bottom just downstream of a riffle. Gigging for suckers should be good late in the season as water clarity improves. During the paddlefish snagging season, anglers have an excellent opportunity to catch a paddlefish below Clearwater Dam.
Date:	09/15/09 09:13 PM

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