In the 70’s and 80’s when fishing was so much better than today, I spent a lot of time on the rocks. It was so busy back in those days that there was no room to fish up in the tube itself. (Too many people). I learned how to work the current and caught thousands of fish, flatheads, channels, walleye and white bass. Back then we had great numbers of all species. There were years I caught over 400 walleyes (keepers). I landed hundreds of flatheads up to 67 lbs. and lots of 50 lb. and many 20 lb. channels. (No blues back in the day). Most all were caught on light tackle. I realize that the numbers are less today than they were back then but there is some great fishing to experience if you are young enough to get down on the rocks without falling on your butt, like I would do today. My balance is not good enough to fish the rocks. The other part of the equation is the amount of outflow that’s being released. The rains will come sometime and the wet years will create some great fishing. Size of jig has to match the amount of current that you’re fishing. What bait you throw might determine on what you catch and if you are a jig angler then the rocks can offer some excellent fishing.
You can also use a bobber with a 3/8- or 1/2-ounce jig with bait.
Jig and Bait
Size of hook and weight will determine how you will float it. If you want to float it on the surface, use less jig weight. Use heavy jig weight to fish deeper. Shallow at night, deeper during daytime. You can buy half ounce jig with #6 hook.
Blues eat everything, perch, minnows, cut bait, shad and shad heads. In most cases blues will be out farther from bank unless the outflow is six to eight thousand c.f.
Flatheads will be closer to bank. Use salt water hooks as fresh water hooks will bend out. You won’t catch as many catfish but if you are strictly an artificial person, rubber will catch them also, just not as many.
