We caught some small saugers below the Hannibal Dam on Dec 10, 2006, mainly on 1/6 oz jig and a three-inch, white and black curly-tailed grub. A Chartruese grub also caught a couple. Slow retrieve along the bottom. Water was low and hardly moving. We fished from 4:45 to 7:00 p.m. Weather was still comfortable after dusk, with temps around 40 and winds light. Observed river levels as of 7:00 p.m. Dec 11, 2006: Pike Island 13.5, Hannibal 12.6. No change is forecast for 7:00 a.m. Dec 12. So the water levels on Dec 10 were probably about what they are on the 11th.

                     FLD  OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM       
LOCATION             STG  STG 7PM  TUE   WED   THU

OHIO RIVER
  PITTSBURGH          25  16.7    16.7  16.7  16.7   
  DASHIELDS           25  15.0    15.1  15.2  15.2   
  MONTGOMERY          33  12.8    12.8  12.9  12.9   
  NEW CUMBERLAND      36  13.8    13.9  13.9  13.8   
  PIKE ISLAND         37  13.5    13.5  13.8  13.9   
  WHEELING            36  16.9    16.3  16.3  16.3   
  HANNIBAL            35  12.6    12.6  12.6  12.6   

Pike Island below 14 and/or Hannibal below 13, 1/16 oz jig would work.