Fishing Reports
33860 Fishing Reports
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
82°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
87°
Bobby Roberts and I dumped in around Bollinger and stayed in that upper river stretch between Bollinger and Proctor Creeks. It ended up being one of those fun, nasty, windy, rainy summer days where you think you have a plan, but the bass didn’t care. We went in planning to skip a jig around docks, but that never really showed up for us. We just played the conditions we were dealt, and the moving bait bite saved the day. We put around 20 bass in the boat, with our best five in that 15 to 16 pound range. Most of our bites came in the backs of creeks around the docks, not necessarily under them. We even caught some all the way in the very back, as shallow as you could possibly get a bass boat. The two baits that did the damage were the Motion Fishing Seeker Pro and the Motion Fishing Soundcheck buzzbait. With the wind, rain, and clouds, something moving was the ticket. So if you’re headed that way, don’t sleep on the very backs. That bite’s starting to heat up when we get these weather changes. I’ve listed a few baits below that I think will help you put a few more in the boat. And as always, code LUKE10 at Omnia saves you 10%. And if the sun pops, keep that dock flipping deal in the back of your mind. It could be a player then.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Dam
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
85°
Found largemouth in 0-9ft of water fishing parallel to the dam with the 6th Sense core keel weighted hook with a whale 4.0 swimbait. Tight Lines!
Species
White BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
80°
Found an area behind a point where the white bass had pinned minnows against the point shoreline and were feeding heavily. Fished the Chatterbait quickly though the surface activity to get bites. The Minni Max was just the right profile.
Storm Largo Shad 3 1/2" / Gizzard Shad
Out of Stock
Spike-It Dip-n-Glo Dye Chartreuse / Garlic
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
80°
Found a point with bass schooling on small minnows. Retrieve was fast with consistently shaking the rod tip to imitate the fleeing minnows.
Storm Largo Shad 3 1/2" / Gizzard Shad
Out of Stock
Spike-It Dip-n-Glo Dye Chartreuse / Garlic
Out of Stock
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
80°
Fished parallel to rocky riprap that had emergent vegetation.
Storm Largo Shad 3 1/2" / Gizzard Shad
Out of Stock
Spike-It Dip-n-Glo Dye Chartreuse / Garlic
Out of Stock
Species
WalleyeSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
80°
Casting across shallow rocky points with emergent vegeation.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Standing Timber
Water Temperature
81°
Standing timber around 12 ft
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
Fished Minnetonka on a busy weekend. Started on the weedline and caught numbers of fish up to 2.25 lbs. When the sun got high and the traffic got bad, we went shallow and fished a lot of docks. Noticed the weedline was very shallow on the docks we were fishing with sand bottom. Switched to a medium diving crankbait and ground it on the bottom between docks. Ended up with 3 nice bass, 2 over 4 lbs. A very fun day with friends for a good number of fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
77°
First time ever on the lake, chased off Minnetonka by a fairly large tournament field and thunderstorms in the morning. Hit Minnewashta and caught around 20 bass on a variety of lures. Most fish came on the jig with a z-craw trailer, but the largest fish came on the frog. Fun day fishing with friends.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
88°
Slow reel jiggle
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
74°
Fish around the boulder with vegetations.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Spoons
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Caught my first ever Largemouth Bass in Texas, and it was a dink. I casted a small silver spoon by a dock, and this guy attacked it. It fought pretty hard for its size. Had a blast catching it.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
73°
Cracking a tube works like a charm on a slow day just gotta Chanel your inner Mark Zona
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
Fished from 4-8p with a friend. Wind was tough so we didn't stray too far from the launch. Friend was working a ned rig while I used the drop shot. Caught a dozen bass or so, most were small but a few were over 12 inches. Biggest was this 18incher!
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Bluegill
I was musky fishing in ultra clear water when I looked down and saw a nice chunky smallmouth. I grabbed my other rod and put the bait in front of its face and it slurped it up. It was a nice smallie, it was 16 1/2 inches.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
76°
Wooden pole docks had the best bites. Fished from shallow end out to the poles that protect the docks from ice shoves.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Humps
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
76°
Humps with emergent vegetation and docks over sandy bottom held fish.
HotbaitGeecrack Bellows Gill 3.8" / Muddy Gill
Out of Stock
Core Tackle Ozark Rig 3/16 oz / 4/0
$6.39
$7.99
