Fishing Reports
32374 Fishing Reports
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
38°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
52°
Worming and jigs in deeper weed clumps found fish. Not a lot of bites, but size was good. Channel swings seemed to be a factor as well.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
55°
Overall the size of largemouth in this lake is good. Some bonus good sized pike as well. Finding green weeds adjacent to hard spots was the key to finding fish. A semi-aggressive retrieve worked best. Concentrated on mid-depths.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
64°
Fishing on the outside edge of deep grass matts working senko with long cast the water is crystal clear. Visibility is around 12 feet.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
64°
Punching Grass matts in the evening produced the bigger fish. Moring bite was slow. The later in the day the better the fishing got.
Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Winter
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Crappies are not grouped up as of yet, I was primarily utilizing my electronics to target single or paired floaters.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
62°
Kept the boat in 25ft of water all day hunting brush.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
60°
Kind of a broken record here....I really did try a lot of different techniques...but the cooler water and cold weather has really slowed these guys down. They were gorging if you could find them...but wouldn't hit any kind of reaction bait. So I would cruise from point to point until I found a school of kokanee....then post up and drop a trusty Senko down to the bottom, twitch around a little bit and bang! I would get into one. They seemed to be at 35-40 deep right on the bottom. They absolutely love the Sexy Shad Senko!!!! You can see from my pic...it was a little cold out here for Cali...
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
Throwing the jerkbait at schooling bass and stripers that came up feeding on migrating shad.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
This lure catches fish all over the place for me! It comes through grass nicely and the fish hammer it! I caught this one bringing the lure up and out of the grass and then over it. I normally yo-yo it if it’s a hard bottom, but with grass I just do a steady retrieve with some pauses and twitches. Set up was a Lews Speed Spin 300 on a St. Croix Victory, with 12lb Sunline braid to a Sunline 12lb fluro leader
Species
CrappieSeason
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
66°
In an area with lay downs I was using a modified Beetle Spin to catch Crappie. I had a Bobby Garland Live Roam R on a Mo’Glo jig head that I had swapped out the original 1/16 Beetle Spin jig head with. This modified Beetle Spin was perfect to run along the lay downs. 4lb Sunline was all I needed for this setup. Its sensitivity and strength were spot on for fishing in this area.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
61°
Long rocky points caught all the smallmouth including an over 21” one on the a-rig. Also caught a 3.5 largie on a football jig.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
65°
Shallow flat clay points where shad were schooled up.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
47°
Clear skies with minimal wind. Water visibility was around 2'. I started the day dragging a 1/2 jig on the rip rap but had a few fish pick it up but not get the hook. I down sized to the 3/8 War Eagle finesse jig and was able to connect with a handful of smaller bass. It all started with this 5lber. The bites were light and they would start swimming to deeper water.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
55°
Worked deep brushpiles, creek arms, and rocky banks with the micro flex umbrella rig. Caught many spots and largies 2 pounds and under.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
64°
Fished the ASABFA highschool tournament at Lake Martin today. Had 6.8 pounds with our best 5 fishing brush piles in 15-25 ft with the baits listed above.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Dam
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
46°
I use a modified Dubuque rig with just an octopus hook instead of a jig on one line. I use a minnow on both. I tailhook the minnow on the hook. Look for current seams in 12-17' of water under the dam.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
In backs of pockets and on points, closer to bank
