Fishing Report for Largemouth Bass using Texas Rigs (Worming) in Summer

Item: Lake Champlain
Author: Katherine Field

Katherine Field

Blue Ambassador

7/2/21

Lake Champlain

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation

Just finished fishing the Hobie Bass Open series on Lake Champlain. Lake was transitioning post-spawn for smallies, though some were still bedding. I had two great patterns for this lake, one focused on structure and one focused on submerged vegetation. For the Largemouth bite I was fishing offshore in heavy swaths of submerged vegetation in very murky water. I used my own 'Kate Rig' style of worming, to work on a more vertical plane and pop vertically through the weed clumps. I used a Giant TRD, backwards texas rigged in the small end of the worm, pegged and lightly weighted with a tail spinner. Largies were slamming it on both sides of the lake. When it got to windy, I headed for the bridge and worked in the current and wash for giant smallies. I used a Medium Fast spinning rod, 20lb braid to 12 lb leader, with an okashira screwhead and a megabass spark shad. I went with a heavier leader than I normally do as the bridge abutments are covered with zebra mussels, so use caution when you get close to this structure.