Fishing Reports
1418 Fishing Reports
Species
CrappieSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Humps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
43°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
48°
Water temps were slightly on the rise and slow rolling the megabass flap slap was the ticket of brush piles I identified on side scan Of the
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
80°
Caught 15 all ranging from 2-4 lbs skipping under really small docks around secondary points. Lost 2 pushing 5lbs. Also caught one flipping to cattails in the water.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
Caught a largemouth around brush on the karashi early in the morning. Then found a group of spots schooling in the middle of a small creek channel over a brush pile would catch them on a drop shot then would throw a walking bait and karashi when they broke the surface. They would rise in the water column when the wind picked up.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
52°
Fished by slowly dragging bottom. Pauses when hopped over hard structure.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Fished into shallow rip rap drug into deeper pockets. Dead stick approximately 10 seconds then drag. Hop over rocks then dead stick again for about 10 secs.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
48°
Fished slow and roll the minnow
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
57°
BFS setup for the win. The only way to get a bite was to go as slow as possible. Dad was using a finesse jig with zero strikes.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
45°
Fish was suspended and grabbed me as I was trying to get to my depth.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Humps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
54°
Steelshad Blade bait was $$$$$! Cast and let bait get to bottom. Lift rod about 2-3 feet feeling vibrations. Let bait flutter back to bottom reeling in slack once on bottom. Pause 2-3 seconds…repeat. Fish today tapped bait while paused. Tap tap Set The Hook!
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
55°
Fished 11/30 to 12/7. Water temps started at 58 and dropped to 55. Cold fronts and snow came in and out. Smallies were 5 to 25 feet dragging the jig of of points. They were also hitting the Rockcrawler over 20-25 feet slow rolling it and stopping it. We had 4 over 20". We caught some monster Spots on the jig also 17 to 20". Largemouth were caught 5 to 54 feet on the jig.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Underspins
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
Fishing submerged vegetation. Couldn’t get any bites throwing topwater, every time i would see one blow up in the top i would toss the TB underspin on the lm and would get hit on the fall or right after ripping it through some grass
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
54°
Was definitely a struggle today fishing a kayak tournament , was scoping with Mega live 2, found a small pocket of a main lake channel swing. Saw a school of fish in submerged vegetation. I was using a Phenix M1 7’4 medium extra fast .
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
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
60°
Cover water and focus on wind blown points.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
55°
They were choking bluegill. Caught this big one @ 18 inches long. Also caught 5 others from 12-14 inches. Was a good day on the water. Largest on this body of water until now was 16.5 inches. So, was shocked with this one. Original chatterbait, but I made my own skirt after the original wore out. There are big ones in there but they are hard to catch.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
67°
Cranking in coves along rock and brush. Several smallmouth caught in the 2.5-3 pound range.
Species
White BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Caught this little guy on a gizzard shad.
