Fishing Reports
3307 Fishing Reports
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
45°
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
54°
This has been one of the biggest booms in gizzard shad in the Croix that I have ever witnessed. Consequently, predators have all the food they want and their bellies have been full all summer/fall. Fishing has been very tough. Yesterday was no exception. Despite finding fish staged in their normal fall spots on ledges, they were unresponsive to techniques that typically entice them to bite this time of year: deep trolling cranks, dragging small suckers, jigging raps. However gizzard shad are now balling up and not moving around as much due to falling water temperatures. The hope is is that as water temps continue to fall that the walleye bite will eventually turn on.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
47°
Casting either parallel to riprap or directly toward riprap between laydowns.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
50°
Water clarity has really improved with good green vegetation harder to find. I sidescanned flats to find remaining vegetation and then casting baits through and around submerged vegetation
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
54°
Found the bass on the deep weedline in 14-16 feet. Wind-blown points were the most productive. The heavy jackhammer worked well, but the 6” Final Copy swimbait caught more and all of the larger ones. Caught a bonus musky on a Spro KGB Chad Shad.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
50°
Lots of quality 2lb largemouth caught on laydowns with a chatterbait. Anywhere with wood and some rock seemed to hold bass. Also caught a few on the A-Rig slow rolling it parallel to stretches of laydowns.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
51°
Fished rocky bottoms around points. Same areas where you can catch smallmouth bass as well.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
51°
Fished rocky points in shallow water. Slow retrieve keeping contact with bottom.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
52°
Slow yoyo retrieve keeping contact with bottom.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
48°
A little too much wind and a few spots of rain but managed to catch a few. Fishing with a friend who knew the area and hole hopped a few places. Fish mostly caught on wing dams and or sand drops.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
54°
Only had a few hours to fish. We couldn’t find the smallmouth, but did find some largemouth on the surviving green weeds. We alternated between a chatterbait and a swim jig depending on the thickness and depth of the weeds.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
59°
I was fishing the spinnerbait slowly over vegetation or any kind of cover on the windy side and the bass were just crushing the spinnerbait.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Cisco/Whitefish
Water Temperature
57°
Tough few days at LCO. It was blowing 25-30mph from the south on the main lake during all 3 days so we mainly were limited to areas out of the wind. Most of the fish caught were found on deeper grass outside of shallower areas. Lost a good one on the deep crank but otherwise everything else was under 2lbs. Some smallmouth were found on rocky flats in the afternoon as the water warmed. Not sure when the lake turned over and if that had an effect but either way it was grindy.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
67°
Good day of fishing. Fish were sitting on weed edges adjacent to steep contour drop offs. Today they wanted a little larger baitfish profile compared to a mooch minnow. Managed to get some nicer quality of fishing like this 3.5 lb largemouth.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
61°
Fished chatterbait along and through submerged weeds along scattered rocky bottom.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
61°
Casting towards the shoreline that had submerged weeds and wood.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
62°
Retrieved over the top of the rock pile varrying the speed to induce strikes.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
62°
