Fishing Reports
136 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Water Temperature
55°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Fished a little nighter out on west lake. Seemed like it was easier to catch better quality fish on the frog than anything else. Also covered water well. Just find a protected pocket and throw that frog as deep in the stuff as you can.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
62°
Wind was blowing 30mph sustained so it was tough to stay in the good stuff. Just toss it out as far as you can and wind it just above the grass. Caught em every single cast for about 20 minutes. We stayed on West all day and ended up winning the tourney.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
It was a very slow day! Slow rolling a buzzbait around remaining coontail got me a few bites. I switched over to a jig around laydowns and managed a few more additional bites. Nothing big but still a fun day.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
65°
Managed to find some decent fish around the Iowa Great Lakes while practicing for the IKFC Championship. Fishing the grass between the stretches of removed docks consistently found fish. Unfortunately, this bite didn't hold up for tournament day.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
Texas rigged with a 3/8 tungsten worm weight
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
Pitching under over hanging trees dragging and popping across lay downs
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
Wacky rig with a finesse worm dragging and popping over lay downs
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
While flipping at timber with a jig I had set up a crappie rig to catch whatever ended up wanting to pick up a minnow. In about 6 ft of water and 5ft away from a downed tree this bass took it. Got a few more on this pattern and some crappie. Key was adjusting the float every once in a while.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
70°
I used the wacky rig in the early morning next to a point to catch 3 largemouth bass. They were hitting the worm on the way down.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
The bass hit the wacky rig pretty hard tonight on the way down to the bottom. I caught 3 bass within 15 minutes of being on the dock and then in the kayak to reach some more shoreline. I will definitely be back to this lake.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
72°
Clean water, just the right amount of flow and bait fish were keys to success. Covering lots of water was how I found the fish. Once found slowing down and picking it apart yielded lots of fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Fished from shore targeting drop off points and what structure could be seen. Most bass were either caught 30 yards out or right next to shore. When the senko bounced on rocks it usually got picked up. Once the line started to move I gave the fish about 3 seconds to eat then a strong but not extreme hook set. I found dragging up and letting sit would get crushed the most. While there were tons of blow ups from bass I moved on, I usually do not have luck with anything other than shad presentations on schooling bass here. Find one of the many walking and fishing trails and try out a Texas rigged worm.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
I took the win in the 6th IKFC tournament today. The key was to cover water. The fish were up very shallow. I was casting at the rock banks and working the bait over the tops of rocks. Many bites came after popping free from the rocks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Topwater Wake
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Throwing this near bait balls where I could see fish busting and chasing bait.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Bite was tough but they were biting the wacky rig on jetties.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Flipping and drawing back through lay downs
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Flippin a craw tube on the edge of the reeds resulted in 20lbs of thick largemouth. Just your normal flippin. flip it up in there give it a couple hops, and if you don't get bit try it again. Biggest was just under 5
