Fishing Reports
86 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
67°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
70°
I fished the flap slap after dark on the surface by twitching it and moving the bait slowly like a wake bait. I caught a few largemouth and one four pound smallmouth. There was no wind and the surface was dead calm.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
58°
For largemouth on the ST Lawrence I used a chatterbait. Yes I said largemouth, when the smallies mostly win. However I found some off the beaten path stuff in the northern end of the ST Lawrence River that I caught mutiple 5 pounders on.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
65°
Throwing a plain black buzzbait w/ gold blade and no trailer up shallow over submerged vegetation, around docks, and laydowns
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
68°
Caught this 20.5 inch 5 pounder during the 2024 NYKBF State Championships. Skipping a wacky rig under docks and one particular dock was holding A LOT of fish. Had to weed through the smaller ones to get this big ol'girl to bite. She came out and bit just before it hit the bottom. I caught a 19.75 inch Smallmouth under the same dock with the same set up the next morning!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Cast along the dock let senko hit bottom slowly drag along the bottom couple light twitches nailed it
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
61°
The fall smallmouth and largemouth bite is on. Casting the A-rig onto points has put numerous fish in the boat, just be ready to cover lots of water. Expect it to get even better as the temps continue to cool.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
60°
Fishing 0-5 feet put numerous largemouth in the boat. Most fish hit directly off shore in less than 1 foot of water. Anything out deeper would typically smack the spinnerbait as it ticked the grass tops. Be aware though as numerous large muskies would also chase not only the bait but the fish when you caught them.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Threw the jig next to patches of lily pads and the bass were just ambushing it!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
68°
early in the morning bass were on weedlines in 10-15' with fog and calm conditions. when the wind picked up the bass moved up in the water column and I caught them on a chatterbait
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
69°
found largemouth in 12 to 20' where there was a mix or rocks and grass. throwing a heavy drop shot and dragging it similar to a carolina rig put a couple of 4 pounders in the boat along with a bunch of 1.5 to 3 pounders
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Hover/Mid-Strolling
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
71°
I fished the north-end of Cayuga Lake focusing on channel swings in 6-10ft of water. The bass were located from the top of the water column to the bottom. I used a hover rig paired with a Berkley Flat Worm to target the suspend bass and I used a Berkley Hit Worm paired with half moon jig to target the bass laying on the bottom.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Casting the uoze swimmer next to the edge of the grass and getting some early morning reaction bites
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
heavy fog in the morning had fish scattered and no matter what we threw choppo, jerkbait, jigs, etc nothing was biting. once the fog burned off it was full sun no wind and the bass set up on laydowns, docks and moored boats. My best bait was a shorter dropshot on the ends of laydowns. Slow day overall
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
60°
Ended up fishing a club tournament and found a good pattern with bass chasing schools of bait. Coupled the spinnerbait with the crankbait to generate all my bites!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
42°
Target the sunny banks and work slowwwww on the backsides of laydowns
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Crawfish
Tough to beat when the bite gets tough in the fall!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
55°
Caught two nice LM Bass this week at Amawalk Reservoir from the bank. Both were about 2.5 lbs and both fish were caught on the Owner Flashy Swimmer jig with a 3.3 Keitech Fat Swing Impact. Water temps in the mid to high 50s.
