Fishing Reports
192 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
65°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
Pitched to the edges of lilly pads and targeted isolated pads.
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
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Humps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
72°
Focused on the best living vegetation left in the lake, any spot with deep water access, and bait balls
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Trolling 10-19'
Structure
Humps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
71°
Absolutely smashed em on SECRET COLOR NED. Fish would not touch any other color but would destroy the perch color Ned Zone. If you are fishing this lake buy a few packs of that color. We were actually sight fishing a couple hours of tournament day and watched fish turn from other colors and baits.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
55°
Was slow reeling my magdraft and was able to get some cold bass to commit to the mag! Always fun catching on bigger lure!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
55°
It was a cold day of fishing but found the grass and slow reeled my sleeper! Always fun finding bass in cold water!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
50°
I was catching largemouth fishing over deep submerged vegetation letting the bait drop into the weeds and fishing the edges. It didn’t matter if I fished it slow or fast. 7’2 StCroix legend glass rod, Abu Garcia Revo STX with 10 lb Pline tactical fluorocarbon line.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
50°
I targeted deep weeds on points and breaks that were also wintering areas. I fished the double tail threaded on to a 1/2 ounce Chompers brush jig. 17 lb test pline tactical fluorocarbon line on a Daiwa tatula reel on a 7 foot medium heavy StCroix legend x rod.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
60°
First time ever fishing Wisconsin and had a blast! Lost count around 60 or 70. All fish except for a small amount came off the Picasso dock rocket jig. Didn’t matter how you fished the jig, get it around the rock and you will get bit.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
55°
Most of my fish came winding a modified Thundercricket with a Bojangles baits Z-Daddy fit a trailer. As I was going along if I saw a laydown or brush pile with my FFS I would flip a home made arky style jig with a Z-Daddy on it to those. That one two punch worked well thought the day.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
59°
Look for wind blown rock points or shoreline with deep water access. Slow roll this small underspin, varying your speed and depth.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
54°
I erratically fished lipless crankbait along riprap and over rocky humps and points. I also caught walleye and smallmouth bass using this same bait. Followup baits included a Chatterbait with a Strike King Caffeine Shad trailer and a biffle-head with a Berkley Max Scent Creature Hog to work the bottom.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Reeds
Water Temperature
55°
Flipping into reeds, mats and whatever docks are still left on the lake has produced some big largemouths.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
61°
Before the wind became too strong fished docks along the southern shore. Once the wind was too strong for docks I moved out to fish rock humps using a ZMan chatterbait with a Lake Fork trailer.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
52°
Fished this small private lake and it had a ton of largemouth bass all around 1 pound. Was able to catch fish flipping jigs at laydowns and shallow structure. Water is super clear and was able to sight fish most of the bass.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
59°
Largemouth were found under shallow docks close to shoreline vegetation.
