Fishing Reports
197 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
49°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
50°
Slowly working a mega bass swimbait 6inch back to the boat. Largemouth are staging before the spawn. I was targeting transition areas around spawning locations with vegetation.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
47°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Laydowns
Burning a squarebill up shallow and over any wood/brush you can find has been producing good numbers and size. They seem to be hitting it on the pause when I either kill the retrieve or when I pause after it deflects. Sometimes they pin it right to the wood so be prepared for that.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
50°
On this particular day they were up super super shallow tucked into undercut banks in the wood. I would fish the swim jig with a sweeping motion as if I was dragging a football jig excessively fast. Sometimes they would short strike the swimjig or just flash and show themselves which is when I’d follow up with the jig. In the same area, if I had clouds and wind, a squarebill and a spinnerbait would be the deal.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
48°
Points leading to shallow spawning flats are where the fish are currently holding prior to spawn. Casting from the flat off the point produced numerous fish in the 3-5 pound range. Try different colors and cadences until they commit and eat it.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Fishing in some submerged vegetation that is starting to grow as the water gets warmer.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Bluegill
The bigger fishes are coming shallow as the water temp is getting higher. Spawning os about to happen anytime soon!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
50°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
45°
Casted out into a bait ball about 15ft down. Worked it a bit, and got crushed.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
54°
Run Thunder Cricket with Bandito Bug trailer across tops of vegetation clearing the bait when getting hung on vegetation, Apone clearing vegetation is usually when you will get bit.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
51°
Pre-Spawn Staging rocky points
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
55°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
47°
Was targeting points and spawn staging areas with the jackhammer to cover water and have an amazing day! Caught 15 fish in less than 20 minutes, all would've been weighing fish if it were a tournament! Great day on Honeoye!!!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
48°
Was in 10ft of water pitching into 5ft dragging the strike king pegged 3/8oz tungsten Texas rigged rage bug over a rock pile.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
38°
Throwing a underspin across points and slowly swimming it along the bottom.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
58°
Worked it along an outside weed line off of a drop off. I usually let the bait sink for 5 seconds on the first cast then twitch it 2 to 3 times then pause for 1 second. She picked it up on the third pause.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
South end was flooded way back up into the timber, flipped cat tails that lay just outside the timber. Caught her around 1:00, definitely sought after shade of the cat tails since the vegetation of the main flat hadn't come in yet. She picked it up on the fall and needed that 65lb braid to get her over a log and out of the tails.