Fishing Reports
307 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
61°
HotbaitYum Dinger Worm 4" Black Blue Flake / 4"
Out of Stock
Shimano Vanford FA Spinning Reel 4000 / 6.2:1
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
49°
Tried moving baits without success. Caught ten bass, mostly 1.5# average around cypress knees and duck blinds. Equal number of bites in Ozark rig dinger with spinner in the tail and a wacky dinger.
Yum Dinger Worm 5" Junebug / 5"
Out of Stock
Owner Jungle Wacky Weedless Hook #1
Out of Stock
VMC Weedless Neko Hook #2 / Black Nickel
Out of Stock
VMC Wacky Weedless Jig 1/16 oz / Black
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
58°
Fish were setup on gravel points leading to spawning areas. The fish were incredibly shallow (1-2’) and burning a trap was the best way to catch them. A cold front moving through may push them back some, but the first wave of the spawn is coming soon.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Swimbaits
Structure
Shad
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
59°
Insane day fishing the Bucca Brand Trick Shad. Didn't catch a ton of fish, but when they did bite, it was a good fish every time. My bag consisted of a 6-12, 4-03, 3-15, 3-07 and 2-08 for 21 all on the Trick Shad—my biggest bag on the James. I wouldn't technically call out a specific pattern: they were caught on laydowns, docks and roaming, not one specifically.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
55°
Caught fishing running jerkbaits on points, also caught some cranking those points. Dock fishing also produced a bit on a Neko rig.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Cisco/Whitefish
Water Temperature
56°
Fished for about 2 hours this evening. Caught 2 lost a pig at the boat. Fish are getting more and more active!! Live scoping is how I was locating fish
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
46°
Fished many techniques shallow and deep only bites came from two brush piles in 25' of water down lake. Dropshot slowly dragged into the brush. Subtle bite. Sensitive rod was a key. Only one of 8 competitors to take a limit. Big fish caught by someone else came on a Carolina rig in 8' of water
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
72°
Caught spotted and largemouth as shallow as possible in the bushes eating threadfin shad spawn
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Fish in photo came from fishing submerged Hydrilla in the Potomac with a wacky rigged Senko. Highly recommend the VMC crossover rings. Senkos are known to not be very durable, but the crossover rings allow catching multiple fish without having to replace worms. Also, the VMC weedless Neko hooks allow the rig to come through submerged grass well.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Fish in picture came from pitching lay downs on the Potomac. Black blue & purple jig with a June bug trailer seems to work in the Potomac regardless of water clarity.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
78°
Picked up around 50 Bass on Mooney fishing the Senko around brush and trees in 6-8 feet of water. The bass are in post spawn mode and are about to make the push to their summer feedgin areas. If there is a piece of cover in 6-8 feet their was a bass around them.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
73°
The better fish were caught flipping Z Craw Jr into laydowns. For numbers they were hitting weightless T-rig Senkos. Also around the grass was where the top water bite was.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
74°
Water was very high - 6' over the bank due to all the recent rain. The water around Occoneechee State Park was very muddy. Fished the drop offs and rip rap in front of the Hotel/Restaurant above and below the bridges. Additional fish came on the banks around the marina. Slow day all around - even got a few catfish on the same speed worm.
HotbaitZoom UV Speed Worm Black Blue / 6"
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
73°
Water level was 3' above normal pool and stained to dirty. Lots of flooded buck brush in the backs of pockets as well as low islands on the main lake. Tried a lot of moving baits without success. Only bite I found was a wacky rig tight to the flooded brush. More bites at the middle and back of pockets but better fish (relative) near the main lake.
Jackall Weedless Wacky Jig - EOL 1/8 oz
Out of Stock
Owner Weedless Sniper Finesse Hook 1/0
Out of Stock
Jackall Weedless Wacky Jig - EOL 1/16 oz
Out of Stock
VMC Crossover Ring 10pk Clear / 7mm
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
77°
Productive day of fishing on Mooney, the bass were hanging in 6-9 foot range on brush piles or stumps. Dropping the Keitech Easy shiner into the brush and letting float down slowly was a killer. Caught about 20 bass on that technique in the 1-3 pound range.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
73°
Originally practiced for a club tournament on Kerr Lake and fished rocky and stump-filled secondary points in the upper end of the lake. But, heavy rain the day and night before the tournament dropped water temperatures by 4 degrees and rose lake levels by 3 feet. We expected to find bass moving towards the main lake to enjoy the summer; however, many bass moved towards the banks and into tight cover, where we fished swim jigs, spinnerbaits, and Texas-rigged Zoom brush hogs. We also caught a few on Zara Spooks over rocky main lake points before we transitioned to the banks.
6th Sense Divine Swim Jig 3/8 oz / Sexified Shad
Out of Stock
Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon 16lb
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
77°
Practiced for a club tournament on Kerr Lake and fished rocky and stump-filled secondary points in the upper end of the lake. Given the water temperature and relatively stable water levels, we expected to find bass moving towards the main lake to enjoy the summer. However, the lake level rose during the day and overnight, pushing many fish towards the banks and into tight cover.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
67°
