Fishing Reports
258 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
1/8pz jig with a split tail shad I make at home. Keeping it mid column along lily pads
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
80°
Just flipping patiently around most laydowns and submerged trees. Not big ones, but consistent.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
81°
The bite can late into sunset. Worked this hard in the shallow grass.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Fishing the edge of Lilly pads with pauses during retrieval
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
Wind was about 15mph temps were cool, a little bit cloudy
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
74°
Fish the weed lines off the shore
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Underspins
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
76°
Falling water temps and lower water levels made it difficult to find quality fish, but I managed a few early. I also caught 5 or 6 drum. One of the keys was adding a Picasso underspin harness to add a little flash in the dirty water. This was my first time at Coralville, so I was just happy to catch a few fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Power shotting around deep docks with rock and grass
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Went out for walleye and crappie, ended up finding massive schools of bait and bass corralling them. Fish weren’t biting topwater but anything flashy and subsurface was hit. Crankbait, spinner bait, and both hard and soft jerkbaits got hit. When you find schools of bait pitch structure in its path as the bass wait in ambush. Got 3 of a tree that was 10 ft from a main point on a crank fluke and spinnerbait. When the fish school larger and louder is key!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
85°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
79°
Went out after a thunderstorm and fished a submerged rock pile. Just made a decent cast over it and reeled it back over the rock pile. Nothing big just caught numbers.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
60°
flipping grass patches
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
79°
Went out mid morning and caught some frog fishing lily pads! Seemed like the points of the lily pads that had current or wind had the most activity. Could see them chasing baitfish so also pulled a spinnerbait through the open lanes. 🐸 🎣
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
79°
We were trolling along the shoreline and throwing topwater lures around over hangs and near brush piles. We had 2 big bass hit, one on a frog and another on a Jitterbug.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
82°
Bluegill were along edge of points on grass edge. Had to find vegetation with current on the points to be productive. Current was key.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
80°
Partly cloudy day and there was an algae bloom going on. The water was quite murky, so I chose the Black Power Worm on a Berkley Shaky Head. The plan was to hit the holes around visible grass clumps. On the first cast he hit it on the fall! Don’t be hesitant about throwing worms 10 or 12 inches long, the big Bass will crush them!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
82°
Casting next to the lay downs on the bank was the most consistent bite. The water is pretty dirty with only a few inches of visibility, so a darker trailer helped the bait stand out. Managed a good number of 1-2lb fish.
