Fishing Reports
9 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Docks
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Water Temperature
68°
The slower I finesse my bait the more bites I got got. Fished heavy brush the lakes pretty full.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
73°
This was the first time out to this pond for me. Ideal water for kayaks. Tried a little bit of everything soft plastic and found a bunch of nibblers. My buddy hooked up with a 17"+ largemouth using a wacky rigged worm. Finally, right at last light, I hooked into another 17" bass using the flicker shad.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
75°
Summertime on CDA is one of my favorite times of the year to catch big bass on topwater! On this trip, we were fishing the southern part of the lake, and the chain lakes for largemouth bass in and around grass and lily pads. These fish were keyed in on perch and bluegill, so having a frog in a lighter belly with some orange was key. When I'm frog fishing in pads there are two frogs that I prefer, the Bobby's Perfect Frog and the Spro Bronzeye Frog 65. Both these frogs come through pads and grass matts well, but the key to get these fish to bite was walking the frog in openings in and around the pads. Both those frogs are great walking frogs that also are heavy enough to cast far and sit on matted grass well. A 7' 4" to 7' 6" is my recommendation for a frog rod around pads, because the longer rod allows you to cast farther and get a better hook set on those fish that bite that the end of a cast. Use a fast gear ratio reel to pick up slack quick and pair it with 65 pound braid and you are all set. You might also get surprised by a big 4 pound smallmouth like we did!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Fishing a frog is a great way to have fun and find some fish on blue lake and the other chain lakes. Play around with color because color can just depend on the day but you can start with a white or black and go from there. The snagproof fat frog and Bobby’s perfect frog are great casting frogs with a great hook up ratio. If they are missing the frog I like to have a punch setup rigged with any creature bait that you are confident in. At the end of the day when fishing confidence is key. God bless.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Lily Pads
There were still a few spawners out there!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Minnows
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Insects
