Fishing Reports
100 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
80°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Crappie
Water Temperature
77°
Fished for a few hours on Father's Day in the rain. Fishing was still slow like it is at Piney Run but managed a few bass fishing the outside edge of the lily pads using a drop shot. We also tried main lake points but had no success.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
75°
Launched from Green Bridge Ramp around 6:45AM and fished until 11:45. Fished to the right along the shoreline and then across next to the buoys. The initial bites came on the large flat directly across from the boat ramp on worms and neko rigs. There were quite a few fish hitting the surface but would not chase lures. Kept heading north along the right shoreline and got a nice largemouth on a zoom trick worm next to wood on the outside point of one of the coves. After the rain stopped, the wind picked up and caught a few bass on the megabass jerkbait next to some shallow grass. Also got a nice chain pickerel as well. The nicest fish came on a Jackall pikupiku top water around 10am in a very shallow cove. The Pikupiku also got a few more topwater fish.
HotbaitRapala Crush City HedgeHog Plum / 4"
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
87°
Slow day but got some good bites on a dropshot around grass. On points or just running the back near deeper water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
85°
Caught fish on grassy points with a dropshot and trickworm. Bigger fish came on a 1/2oz jig with a rags craw in standing timber.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Alewife
Fishing the early morning. Conditions were: overcast sky’s/light rain and an outgoing tide. Caught several bass and a couple snakeheads on the black buzz toad. I was fishing overtop of submerged Hydrilla.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
75°
Upper chesapeake (North East River) Rain three days prior to this fishing trip, water was very murky.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Minnows
Flipping pads at low tide was the winning pattern. Caught many fish and they all stayed button with the new Mustadmus Alpha point 2/0 offset hook. Se
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
82°
Saw a lot of movement in the spatterdock and caught a few flipping/punching near high tide. After the tide went out, caught more on an ozark rig stickbait with a screw lock spinner on the tail along grass edges.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Alewife
Fished the evening on the Potomac. Fished the last of the incoming and the start of the outgoing before daylight ran out. The tide didn’t give us the greatest conditions (last couple hours of outgoing would have been best). I found some success throwing a watermelon red Fluke in the submerged grass and twitching it through. I throw my flukes on my jerk bait/light crankbait rod. I use a snap with the fluke on the superline hook and still get great action on the bait. Light breeze and partly cloudy skies.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
87°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
fish were caught around grass, especially in the morning. moving in and out with the tide was key. once the morning topwater bite died off, fishing slow around grass produced bites.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Water Temperature
86°
Fished pads at low tide with a frog. Caught a few, missed a few. The usual frog fishing. Moved out to sparse grass bay and threw the cut r worm past chunks of grass. Reeling the worm about as slow as I could. Caught a couple of shorts on a dropshot too but nothing culled.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
86°
Fished a club tournament on the Lower Potomac River and caught numerous largemouth bass on a combination of lightly weighted 4" Yamamoto Senkos in Fire Craw and Berkley 7" Power Worms in Blue Fleck. Bass were positioned next to scattered clumps of grass, specifically eel grass and milfoil. The bite was aggressive for the first 45 minutes as the tide was going out. The bite slowed significantly once the tide stopped moving out and during slack tide. The bite slowly picked up again as the tide began rolling in and continued until the tide went slack again in the early afternoon. I was fortunate enough to get a sample/test pack of Mustad Alpha Point Alpha-Grip Finesse Hooks from Omnia a month ago, and they have become my go-to hook. Don't let the "Finesse" tag scare you - these hooks are super sharp and super strong!
Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon - EOL 12lb
Out of Stock
Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon - EOL 16lb
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Pilings
Forage
Perch
Caught a nice 4lb 7oz bass on a wacky rigged senko. Purple Emerald flake is an absolute killer in summer on the Potomac.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
88°
Fished a club tournament on Little Seneca Lake in Black Hill Regional Park in sweltering heat and humidity. The fishing was slow, but I was able to catch a quality limit, including this 4lb chunk, by fishing deep points with an Ike's Mini Flip Jig. I tried a 1/2oz jig since I was fishing depths of 23 to 35 feet, but I could only get bit when I switched to a 3/8oz jig. The fish seemed to like the slower fall of the lighter jig in the warm water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
85°
Texas rig stickbait thrown under shady docks surrounded by grass. Small screwlock spinner blade to add a little flash.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Shad
Flipping pads at low tide was the winning pattern. Caught many fish and they all stayed button with the new Mustad Alpha point 2/0 offset hook.
