Fishing Reports
1956 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
79°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
73°
Wind was brutal, but found some calmer areas. Targeted weed line edges near deeper water and structure with finesse setups.
Rapala Crush City Janitor Green Pumpkin / 6"
Out of Stock
Z-Man TRD FattyZ Yoga Pants / 3 1/4"
Out of Stock
WOO! Tungsten Nail Weight 3/32 oz
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
71°
The Whopper Plopper size 90 in bone color was a killer bait for pike and bass on East Rush Lake. I fished the far south end of the lake. It’s shallow and has lots of submerged weeds where the bass and pike like to hide. I could see areas between the taller weeds that created openings to pull the top water bait through without hooking weeds on a retrieve. This part of the lake only gets to about 4 feet deep. On this day, the winds stayed low for about 3 hours and thrill of blow ups and catching fish was irresistible. I caught lots of bass, the biggest being the 20” toad shown in the pic. WOOHOO! :)
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
76°
Frog bite is heating up on the chain. Went out for a hot morning rip. Boated about 12 bass, had about 20 blow ups. One rod on the deck. Probably could have cleaned up with a Texas rig or fluke after the misses. Bluegills are crazy everywhere. Saw them getting blown on top of the mats from the bass. Fun to watch.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Fish can be found near submerged vegetation and near pads. Bladed jigs and crank baits produced solid numbers and sizes.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Insects
Water Temperature
71°
Fishing off the dock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
70°
Nice largie on a Texas rigged powerbait worm!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
70°
The frog bite is just starting. Most blow-ups came on the outside edges of the lily pads.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
70°
Found fish deeper than I expected today. Fish were caught on weed transitions in 8-14' of water. Areas with cabbage were quite productive. Most fish were caught on drop-shot in the morning. Once the clouds moved in the fish became more scattered, so I switched to a ned rig to cover more ground.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Fan casting a 6" mag draft in 6 to 8 feet on flats got some bites and would reveal where fish are hanging out. Then working through those areas with a 1/2oz lil magnum jig got some additional bites.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Flipping reeds with Bronco Bug.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
They were chasing bait out deep over matted grass. Covering water with a chatterbait seemed to get the biggest bites.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
76°
Chatter baits work great on this lake!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
Had a great day on the Cass chain. Best 5 went 23 pounds, all caught frogging and flipping. There's a ton of water out here, so be prepared to burn a lot of gas. Look for some current this time of year, as that's where the baitfish are relating with this warm weather.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Throwing a ned rig around on my BFS casting setup yielded numerous decent fish. Primarily targeted <10ft of water where submerged vegetation and rock / hard bottom met.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Dragged a swim jig on the bottom in an area of submerged vegetation, hard bottom, and rock. This tactic produced a number of decent bass, biggest being 4lbs 8oz.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
