Fishing Reports
93 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
Water Temperature
79°
Fished for a few hours this morning and it was tougher than last time. Four bass and only one was a little over 3lb the rest might not have even been 12in. They were all near lily pads still though. This time it seemed like they were mainly patrolling the edges and I actually caught most of them casting away from the lily pads instead of parallel to the edge. I guess the lily pads are a good alternative to deep water to hide from the summer heat.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Water Temperature
78°
Caught 6 bass around the 2.5lb-3.5lb range. Most were at the outside edge of lily pads along the opposite side as the boat launch in pretty shallow water. Sometimes it was less than 2 ft deep I could anchor myself by sticking my kayak paddle into the ground. I did catch two, including the biggest fish of the day, along the deep edge of drop offs using a green pumpkin neko rig. Water clarity is super low, at most 1 ft, so I would’ve stuck with using black and blue for neko rigging too if I had those colors.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Humps
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
75°
I made a long cast to the area between a hump and a point, letting the swim jig sink all the way to the bottom in about 10+ feet of water. Once it hit bottom, I pointed my rod tip down and slowly reeled it back toward where I was fishing from. A light wind was blowing straight down the lake, and I was casting with the wind. I was using a Dirty Jigs 1/2‑oz swim jig paired with a 5.5-inch Gambler Lures Big EZ swimbait trailer. That trailer gives the jig a great action, rocking the head side to side on the retrieve.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Shad
Forage
Shad
Never fish the drop shot before decided to give these new megabass baits a shot and it was on fire, fished around the doc and looking for other structure and got some good fish
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
72°
Chatter bait, with Zman scented jerk shad, as trailer
HotbaitZ-Man Scented Jerk ShadZ 4" / Smelt
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
72°
Crushing it on the fall.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
72°
Steady pace all day
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
73°
Working it fast is best.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
74°
Steady retrieve
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Insects
Took the kayak and was throwing the senko out at the shorelines at the down trees and got a few small bass
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Took my kayak out and fished from around 6am-10am. Caught 7 bass and 1 pickerel, nothing large but the numbers are there. There’s a lot of underwater grass everywhere so I rigged the drop shot weedless. I had the best luck catching fish casting into deeper grass, maybe 10+ ft of water. Didn’t target edges or anything specific, just threw the drop shot into the middle of some grass and dragged it back slowly.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Ledges
Fished for around 3.5 hours starting at sunrise. Managed to catch two bass along the same part of a ledge. They hit towards the shallower side/transition area of the ledge. My kayak was positioned over the deep end and I was casting into the shallow portion.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Fished from 6am to 9am, launching from the Lower Farrington Boat Ramp off Hardenburg Ln. Caught 5 bass, all following the same pattern of sitting at the deep/outside edge of laydowns. I followed the bank and targeted visible structure. Was more successful on the shaded side than the sunny side of the lake. The lake does have pretty steep ledges and I thought that maybe the bass would be deep since it was summer, but I couldn’t locate any bass on the deep side of the ledges. I used the drop shot roboworm and caught two bass but then I got snagged and broke it off. Switched to the ned rig after and caught three more. The bass weren’t super deep in the lay downs so I was able to get away with using an exposed hook (until I wasn’t and snagged).
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Bluegill
Flipping around standing timber
HotbaitZoom Brush Hog Junebug / 6"
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
No clouds in the sky. Fished this morning for 4 hours and caught 2 bass, one 14in one 17in. Both were caught in deeper water, 5-10ft of water with some kind of vegetation on the bottom.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Fished this morning from the kayak for about 5 hours. Caught 4 largemouth bass between 12-14in. Sunny day with some wind, water is extremely clear here. I was struggling fishing the standing timber, getting snagged and no bites. I ended up switching to fishing submerged weeds on the north side and caught all my bass there. I targeted 10-15ft depth and dropoffs in the weeds.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Fished from the bank for 3 hours in the morning with my cousin. Water clarity at Rising Sun Lake is much clearer than the other lakes in the area I’ve been to, even with all the recent rain it was still maybe 3 ft of clarity. Weather was overcast and foggy. My cousin caught 1 bass, lost 2 bass on the ned rig. I caught 3 bass, lost 1 bass, caught 1 pickerel on the ned rig. Snagged and broke off on the rocks, retied a 3in swimbait, and caught a crappie and another pickerel afterwards. All the fish were pretty small, bass were all <12in. Tons of baby bass and bluegill could be spotted from shore. The entire north shoreline is fishable from the bank, just make sure to wear long pants and use bugspray since there is walking through long grass/bushes/thorns, and wear some footwear to walk on rocks with. The rocks are pretty slippery so be careful!
