Fishing Reports
82 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
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
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!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Fished from a kayak for 6 hours starting around 6am. Overcast day with no rain, water clarity was between 1-2 ft. Was a great day fishing caught 6 bass, smallest was 9in, largest (pic) was 18in, and average was just shy of 15in. Bass were everywhere, I caught one by the boat launch pier before jumping in my kayak. 3 were caught in shallow submerged weeds to the north side (my guess that they were in weeds since some retrieves would snag on weeds). 2 were caught at deep ledges in the middle and the west side. I used the ned rig for every bass except one, because I snagged and broke it off. Last bass was caught on a drop shot.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Standing Timber
Fished the north end from a kayak for 4 hours, caught 4 largemouth bass and 1 Weather was cloudy with light drizzles. The water clarity was incredibly low, <1 ft, probably due to all the recent rain. I think most of the bass were deep, 3/4 were caught on some offshore structure away from the bank. 2/4 were caught using a ned rig targeting standing timber where the top I spotted poking out of the water. 1/4 was caught on a jerkbait at a ledge. 1/4 was caught by the bank with the ned rig.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Fished the north side of Turkey Swamp Park from the bank for a little over an hour in the morning with my cousin. We only managed to catch this one small bass throwing the ned rig along the bank in the shade of a tree. There’s a lot of grass/weeds throughout the lake so we were having a little bit of trouble with the exposed hook on the ned rig. Probably would’ve been better off Texas rigging a 4in senko/dinger.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Reeds
Fishing for about 4 hours from a kayak in the morning. Fished exclusively the west side and not the east side. Only managed to catch the 1 bass in the pic (~17in). Bass was caught on a ned rig along the west levee. I spent a good bit of time fishing the Choppo 105 top water to no avail, my guess is that it was too large.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Fished from a kayak from sunrise until about 10am. Bass in the pic was just shy of 2.5lb and was caught on a jerkbait. Caught 3 bass in the span of 15 minutes trolling the jerkbait behind me (the lure listed was the closest approximation I could find, the one I was using was 4in). I think all 3 of the bass caught trolling were next to some submerged vegetation going by the community map here in Omnia. Also caught a pickerel and a small bass on the ned rig casting at the bank, and a random yellow perch on the jerkbait while casting it. Spent a good 2 hours in the morning trying the buzz bait to no effect. I stuck to the west side of the lake.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Took my cousin fishing from the bank in the evening and he caught this bass (forgot what the measurements were, maybe ~15in and 1.5lb) next to the boat launch casting out into the lake. I caught a nice pickerel just before this from the small fishing pier also with the ned rig casting into open water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Reeds
Fished from a kayak for about 4 hours in the morning when the park opened. Rained on and off throughout the duration. Caught 2 bass both by the bank and next to the super tall reeds/grass. Also caught 5 crappie sporadically throughout, typically they seemed suspended and more towards the middle of the lake, further from the bank.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
75°
Flipping around standing timber in deeper water
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Bluegill
Flippin around submerge trees
HotbaitMissile Baits D Bomb Super Bug / 4"
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
72°
Caught a few nice ones on swim jig and frog.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
Outside Edge of cover
