Fishing Reports
231 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
73°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Caught must fish along points off the main lake body. Most fish were suspended chasing shad.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Perch
Throwing Shakey heads on laydowns in the rappahanock. Had an outgoing tide and overcast sky’s. I was using a 1/8 oz Scott Canterbury head, working the worm with the current in the same direction of the tide. Zoom Plum Trick Worms are becoming my one of my favorite colors to throw on a shakey head. I use the Falcon Lowrider Shakey Head rod with a 2500 size Daiwa Fuego reel. In the $130 price range, the Lowriders are one of my favorite series of rods. I own 5 of them now.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
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 Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
72°
Fish were located on outer edge of the grass lines. Better fish came off the Jackhammer on a steady retrieve, while numbers came on the shakey head Roboworm
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
76°
Fished the incoming tide all morning. Bite was slow as to be expected with those conditions. It was a cool morning and I couldn’t buy a topwater bite (lost one at the kayak on a buzz toad). I caught the fish in the picture on a shakey head and plum trick worm.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
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 Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
84°
Looked for banks blue backs were spawning on was able to catch 12 on top an this nice one just under 6lbs shad spawn was mostly over blue backs started spawning around 3 in the morning
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
84°
Cought multiple fish on main lake point with brush piles in the black water river brushpiles in the 10 to 15ft range seemed to be the most productive
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
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 Bass
Season
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 Bass
Season
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 Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
78°
Early morning topwater bite on the Rappahanock was slow. Had an outgoing tide and the bite should have been there, but the water was stained chocolate milk. Couldn’t hit anything on the spook, but the Canterbury buzz toad got a few. I caught the fish shown on the point of a feeder creek into the main stem of the river where there is some submerged timber.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
84°
The Bass were piled up in the grass of main lake points at 17-20 feet. Texas rig worked really well in the late afternoon.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
82°
Water level was up after the recent storm surge and the top water bite was on all morning. I was focusing on submerged Hydrilla. The skitter walk and Canterbury buzz toads were the top performers on the day
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
84°
Points to drop offs, grass with shade and overhanging covers
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
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 Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
87°
Crushed the bass on the drop shot fishing between 14-18 feet of water off the main lake points and deep grass flats. The Quality bass were staged on the grass edges. Drop Shot worked really well.