Fishing Reports
238 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Dam
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
70°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
78°
Get these strike king rage swimmers, they catch a lot of fish and are pretty tough on the hook
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
91°
Caught this 3lb, 8oz largemouth on my favorite frog, the Jackall Kaera! This fish completely inhaled the frog and had little chance of throwing it. She hit on the outside of a small pad "field" that was no larger than a kitchen table. I saw several boats pass right by the small pad field to fish pad fields that were significantly larger. But, I never saw them catch anything. Just goes to prove that it isn't always about size when it comes to the size of the pad field and the frog when catching bass.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
89°
Caught this 2lb, 8oz bass as the tide was ripping out of a shallow cut off the main Chickahominy River. She nailed a Z-man Jack Hammer and knocked so much slack in the line I thought I missed her. But, I caught up with her and got her in the boat. Air and water temps were considerably cooler than the previous day as a result of thick cloud cover. As a result, the bite was more aggressive overall, but it was a little more difficult finding the truly big fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
93°
Practiced for a club tournament in stifling heat (110 heat index), but the fish were biting! Caught this 4lb, 6oz beauty along a seawall that ended at the backend of a dock. She bit a Strike King Rage Bug in Falcon Lake Craw, but I caught many more bass throughout the day on a Z-man Jack Hammer with a Little Dipper trailer. The best bites came on falling tide, but this beauty hit as the tide was rising during the late afternoon, when the air and water temps were the hottest.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
78°
Fish were located in less than 2 ft of water. Caught with the Baby Jack and on Frogs.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
69°
Made it out for a full day on the Chick and can't say I "found the bite"... Was a bit of junk fishing: your typical cypress tree, pads and dock bite, but nothing specific that was "the deal". Caught 6 total, all of which were in the 2-3lb range. A few came on the swimjig, a few on the chatterbait, and a few on a neko rig. Threw around all of your typical Chick baits: a frog, buzzbait, wacky senko... Nothing.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
73°
The fish were on brush at the mouthes of pockets.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
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 BassSeason
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 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
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 BassSeason
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 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
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 BassSeason
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
Roboworm Light Wire Rebarb Hook 1/0
Out of Stock
Shimano Vanford FA Spinning Reel 2500 / 5.8:1
Out of Stock
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.
