Fishing Reports
63 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Docks
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
71°
This was a non-tournament outing and we fished topwater, glide bait, wake bait, bladed jig and drop shot techniques. We caught 2-4 largemouth and 12-14 smallmouth during our 7 hours on the water. My big largemouth weighed-in at 7.1 pounds.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Humps
Water Temperature
76°
Casting onto the tops of humps with a 3/16 ounce weight. Tight lines.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Humps
Water Temperature
75°
Texas rigged with 3/8 bullet weight.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Insects
Was able to jig and land some nice bass.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
Just rig up a dropshot, and cast it out over weed lines. I like to rig up the Roboworm Texas rig so that you can pull it through the weeds easily. Just cast, and let it sit for 5 seconds. If you don’t have a fish, just recast. They will usually hit it on the fall.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
77°
Excellent dropshot fishing near docks tonight! Just rig up a finesse rod with these dropshot components and throw where the weed lines meet the docks. There are so many fish at docks right now. Cast within 6” of the docks and let the bait fall to the bottom. Let it sit for 5 second and if you don’t get a bite, reel in and recast. There are multiple 3+lb fish per dock right now.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
79°
Even though the bass we actively feeding, I still had to slow down and use finesse techniques to catch anything of quality.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
80°
Only meaningful fish of the night but weighed 5lbs. Caught her right at midnight under a full moon!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
70°
In less than 2 feet of water where lily pads are starting to sprout. Several hits but only landed this fish in 2 hours
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
72°
Been trying a technique with a slip bobber and a dropshot rig. Caught a 3.6 lb Largemouth in about 20' of water. Using my 2-pole license, I just left that bobber rig following the boat and fished another rig off the front. Saw the bobber moving around, set the hook, and there he was. Unfortunately, he swallowed it, so I tried once to retrieve the hook, but ended up cutting the line. Didn't get a picture because I wanted to get him back in the water. Got a 2 lb Smallmouth on the same rig, a couple 8-10" LM on dropshot, and a couple SM on the same.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Insects
Water Temperature
70°
Several fish around and in lily pads
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
68°
Different part of same retaining wall as last weeks 5lber, got this 5ob 9oz around 6:40 AM. 3" paddletail drop shot with a 3/16oz stick weight with 2-3' hang. Give 10-20 sec wait after the cast, then drag slowly to the boat. Be careful of snags and weeds. Might try a weedless hook, but I'm used to the open G-Finesse. Got another dozen small and large mouth, but nothing longer than 12". In fact, the big guy was my third fish after 4" LM, then a 8" SM, and then that big guy in the photo! I fished another hour before calling it a morning, so that 8-10 fish came in that time. Good time to finesse the shore and the drop-offs near them. It's my home lake, so I don't like to go too long. I get a good fish, and then I like to stop and save for another day.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
5lb 1oz off cement retaining wall. I selected the Z-Man jighead, but it was actually a cheap Amazon React Weedless, but fished like a swim jig with the hazedong 3" paddletail. Any Ned-size jighead would work for this. I like this as a search rig, the single wire weedguard gives me protection without enlarging the presentation much.. I use a spinning reel because I love the sound of a drag when it's going to work, with a MojoBass 9'6" rod to give me some decent casting distance with such a light presentation. My go-to is dropshot fishing, but after a while, the nose gets pretty ripped up, so I save these to go on the jig. I'd been fishing dropshot of the 3" Hazedong, catching a 1-2 lb small mouth, and a 2lb 15oz small mouth in the drop-off zone near the islands. The larger one was pure dropshot, but the smaller one was on a new technique I was trying out. Basically, it is a dropshot under a slip bobber (slip bobber, swivel, dropshot hook, dropshot weight). The idea is one part, get the dropshot farther away without the loss of angle to the presentation. Second, later in the summer, I plan to use that method to deliver presentations just over the tops of tall weed beds (5-6 foot) to try and coax out the large fish that like to hide there. I've trolled Carolina rigs along the tops of areas like that and done pretty well. Got the idea after some live-bait fishing on Clear Lake, CA. Anyway, the two 2lb fish are a pretty good day for me on my local lake, but still had "just another cast or two" in my head as I was ready to head in. Started swimming that small jig, hazedong through some puny lily pad areas and around some fallen trees on that island. The wind had drifted me to an angle where I was looking down the length of a retaining wall, so I cast up it as far as I could and just did a slow retrieve. That's when I picked up the 5lb large mouth. Must have only been about 3' of water and a long gentle slope back to the lake. I was worried, I only had 6lb flouro on the reel and he took me right to the weed beds to shake me off. But tweaking the drag hear and there, I was able to get her to the boat and netted. My personal record on the lake is 5ib 12oz, so it was a great fishing day for this amateur!!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
63°
Water has cleared up quite a bit in the last few days. Visibility is 8-10 ft in areas where there are no spawning carp. ie -Lilly pads and shallow vegetation. Fish are very wary and skittish. Long casts and stealth was the key to success today. Caught some nice fish. Found some still on beds. Fishing has slowed down. Beautiful Northwest Day!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
68°
It’s fall, and these fish are feeding up for winter. Target the big fish in the flats around 12’-14’ of water. Just chucks and wind until you find them. Usually they congregate near boulders near sundown to feed. The Berkley Money Badger is the best all around crankbait I’ve used in years.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
70°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Found a bunch of rock in 25 feet of water just beyond the state park. That was the only thing I caught. Had a few bites but they were probably small fish. Lots of pleasure boats. Manly jet boats. The water is still very low but that happens this time of year
