Fishing Reports
152 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
52°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Fished into shallow rip rap drug into deeper pockets. Dead stick approximately 10 seconds then drag. Hop over rocks then dead stick again for about 10 secs.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
48°
Fished slow and roll the minnow
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
57°
BFS setup for the win. The only way to get a bite was to go as slow as possible. Dad was using a finesse jig with zero strikes.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
45°
Fish was suspended and grabbed me as I was trying to get to my depth.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
55°
They were choking bluegill. Caught this big one @ 18 inches long. Also caught 5 others from 12-14 inches. Was a good day on the water. Largest on this body of water until now was 16.5 inches. So, was shocked with this one. Original chatterbait, but I made my own skirt after the original wore out. There are big ones in there but they are hard to catch.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
44°
Caught a few good largies and smallies on sand flats and just main creek flats in the first half of creeks. They had to have sun and be windblown but this pattern lead us to a top 5 finish last weekend in our high school derb.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
50°
Right now, the back of creeks on Watts Bar is where you want to be, especially around stumps, laydowns, and other wood cover. The bladed jig bite is heating up, with bass staging in these areas looking for an easy meal. Best Setup: • Slobberknocker: 3/8 oz in white or chart/white • Power Stinger 3.5" in Pearl • Retrieve: Slow-roll it through cover, letting it bump off stumps—reaction strikes are key Fish are holding tight to wood, so make multiple casts to key targets. If you find slightly stained water, that’s even better. Go get after them.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
56°
Flipping a jig got several bits, landed 2. Small mouth on crankbait.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
45°
I was fishing rock and brush piles on channel swing
K9 Fishing Clear Fluorocarbon 10lb / 550 Yards
Out of Stock
Lew's KVD Spinning Reel - EOL 300 / 6.2:1
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
40°
I was fishing in 65 foot of water! The bass were suspended in 40 to 45 foot of water swimming inside the bait fish balls! I was using my live scope to catch them
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Underspins
Structure
Points
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
48°
Main lake bluffs. Ate it on the initial fall. Was throwing it against the bluff wall similar to the way you’d throw a shakey head.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
38°
A lot of the bass I found were suspended 5-10' off the bottom in areas 25-30' of water. Slowing rolling an A-Rig by them was the key to getting bites.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Humps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
48°
Slow rolling spinner baits over humps and ledges. Mix in flipping and pitching around timber and you will be set. Cover water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
38°
Slow… very slow! They still would bite.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
48°
Slow rolling caught a mix of largemouth and smallmouth. A little bit of chop on the surface made it ideal spinnerbait weather.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
52°
Mid and lower end of the lake on wind blown points.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Well seems I still can’t pick the bait or the reel used. Ark Gravity BFS reel and the bait is a Eurotackle Z-Spender jerkbait from Amazon or the Eurotackle web site. The threadfin shad color specifically. Caught a few of these. They didn’t seem to look twice at any other baits around me. This is a 2 inch suspending jerk bait. I also tried a sinking bitsy jerk bait from strike king and they were not interested. Not a big fish, but where there are a few smaller ones there are larger ones somewhere. Anyway, I didn’t have time to try a larger size before night fall. So maybe something to try for others that want to. I am guessing any shad color suspending jerkbait may work. I just chose the duo realis bait in this case because that was the closest option.
