Kent Mittelstaedt

Kent Mittelstaedt's Fishing Reports

• Lake Koronis, MN

  Season:
  Pre-Spawn

  Species:
  Smallmouth Bass

  Structure:
  Rock Pile

  Style:
  Jerk Baits

  

  soft and hard jerkbaits work well for smallmouth bass when the water temps are in the 50s. Work near breaks over rocky bottoms

  

  Reported by Kent Mittelstaedt
  on Nov 26, 2019
• Rice Lake, MN

  Season:
  Fall

  Species:
  Largemouth Bass

  Structure:
  Docks

  Style:
  Finesse Jigs

  

  In the fall the largemouth bass can be found around docks and laydowns. Bass jigs like an Outkast Juice jig in 3/8 or 1/2oz with a Strike King rage craw go through the cover well and catch a lot... Read More

  

  Reported by Kent Mittelstaedt
  on Nov 26, 2019
• Lake Minnetonka, MN

  Season:
  Summer

  Species:
  Largemouth Bass

  Structure:
  Submerged Vegetation

  Style:
  Ned Rigs

  

  Once the largemouth have finished spawning and have moved out of the shallows out to the weedlines, they can be caught on ned rigs. The Outkast Tackle perfect ned head is awesome paired up with z-man finesse TRD in... Read More

  

  Reported by Kent Mittelstaedt
  on Nov 26, 2019
• Mille Lacs Lake, MN

  Season:
  Summer

  Species:
  Smallmouth Bass

  Structure:
  Boulders

  Style:
  Drop Shots

  

  Drop shots are a staple on Mille Lacs. Strike King dream shot work great. Using your electronics to find boulders, especially isolated boulders. Once you have one marked on your electronics, make several short accurate casts around... Read More

  

  Reported by Kent Mittelstaedt
  on Nov 27, 2019
• Silver Lake, IA

  Season:
  Fall

  Species:
  Largemouth Bass

  Structure:
  Submerged Vegetation

  Style:
  Finesse Jigs

  

  Late fall with a Terminator Pro jig tipped with a Strike King rage craw can be great! Get on the trolling motor to find the best vegetation remaining in the lake and target with your jig. Largemouth are nice size... Read More

  

  Reported by Kent Mittelstaedt
  on Nov 27, 2019
• Tetonka Lake, MN

  Season:
  Summer

  Species:
  Largemouth Bass

  Structure:
  Humps

  Style:
  Drop Shots

  

  Using good mapping of the lake and your electronics to find rocky humps. I've caught good size largemouth around the rock structures using a 5" wacky rigged senko on a dropshot. I like to use an Arsenal Fishing silicone... Read More

  

  Reported by Kent Mittelstaedt
  on Nov 27, 2019
• Lake Calhoun, MN

  Season:
  Summer

  Species:
  Largemouth Bass

  Structure:
  Submerged Vegetation

  Style:
  Chatterbaits

  

  There are some huge largemouth bass in Lake Calhoun. In the summer, one great presentation is throwing a chatterbait around submerged vegetation. This is a trolling motor only lake, so the chatterbait is great for covering water. ... Read More

  

  Reported by Kent Mittelstaedt
  on Nov 27, 2019
• Lake Minnetonka, MN

  Season:
  Late Summer

  Species:
  Largemouth Bass

  Structure:
  Matted Grass

  Style:
  Punch Jigs

  

  Late summer on Lake Minnetonka can be a great time to find matted vegetation. Find milfoil that has grown up to the surface and created a canopy. Typically this takes at least a 1 ounce weight to punch... Read More

  

  Reported by Kent Mittelstaedt
  on Nov 27, 2019
• Chisago Lake, MN

  Season:
  Pre-Spawn

  Species:
  Largemouth Bass

  Structure:
  Stumps

  Style:
  Swim Jigs

  

  On lake Chisago before the largemouth bass spawn, shallow bays with stumps can be great. The bass migrate towards the shallower bays to set up for spawn and use stumps as a stopping point on their way to an... Read More

  

  Reported by Kent Mittelstaedt
  on Nov 27, 2019
• Oneida Lake (NY), NY

  Season:
  Summer

  Species:
  Smallmouth Bass

  Structure:
  Reef

  Style:
  Top Water

  

  In the late summer while most anglers focus their time deep, there is a good percentage of bass that stay shallow on rocky reefs. Top baits like Zara Spooks or Rapala X-Pops work great to entice big smallmouth. The... Read More

  

  Reported by Kent Mittelstaedt
  on Dec 7, 2019
• Lake Harris, FL

  Season:
  Winter

  Species:
  Largemouth Bass

  Structure:
  Submerged Vegetation

  Style:
  Drop Shots

  

  In late winter, just before largemouth get active for pre-spawn a great technique is to finesse them with a drop shot. This works especially well in frontal conditions. Since you're dealing with potentially huge fish, you'll want a pretty... Read More

  

  Reported by Kent Mittelstaedt
  on Dec 7, 2019
• Lake Harris, FL

  Season:
  Spawn

  Species:
  Largemouth Bass

  Structure:
  Docks

  Style:
  Texas Rigs

  

  Bass in the Harris chain are in spawn mode. You can find bass spawning in canals anywhere there is hard bottom. Seawalls seem to have hard bottom nearby a lot of times, so that is a good place... Read More

  

  Reported by Kent Mittelstaedt
  on Feb 18, 2020