Trenton Ellis
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Collegiate Tournament angler for Missouri State, also fishing various local tournaments in the SouthWest Missouri region. My favorite thing to do is throw a big swimbait in the postspawn.
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Fishing Reports (16)
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Trenton Ellis's Fishing Reports
Season:
FallSpecies:
TroutStructure:
Rock PileTechnique:
BobbersProducts Associated With This Report
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WinterSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
BaitfishForage:
ShadTechnique:
Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)Finding a lot of fish backed off the bank right now, suspended over deep water. If there are standing trees in the area, they have been hanging out on the tops of those. If not, they have been chasing bait...
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Reported by Trenton Ellis
on Nov 17, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
WinterSpecies:
CrappieStructure:
PointsTechnique:
Vertical Jigging Mid Depth (10'-19')LOT'S of crappie on rocky points in 15-20 feet of water. Scan over the points and you will find 50+ of them or none. Once you find the fish just drop your favorite vertical fishing crappie bait on them. Got...
Read MoreReported by Trenton Ellis
on Nov 15, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
WinterSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
BaitfishForage:
ShadTechnique:
Umbrella RigsFinding a lot of fish suspended in 20 feet of water over 40-50 feet on rocky points. Finding big bait balls is critical and fish below them with an A-rig and or an underspin.
Reported by Trenton Ellis
on Nov 15, 2021Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
River ChannelsForage:
ShadTechnique:
Umbrella RigsFishing is extremely tough right now. To find your bigger baits, throw an A-rig on bluff walls with standing timber. Target the tops of the trees. If you want to just catch numbers and not worry about size, there is...
Read MoreReported by Trenton Ellis
on Nov 8, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
ShadForage:
ShadTechnique:
Hard Topwater (Prop)Chasing bait all day, find bait busting and there will be fish nearby. Throw your favorite topwater at them and hold on! I have been mostly throwing the 130 plopper in a white or bone color.
Reported by Trenton Ellis
on Nov 3, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
Structure JigsFishing the outside grass lines in the creeks and the main lake. Fishing a jig on the deeper outside lines will get some bites. If it's high sun try flipping into the grass, but if there's wind focus on the...
Read MoreReported by Trenton Ellis
on Oct 25, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
DocksForage:
ShadTechnique:
Structure JigsFish are relating close to the main lake still, there are fish a lot of places, but the most active ones seemed closer to the main lake. Look for big creeks and fish the first two or three cuts or...
Read MoreReported by Trenton Ellis
on Oct 20, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
FallSpecies:
Smallmouth BassStructure:
PointsTechnique:
Ned RigsLooking for secondary points with pea gravel on it. Not big chunk rock, look for smaller, flatter bank gravel. This is a good transition area for fish to be between summer and fall considering water temp is still low 70s....
Read MoreReported by Trenton Ellis
on Oct 19, 2021
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Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
StumpsForage:
ShadTechnique:
Drop ShotsLooking for isolated stumps off the bank. Search in the 7-12 foot range for stumps, if you find them on a hard spot it makes the spot even better. Once found, drag a drop shot or a ned rig through...
Read MoreReported by Trenton Ellis
on Oct 11, 2021Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Brush PilesTechnique:
Football JigsStill heavily fishing brush piles. Fish as many as you can from 18-30 feet deep. Bites are few and far between right now as the fall transition looms near. Drag a football jig or something similar along the bottom and...
Read MoreReported by Trenton Ellis
on Sep 26, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Brush PilesTechnique:
Texas Rigs (Worming)Right now, fish are still in summer patterns. If you want to target backwaters and creeks, throw Texas rig worms and shakey heads in brush piles if you can find them, or lay downs on banks that are deeper than...
Read MoreReported by Trenton Ellis
on Sep 20, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LedgesTechnique:
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)Fishing bluff walls with sharp drop offs at the mouths of creeks. Fish are starting to get out of the true summer bluffs and moving towards the mouths of creeks. Dragging a football jig on the drop offs will catch...
Read MoreReported by Trenton Ellis
on Sep 13, 2021Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Brush PilesTechnique:
Shaky HeadsFishing brush piles in 15-30 feet of water depending on the depth of the drop off in the area you are in. Fish smaller shakey heads (4-5 inches) and if consistently getting bit, try a larger one. Mainly soaking the...
Read MoreReported by Trenton Ellis
on Aug 23, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
River ChannelsForage:
CrawfishTechnique:
SpinnerbaitsIn the early hours fish 5-12 feet deep inside the first cut after a bluff wall. Bushes help in this bite. As the sun comes out back out to 12-20 feet and throw a ned rig. Chunk rock is key
Reported by Trenton Ellis
on Jul 11, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
WalleyeStructure:
PointsTechnique:
Live Bait RigsLook for sharp drop off points with creek channels swinging next to them. Look for them suspended 45-70ft.
Reported by Trenton Ellis
on Jul 2, 2021
