Sangamon Outdoors

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I am a teacher and father of five. My wife and I love to travel with our crew. I love all things outside....but hunting and fishing are the two things I love to do the most! Always dreaming of the Northwoods, Hunting and Fishing. Check out my YouTube and other social Media

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Bass Lake, MN See Full Report
Season:
Post-Spawn
Species:
Walleye
Structure:
Reeds
Forage:
Minnows
Technique:
Trolling Mid Depth (10'-19')
First morning ever on this lake. We used our electonics and trolled the depths off the reed line on the Northeast shore. We got a few walleye for dinner and caught several nice pike. Lost a huge one! We pulled... Read More
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Feb 4, 2021
Products Associated With This Report
Rapala Shad Rap
Seaguar Red Label 100%
Lews Mach 2 Speed Spool SLP MCS
Lews Speed Spool LFS MCS
Lindy Snell & Rig Keeper
Spider Lake, MN See Full Report
Season:
Pre-Spawn
Species:
Largemouth Bass
Structure:
Points
Forage:
Minnows
Technique:
Wacky Rigs
This was a new lake for us and fairly hard to get to. We caught fish, but not quite like we had on a few other area lakes. We stayed near points and worked the drop offs with Texas Rigs... Read More
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Feb 4, 2021
Products Associated With This Report
BioSpawn ExoStick
VMC Standup Shaky Head Jig
BioSpawn ExoStick
Yum Dinger Worm 6"
VMC Wacky Hook
Seaguar Red Label 100%
Lews Speed Spool LFS MCS
Lews Mach 2 Speed Spool SLP MCS
Johnson Lake, MN See Full Report
Season:
Pre-Spawn
Species:
Largemouth Bass
Structure:
Ledges
Forage:
Minnows
Technique:
Wacky Rigs
On this late spring trip, you just needed a variety of colors for your Senko Style bait. We were Wacky Rigged with no weight. If you could target the ledge where the weeds dropped into that clear water, you were... Read More
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Feb 4, 2021
Products Associated With This Report
Yamamoto Daiwa Neko Macho 4.5"
VMC Standup Shaky Head Jig
Yum Dinger Worm 6"
Zoom Trick Worm
Seaguar Red Label 100%
Lews Speed Spool LFS MCS
Little Long Lake, MN See Full Report
Season:
Post-Spawn
Species:
Smallmouth Bass
Structure:
Points
Technique:
Hard Topwater (Walking)
This was a new lake to me and our first time on the water. The boat landing provides some challenges, but it works well. The different areas of the lake offer many different types of water to fish. Everything from;... Read More
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Nov 17, 2020
Products Associated With This Report
Heddon Zara Spook
BioSpawn ExoStick
Cottonwood Lake, MN See Full Report
Season:
Post-Spawn
Species:
Northern Pike
Structure:
Submerged Vegetation
Technique:
Spinnerbaits
Over the years we have caught a mix of bass and pike on this lake. The pike were generally small, but this year we fished a few different areas and worked deeper and slower with the spinnerbaits and were thrilled... Read More
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Nov 17, 2020
Products Associated With This Report
Terminator Super Stainless Spinnerbait
Mission Tackle Spinnerbait Tandem Spin
Little Moose Lake, MN See Full Report
Season:
Post-Spawn
Species:
Largemouth Bass
Structure:
Reeds
Technique:
Spinnerbaits
Action on this fine lake had slowed and we often catch small "eating sized" pike here. So we work working a spot where the submerged weeds were transitioning into a line of reeds. Right on this edge I found a... Read More
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Nov 17, 2020
Products Associated With This Report
Mission Tackle Spinnerbait Tandem Spin
Terminator Super Stainless Spinnerbait
Deer Lake, MN See Full Report
Season:
Post-Spawn
Species:
Smallmouth Bass
Structure:
Reef
Technique:
Wacky Rigs
This is the most clear lake I have ever seen and it's in a land of very clear lakes. It was overcast and windy so we fished the west shore and the huge rock reef. We got smallmouth on rooster... Read More
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Nov 17, 2020
Products Associated With This Report
Yamamoto 5" Senko Worm
BioSpawn ExoStick
Grave Lake, MN See Full Report
Season:
Post-Spawn
Species:
Largemouth Bass
Structure:
Ledges
Technique:
Wacky Rigs
This a clear lake that is full of huge bluegill. It was windy and we tried to get out of the wind for a while and spotted some nice bass cruising the drop off ledges. I went with the Wacky... Read More
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Nov 17, 2020
Products Associated With This Report
BioSpawn ExoStick
BioSpawn ExoStick
Island Lake, MN See Full Report
Season:
Summer
Species:
Crappie
Structure:
Submerged Vegetation
Technique:
Vertical Jigging Shallow (0-9')
Casting up to the weed line and working the jigs back to the boat, in and around the weeds. Yes you will get some weeds and hang-ups, but that's where the crappie were. There are also nice bluegill, pike, bass... Read More
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Nov 17, 2020
Products Associated With This Report
Strike King Mr. Crappie Tube Bait
Strike King Mr. Crappie Thunder Tube Bait
Cass Lake, MN See Full Report
Season:
Summer
Species:
Walleye
Structure:
Ledges
Technique:
Trolling Mid Depth (10'-19')
We got a limit of walleye in about 90 minutes just trolling the very irregular drop off along the east shore. We back trolling in 12 plus feet of water. We liked being a hundred yards or more off the... Read More
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Sep 25, 2020
Products Associated With This Report
Berkley Flicker Shad Crankbait
Lindy Lig
Lake Windigo, MN See Full Report
Season:
Summer
Species:
Panfish / Bluegill
Structure:
Submerged Vegetation
Technique:
Vertical Jigging Mid Depth (10'-19')
Lake Windigo is the only Lake on an Island in Minnesota and it is just full of fish. We took a small boat there from a local resort and pushed it across the sand and onto the lake. After a... Read More
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Sep 22, 2020
Products Associated With This Report
Johnson Beetle Spin Jig
Sand Lake (WI), WI See Full Report
Season:
Summer
Species:
Muskie
Structure:
Submerged Vegetation
Technique:
Inline Spinners
Sand Lake is basically round and clear. There are some awesome weed lines especially to the south side of the lake. We spent a few night camping at the camp ground to the north. We worked that weed line for... Read More
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Sep 22, 2020
Products Associated With This Report
Joe Bucher Slopmaster Spinnerbait
Joe Bucher TopRaider
Ham Lake (WI), WI See Full Report
Season:
Summer
Species:
Smallmouth Bass
Structure:
Laydowns
Technique:
Lipless Crankbaits
The entire west shore is deep and full of laydowns. We ran buzzbaits over the laydowns. The second pass we came back with "walking the dog" baits like a Zara Spook. Later, we made a 3rd pass and nailed them... Read More
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Sep 21, 2020
Products Associated With This Report
Berkley Flicker Shad Jointed
Heddon Zara Spook
Fawn Lake, MN See Full Report
Season:
Summer
Species:
Muskie
Structure:
Ledges
Technique:
Lipless Crankbaits
Very clear water and generally deep lake. This a Musky Powerhouse. Black Bucktails and silver blades! Look out!
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Sep 18, 2020
Products Associated With This Report
Mission Tackle Spinnerbait Tandem Spin
Little Sand Lake (WI), WI See Full Report
Season:
Summer
Species:
Muskie
Structure:
Submerged Vegetation
Technique:
Spinnerbaits
There is a thick weed line of cabbage all the way around and generally a sand bottom. There is also many laydowns to work. But the key to this lake is the deep hole in the middle. 25 years we... Read More
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Sep 18, 2020
Products Associated With This Report
Mission Tackle Spinnerbait Tandem Spin
Lake Chetac, WI See Full Report
Season:
Summer
Species:
Panfish / Bluegill
Structure:
Humps
Technique:
Vertical Jigging Mid Depth (10'-19')
This lake is really just big round/oval basins. We used the wind to drift over structure....weeds, humps and rock piles. The fish were in the middle of the lake feeding just off the bottom. Crappie, bull bluegills and some nice... Read More
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Sep 18, 2020
Products Associated With This Report
Strike King Mr. Crappie Thunder Tube Bait
Strike King Mr. Crappie Tube Bait
Turtle Flambeau Flowage, WI See Full Report
Season:
Post-Spawn
Species:
Smallmouth Bass
Structure:
Humps
Technique:
Vertical Jigging Shallow (0-9')
We casted into swallow rocks and drug a standard walleye jig tipped with either a flathead or a leech and we just killed the smallmouth. We picked up 6-7 species, but mainly football shaped smallmouth...super dark brown!!
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Sep 18, 2020
Products Associated With This Report
Rapala Original Floater
Yamamoto 6" Senko Worm
Sangchris Lake, IL See Full Report
Season:
Summer
Species:
Largemouth Bass
Structure:
Matted Grass
Technique:
Carolina Rigs
Dragging through brush just off the deeper edge of matted grass. The hawgs are down in there.
Reported by Sangamon Outdoors
on Sep 18, 2020
Products Associated With This Report
Berkley Powerbait Power Worm