Zach Richter

Zach Richter's Fishing Reports

• Belle Lake, MNSee Full Report

  Season:
  Ice

  Species:
  Crappie

  Structure:
  Humps

  Technique:
  Ice Fishing Jigs

  

  The fish where there but tight lipped. Tried spoons but needed to down size to a smaller lure, like the vmc tungsten jig.

  

  Reported by Zach Richter
  on Feb 22, 2021

  Products Associated With This Report

  

  VMC Tungsten BullFly Jig

• First Crow Wing Lake, MNSee Full Report

  Season:
  Ice

  Species:
  Panfish / Bluegill

  Structure:
  Submerged Vegetation

  Forage:
  Insects

  Technique:
  Ice Fishing Jigs

  

  Had to remain on the move to stay on them. Small tungsten jigs worked best. A nice mix of sunfish and crappie.

  

  Reported by Zach Richter
  on Jan 23, 2021
• Lake of the Woods, MNSee Full Report

  Season:
  Ice

  Species:
  Walleye

  Structure:
  Baitfish

  Forage:
  Minnows

  Technique:
  Ice Fishing Jigs

  

  Spent a few days chasing some walleye. Did well day one with deadstick and day two was primarily a jog bite. Managed a handful of keepers along with one 27.75 inch walleye!

  

  Reported by Zach Richter
  on Jan 23, 2021
• Lake Washington, MNSee Full Report

  Season:
  Fall

  Species:
  Largemouth Bass

  Structure:
  Submerged Vegetation

  Technique:
  Finesse Jigs

  

  Flipped some jigs around what was left for weeds. Finding green weeds defiantly helped hold fish. A lot of the weeds are dying fast. Water temp was around 55°-58° in most areas of the lake. Picked up a few on... Read More

  

  Reported by Zach Richter
  on Oct 5, 2020

  Products Associated With This Report

  

  Dirty Jigs Scott Canterbury Flippin Jig

  

  Sufix 832 Braid

• Lake Stella, MNSee Full Report

  Season:
  Fall

  Species:
  Largemouth Bass

  Structure:
  Submerged Vegetation

  Technique:
  Wacky Rigs

  

  Got on the edge of some shallow flats and used a weighted wacky rig in 4'-7' of water. Fish were pretty aggressive towards the bait. White and Watermelon worked the best. Had some luck on green pumpkin also.

  

  Reported by Zach Richter
  on Oct 5, 2020

  Products Associated With This Report

  

  Yamamoto 5" Senko Worm

  

  VMC Wacky Hook

• Becker Lake, MNSee Full Report

  Season:
  Fall

  Species:
  Largemouth Bass

  Structure:
  Points

  Technique:
  Spinnerbaits

  

  Only had a short time on the water. Just ran the Bassman Spinnerbait and ZMan Chatterbait and got some largemouth on points on Becker and Horseshoe. Weeds are starting to die and water is starting to get cold.

  

  Reported by Zach Richter
  on Oct 2, 2020

  Products Associated With This Report

  

  Bassman TW Series Double Willow Blades

  

  ZMan Original Chatterbait

• Spring Lake, MNSee Full Report

  Season:
  Fall

  Species:
  Largemouth Bass

  Structure:
  Lilipads

  Technique:
  Frogs/Toads

  

  Had a decent day with just a few short hours of fishing. Had a ton of action on the frog. Hook up percentage was not high, but fun to see the blow ups on the frog. Nothing huge on the... Read More

  

  Reported by Zach Richter
  on Sep 29, 2020

  Products Associated With This Report

  

  Spro Bronzeye Poppin Frog 60

  

  Stealth Feider Jig

  

  ZMan Original Chatterbait

  

  Berkley Powerbait Chigger Craw

  

  Spro Bronzeye Poppin Frog 60

  

  Sufix 832 Braid

• Stahl Lake, MNSee Full Report

  Season:
  Fall

  Species:
  Largemouth Bass

  Structure:
  Lilipads

  Technique:
  Frogs/Toads

  

  Cold front had been pushing through the few days prior. Had a few blow ups on the buzz bait, but never hooked into any. A slow frog was the ticket. Had a lot of blow ups that didn't get hooked... Read More

  

  Reported by Zach Richter
  on Sep 18, 2020

  Products Associated With This Report

  

  Terminator Popping Frog

  

  Terminator Popping Frog

  

  Terminator Super Stainless Buzzbait

• Lake Erie, MNSee Full Report

  Season:
  Fall

  Species:
  Largemouth Bass

  Structure:
  Submerged Vegetation

  Technique:
  Chatterbaits

  

  Lake was fishing tough as a cold front had just pushed through the night before. Tried a few slower techniques with no luck. Switched over to a Z Man Chatterbait with a white Z Man paddle tail trailer and put... Read More

  

  Reported by Zach Richter
  on Sep 16, 2020

  Products Associated With This Report

  

  ZMan Project Z Chatterbait

  

  ZMan Jack Hammer Chatterbait

• Lake Jennie, MNSee Full Report

  Season:
  Pre-Spawn

  Species:
  Largemouth Bass

  Structure:
  Reeds

  Technique:
  Spinnerbaits

  

  Darker colors worked best.

  

  Reported by Zach Richter
  on May 10, 2020