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Panfish / BluegillTechniqueVertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonFallStructurePointsIt's not uncommon here to bring your ice rod and spot lock in 11-12 ft to vertical jig with tungsten jigs tipped with eurolarvae or small pieces of crawler and catch 100 perch/bluegills in a 5-6 hour setting. Schools keep coming through with consistent action and most of the perch were in the 9-10" range and bluegills 8-9" with some occasional big 10"rs! Of course, regular panfish rods work just fine, however we found we were getting right back down to the action quicker with this method and catching more fish than the other boats around us. We dropped down to the bottom and only reeled up once until later in the day we noticed the bigger marks were higher in the water column so we reeled up further. If you are panfishing fanatic, this lake will not disappoint!
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Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonFallStructureSubmerged VegetationSlug them out up shallow. This lake is full of grass, docks, and good rock. Pick up a flippin' stick and keep it in your hand.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonFallStructureBoulders
Chatterbaits and jigs around boulders, grass and wood, cover water to find fish holding areas
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueGrass JigsSeasonFallStructureMatted GrassFlipping grass in 1-6ft, mid lake produced best. Once you find an area that’s got em milk it.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueGrass JigsSeasonFallStructureMatted Grass
There was a lot of shallow matted grass and if you flipped a jig or Texas rig into it by the mats you would get bit and it would often be a big one.
Dylan WelleBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonFallStructureMatted GrassMy fishing partner and I fished 3 consecutive days out on Big Stone, we found really good quality fish pushed tight to shore, docks, shade, timber, and weed clumps found close to shore. We targeted them using moving baits and found great success with almost all of our fish being caught 2/3 days going over 3 pounds. 3 five pound + largemouth were caught. I was using a straight white war eagle spinner bait (silver willow blade with gold colorado blade) and as a trailer I used a combination of a white 4” moxi and a 4 inch zoom fluke (not a super fluke) in white ice. My fishing partner was throwing a chartreuse and white zman elite chatterbait with a gold blade. For a trailer he was using a 4.8 white and silver keitech style swimbait. We had a banger of a day when it was cloudy. This is a super fun fishery and the fish are built like tanks. Right away in the morning fish related to weed clumps up shallow more, and in the afternoon they were more likely to be tucked back in shade of trees and logs. Go get em!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Throwing 1/2 oz Texas rigged craws into submerged weeds. Flipping into clear patches or right in front of the weed line and slowly dragging your rig back towards the boat. We tried several different colors and the darker colors worked well but pb&j or crime scene caught the Biggins.
- SpeciesPanfish / BluegillTechniqueBobbersSeasonFallStructureOpen Water/Basin
Spikes & Wax worms were suggested but I found a 1" piece of crawler worked better for bigger bluegill. Slip bobber produced more than an ice jig and dropper chain.
