Braidwood Power Plant Cooling Pond
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
92°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
87°
I would fish the Dawg around schools of bait and eventually a fish would commit. Then I would target areas that were potential ambush points with cover with the rage craw.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Bass were smashing a 3 inch white largo shad on a VMC hybrid head jig on deeper points at the mouths of bays
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Females are freshly spawned out is certain areas of the lake and starting to make their way to their summer areas
Seth Hornsby
Bronze Ambassador
4/5/25
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
65°
Staging pre-spawn bass, pulling up on mid-depth rock piles 7-12 ft of water, without the sensitivity of the MEGABASS p5 windbuster, these fish would be near impossible to catch!
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
3/22/25
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
65°
3 hour afternoon trip. Biggest 5.1lb. Way shallow spawning. Tail was beat up and bloody.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Caught 5 largemouth and one smallmouth over past couple days from the shore. Good size 1 lb or bigger. Fish are active due to warm water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Humps
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Beat the rocks and get ready.
