Browns Lake (WI)
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Browns Lake (WI) Fishing Reports
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock PileGot out later in the afternoon on my kayak with a plan to catch some smallmouth. Fish have been loving this presentation since January so I keep tossing it. Gamakatsu round ball jig 1/8 or 3/16 paired with that keitech swing impact fat 2.8" is just flat out money this time of year.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Browns lake has large pockets of submerged vegetation. I used the Helix to find where the vegetation ended and would rocket the jig through vegetation and get the bite. I threw this same jig at boat dock and the northerns seemed to like it!
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Largemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureMatted GrassJust working the ZinkerZ over the patches of grass flats. 6-8ft of water.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNeko RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDocks
Fish in all stages of the spawn. Shallow spawners and fry guarders were biting early and often in the shallows…..as the day wore on they bite dried up and found a secondary pattern on the weed edges. Most bites were on the bottom with a very few chasing the bait up in the water column. Lots of 1.25 to 2 pound buck bass.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNeko RigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Fished the first part of the day with my son. He cleaned up the shallow flats with a Crush City Janitor. Fished the second half the day with a buddy. Casted the deeper flats and caught a few nicer (for this lake) fish on a jig/chigger craw. Pleasure boats and ski team were active everywhere.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNeko RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationWas a rainy day and fish were tucked deep in the weeds in the middle of the lake. Used live scope to find holes in the tall submerged weed beds. Would drift the neko rigged fínese craw over the weeds and then let it drop in the holes. Produces many hard strikes on the swim, the drop and even while just sitting on the bottom. Floating claws work. This could work many places.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureDocks
Most bites were in 4-8’ of water. Finesse jigs and Neko rigs did the bulk of the damage today with a few drop shot fish mixed in. Rock bass were abundant and active, but a sure fire sign we were too shallow.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNeko RigsSeasonSummerStructureDocksFish were up fairly shallow early and the finesse jig was a major player. As the day wore on we slid out deeper catching them on Neko Rigs and Drop Shots. No truly big fish but lots of bites today.
