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Cannon River Reservoir

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Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Summer (Current)
3 Fishing Reports
11 Followers

Cannon River Reservoir Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Summer

Hard Topwater (Walking)Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
  1. Hard Topwater (Walking)
    1
  2. Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
    1
Total Fishing Reports
3
Top Species Reported for Summer
  1. Smallmouth Bass2 Reports

Fishing Reports

3 Reports on Cannon River Reservoir

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  • 6

    Gold Ambassador

    6/9/24

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Spawn)

    • Technique

      Drop Shot

    • Structure

      Submerged Vegetation

    • Forage

      Bluegill

    • Water Temperature

      65°

    Couldn’t believe we found bedding fish in June in a dirty water reservoir. Tournament day became very positive with fish holding beds later in the day.
  • Dustin Anderson

    Gold Ambassador

    7/23/23

    • Species

      Smallmouth Bass

    • Season

      Summer

    • Technique

      Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)

    • Structure

      Rip Rap

    • Forage

      Minnows

    Fished from shore around a couple of the cannon river bridges. Mostly rock with a few down trees nearby. Used a small 3” Swimbait and caught several smallmouth and a largemouth as well. Good places for some shallow running crankbaits as well in brown/orange craw pattern.
  • Carson Krefft

    Bronze Ambassador

    8/25/23

    • Species

      Smallmouth Bass

    • Season

      Summer

    • Technique

      Topwater Walking

    • Structure

      Rip Rap

    • Forage

      Minnows

    • Water Temperature

      80°

    Targeting smallmouth bass on the river by kayak proved to be successful when using both topwater walking baits that mimic escaping baitfish as well as smaller-size inline spinners mimicking schooling baitfish. Bass tended to be found in groups where moving current met back-eddies in 2-5 feet of water as well as submerged timber and structure. The hot baits attached worked best and provided ample bites. Smallmouth of 1-3 pounds were common catches, with 4-5 pounders being possible. Large northern pike of roughly 24-30 inches were also caught; they were aggressive and chased after smallmouth that were hooked. The bite was best for smallmouth before noon, and picked up again around 4:00 pm.

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