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Yellow PerchTechniqueIce Fishing JigsSeasonWinterStructureLedges- Dusty ArchamboBronze AmbassadorSpeciesYellow PerchTechniqueIce Fishing JigsSeasonIceStructureOpen Water/Basin
Ice jigs with perch eye jigging wraps small spoons
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TroutTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonWinterStructureOpen Water/BasinBrowns, lakers and landlocks are currently running the rivers with rainbows moving shallow to put on the feed bag. Working in 8-12 feet of water close to creek mouths seems to be the most productive. Bite seems to really fire as the sun gets a little higher in the sky. We were casting jerk baits but trolling will likely produce as well.
- SpeciesYellow PerchTechniqueIce Fishing JigsSeasonIceStructureDocks
Fished near the docks at Beacon. Loaded with small perch, shiners, panfish, and crappie, but very few jumbo perch. Used various jigs tipped with perch eyes, spikes, and plastics without much success. Tried the main lake also with similar results.
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Lake TroutTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonWinterStructureLedgesI got up at 4:15 for a 2 hour 5 minute road trip south to the Finger Lakes searching for Lake Trout & maybe some smallmouth. Things worked out and we caught both. Our best presentation was casting a Keitech 3.3 Fat Swing Impact on a 1/4 oz Jighead into 20-40 foot. Let it sink to the bottom then begin a slow steady retrieve feeling the jig tap the bottom throughout the retrieve. If you loose that periodic bottom contact, stop reeling let it touch bottom and begin the retrieve again. Bites were light but that near or on the bottom presentation produced the most strikes for us today.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSummerStructureDocksSkip under shallow docks wherever there is shade
Mike cleary- morgan fishingBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureLaydownsI like to use a terminator spinner bait with black or dark colored rubber worm as a tail on the hook of the spinner you don’t want the worm to long so cut it in half i find that the large mouth bass love that trick but also when the water is nice and flat the rubber frogs or jitter bugs are great for large mouth and small mouth bass when reeling you want to keep it low and slow and give a little jig let it sink reel jig sink
Omnia FishingBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDocksCruising around the dock we found cruising spawners. Casted a drop shot to the areas that appeared to be beds. They didn't seem to be locked down. So staying back and making long casts was effective.
