Cedar Lake (2)
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Cedar Lake (2) Fishing Reports
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Species
Crappie
Season
Fall
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
This is a great time time catch these tasty eating crappies before they move back into the deep for ice fishing. Right now, look for access on North shore of lake and either wade, kayak or boat for them. Look for submerged vegetations, as that's where they'll be hiding. With the vegetation weathering down from the cooler water temps, these crappies will try to find the best cover as they can and will school in those areas until they head back to the deep for winter. Use a bobber and a small jig head tipped with a crappie minnow, or small twister tail grub and cast out and slowly retrieve back in. This will get the crappies aggressively to strike your bait. Another option if boober fishing is not your cup of tea, is to use small rapala jerk baits or similar small jerk type baits and cast as far as you can and slowly retrieve with jerks in between. Vary your jerks, to make it seem like the jerk bait is retreating or injured. Good luck out there!
Species
Crappie
Season
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Points
Waves of crappies after dark, just off the main point in 8-10 fow. Make sure you frequently charge your glow spoon to get their attention. Aggressive pops with the spoon to make them chase it up.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Boulders
I spent the late afternoon through the evening on the water on 10/07. Water temps are slowly starting to cool down. I started flipping docks and lay downs with a jig but had little success. I then switched to throwing a 3/8ths oz. Booyah Willow and Colorado blade hybrid spinner bait in white (no trailer) and caught approximately 16 fish for the day. Most were around the 2lb range, short in length but fat. Most of the fish were concentrated around rocky shorelines.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
79°
Bass were scattered, but size was good. Caught bass on shallow and offshore rocks. As well as docks. Jigs were best, but caught one giant on a bladed jig on shallow rocks.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Started the night trying big baits, glide baits & Swimbaits, caught one small Tiger Musky. Peaked up shallow late to see a large amount of bass in the shallows both cruising & on beds. Around weed clumps and pieces of wood in the shallows. Wacky rigs and lightly weighted soft plastics were best. Water temps in the low 70s
Species
Panfish / Bluegill
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Insects
1/16oz northland crappie king jig with freedom baitz small plastics were on fire. Color didn't seem to matter. We kept the jig about 2-3ft down from the bobber and every cast was a fish.