Crystal Lake
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall (Current)
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SLOWWind (mph)FAST
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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Fall
- Finesse Jigs1
- Lipless Crankbaits1
Total Fishing Reports
14
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
50°
It was a cold day on this day, so we had to slow down our fishing. Decided to throw on a jig and crawl trailer, did some dragging along the edges of where we usually catch them in the spring/summer and sure enough caught my PB to date! Weighed in at 3lbs!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
50°
Air temps were high 50s with low wind, 5-6mph. Water temps were a steady 50 degrees across the whole lake. Extremely clear right now, about 12-15ft visibility. Started off on my typical deep weed line spots with no luck on jerkbaits. Trolled around the basin for a bit too see if anything was out there and saw large schools of smaller fish in roughly 20-22fow on the graph. Tried drop shotting with a tiny Aberdeen hook and half of a 1in gulp to see if they were gills or perch. Nothing but nibbles when I tried to catch them. Pulled out of the basin and noticed lots of small bait fish cruising the shoreline, almost looked like fingerling bass or shiners or something, couldn't get close enough to see since they'd spook before I could get close. Majority of the weeds have died off so it's pretty barren around that depth but the bass seemed to be cruising around in the shallow water. Maybe chasing the bait fish, maybe warming up in the sun. Burned a lipless crank relatively fast at that depth around the lake and they seemed to be following that pattern on the entire lake. Hard or soft bottom, cover or not, it didn't seem to matter because as long as I fished that depth, they'd bite.
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