Delavan Lake
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Species
Largemouth Bass2Season
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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Spring
- Bladed Jigs1
- Drop Shot1
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Most Reported Baits for Largemouth Bass + Spring
Jack Hammer Chatterbait 1/2 oz / Green Pumpkin
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KVD Perfect Plastics Filler Worm 6" Green Pumpkin / 6"
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Reported for Drop Shot
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Delavan Lake Fishing Reports
21 Reports on Delavan Lake
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
Fish are still in transition between spawn and summer patterns. Some were still shallow chasing around gills on the remaining gill beds. A couple were already offshore under large schools of gills that were visible to me on livescope. Soaking a drop shot was the most effective way to get bit during a very difficult time of year in southern Wisconsin.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
Week of 05/15/2023 Had 3 trips this weekend and boy was it a blast ! The bass have officially moved to beds; you can see them scattered all across the lake both Smallmouth and Largemouth. You can also see a lot of them roaming around the same areas but they are snakebitten, and they only have one thing on their minds and that is to spawn. This is the first wave or so I want to say, not entirely sure the first time I have ever both seen Smallies and Largies on beds together next to each other as well ! Please please please if you are bed fishing practice catch and release and do not put these fish in the livewell for a picture at the end of the day, or keep for dinner. I understand your license is your choice but to keep spawning fish will hurt Delavan in the long run. Pike have been all over the place 5ft-20ft jerkbaits in firetiger, swimbaits (5/16oz-3-4/0 hook jig head color does not matter) 4 inch biggmouth fishing swimbait. Key for these is a glob of super glue from the jighead to the plastic u wont burn through them because of how they bond together. Anything with one hook I have been utilizing to allow me to not get the cold water algae which has still been terrible. A LS Lures pinhead does great due to its shutter style and weed cutting abilities. Crappie were loaded on secondary points off of browns and willow point in 10-17 ft, I saw quite a bit mixed in with the spawning bass but did not target them. Panfish had been mixed in with the crappie, a Bojangle lil spermy in white paired with a 64th oz red or black cubby head on a slip bobber set at 1.5 ft with a spike or waxie. Walleyes: Netted 1 12 incher tried targeting but could see them swimming on live-scope but they would not eat. Lots of rumors of people seeing muskies wonder why ? Tip of the week soft split rings on jerkbaits for fish just barely taping it allows for great hookup percentages ! Lake should be on fire in a week or so. Have some openings for the month of June as well ! (Open dates in May left 27th,28th, Half Day 29th). Joe won big bass this week with a Delavan whopper 5.02 lber !
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