East Lake Okoboji
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East Lake Okoboji Fishing Reports
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Largemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock PileGo out and dead stick a ned rig on rock....see what pulls back.
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Panfish / BluegillTechniqueIce Fishing JigsSeasonWinterStructureSubmerged VegetationCaught a bunch of gills on flats that were about 20 fow. Any small jig or spoon worked well when tipped with a waxie.
Blake De JagerBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDocksFishing very slow and making multiple casts at the same piece of structure.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureReefThe ice is about off. As soon as the ice gets off and you get a little sun, the small mouth will move up. Look for rock and sand transitions. When you find 1 there will be tons of them. Jerk baits will be key to find.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDocks
Spent the weekend of 4/2/21 fishing the east side of okoboji and largemouth were just starting to move up to whatever shallow cover they could find. Docks tended to hold more fish than laydowns or shallow grass. Water was low but skipping a jig up under docks or throwing a chatter bait around the outside of the docks produced a lot of big fish.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRip Rap
Actually caught a few off of the bridge, good place to throw a blade. Even when it's pretty cold.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Had a very mediocre day dragging a *HAND-TIED* football jig around. If we had every fish that bit it would've been fun...
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDocksWood docks and rocky banks with moderate wind on main bay / lake areas. Covering water with jig and chatterbait but moving the baits super slow. Slightly stained water was better than super clean water.
