Eaton Reservoir
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonFallStructurePointsFishing the Zman Jackhammer around grass edges, rocky flats and points, seems to really be working well in Eaton Reservoir as well as other local fisheries. Catching Largemouth, Smallmouth, Rock bass and pickerel on this bait makes it very efficient for a great day on the water up here in the north country!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Water was about 48 degrees in mid april and we found the largemouth up shallow warming up in the shallow water as the sun came out later in the day. Found them on the jerkbait on the pause and even found a pair of decent largemouth super slowly rolling the hair jig real shallow. Little single tail grubs on ball heads found a few perch and a few bass too.
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CrappieTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationFished in the afternoon on a relatively windy day. Began the day in the Northwest corner of the lake targeting weed edges on drop offs at 10-15'. A mix of crappie and bluegill were present, but if you allowed the bait to drop to about a foot off the bottom, you were almost guaranteed to hit crappie as the bait moves through the weeds. It is necessary to pick through the small ones to find keepers, but there are plenty of great fish to be had.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationI found countless smaller bass roaming weed edges in depths from 6-15'. Larger specimens were predominantly present in the shallowest and deepest edges of the range. Medium swim baits were also effective fished just above the weeds.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureLedges
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Panfish / BluegillTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationBluegills were beginning the process of building beds. In shallows and in adjacent weeds, large gills were willing to chase any small swimbaits offered at slow, medium, or fast retrieves.
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Yellow PerchTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock PilePulling worms on drop shots or jigs led to numerous hookups where we'd and rocks meet. Deeper weeds (10'+) on rocky bottoms also produced fish.
SpeciesCrappieTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBrush PilesCrappie were spread across brush and downed timber, with some coming off of dropoff weed edges. Slow retrieves with pauses and shakes lead to countless hookups as fish were in the middle of spawning.
