Eaton Reservoir
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureLedges
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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.
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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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WalleyeTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureLedgesCaught this 6 pound walleye jigging for Large mouth.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationTopwater bite was good early in the morning. A little cloud cover and very light wind. bringing the plopper right across the tallest grass or grass lines if the grass was too high to bring it right over the top. Same story as my last report though nothing big, and that includes a pair of fish on a baitsanity explorer gill glide bait that topped out at 2lbs if I was lucky. Once the sun came up the wind picked up and the topwater slowed significantly, then when the wind went calm it died completely by about 10AM. Then I switched up to the Texas rigged roboworm on a drop shot and went for deep grass and found a lot of small ones. A fun day with 25 fish in about 4 hours but a big five bag that may have broke double digits.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationThe nursery was loaded up. Found a school of bass sitting a little deeper off the second contour break off the shore in 14-21ft of water. The key was being near some submerged vegetation but not in the thick stuff up shallow. Got 11 in about an hour and a half there in the middle of the day with lots of boat traffic driving by. Was able to upgrade size a bit going with the beaver style bait Texas rigged (but a lot less frequent bites) and ran into a couple decent ones with the worm but lots of small ones.
Brady LitzBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth 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!
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationMemorial day 2025. Air temp was about 50 with a bit of a cooling front. The water was colder than expected not even hitting 60 degrees. The fish were very much bottom oriented as all bites came slow dragging on bottom. There was a minor grass edge developing at about 8-10ft deep and as the sun came up they seemed to be right at the transition. No bites in the grass. Some fish especially in low light were in 4-6ft and may have been setting up for spawn as the bite was really light and finicky. Could have been blind bed fish but still had bellies on them so it is just shy of spawn or early spawn. Casting right to the bank and dragging up to that 10ft edge produced all day. Any moving bait we threw was untouched including bluegill swimbaits which I would have thought would trigger a fish or two if it was spawn and they were on bed.
