El Capitan Lake
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
73°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Rock Pile
There are fish all over the lake right now at El Cap. There are fish up shallow, there are fish in 20', and there are fish out chasing shad in open water! In my most recent trip I caught fish on a large rat style swimbait, a shakey head and carolina rig. A topwater popper also caught fish for the back seater with me.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
The bass are transitioning to open water and starting to focus on the shad. There are some breaking fish out in open water. There are still fish on rock piles, and grass, but soon a majority will be out chasing bait! There is a jig bite, but not great.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Spoons
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
The bass are in their fall transition big time! The ice jig bite will be heating up anytime. I caught one on the ice jig last weekend. The bait fish are tiny right now, and matching the hatch is really tough. Baits like the Ice Jig and an underspin like the 6th Sense Divine Underspin are key baits for this time of year, and into the winter months. Pair that underspin with a small swimbait. The underspin is going to need some light line like FC Sniper in 6 or 8lb test.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Baitfish
El Capitan is definitely in the fall transition stage. There is shad schools visible on your electronics in a variety of depths. There are fish out deep, mid-depth, and shallow. The morning bite was decent and fish could be caught on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and a jig. Once the sun got high, and the morning was over, the bite shut down. Make sure to find areas with bait, and use shad pattern lures. A jig is also a good option in the deep areas on rock piles.
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
1/14/24
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
69°
Had a great day on El Capitan on Jun 17th for the ABA tournament and was fortunate to take home 1st place. In the morning I found fish up shallow chasing bait agains large rocks / boulders and was able to catch them on an underspin and senko. I moved offshore from the same area as the day went on and found them on rock piles, where I caught most of the quality fish on a Carolina Rig, which helped fill my winning limit.
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
1/15/22
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Slow
