Elkhart Lake
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Season
Elkhart Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Fall
- Finesse Jigs1
- Largemouth Bass1 Report
- Smallmouth Bass1 Report
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Fishing Reports
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
59°
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
59°
Bites came on the deepest dock poles. Also caught fish dragging this jig along the first break into deeper water.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Humps
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
74°
Morning started off slowly catching a few short bass on finesse baits on weed edges. The bite picked up late morning when some cloud cover worked its way in. Working drop offs in 14-19 feet of water with strike king jigs with rage craw or structure bug trailers worked best. Strike king series 5 crankbait and red eye shad also produced a few fish. Had a large musky grab a nice smallmouth my fishing partner was reeling in until it snapped the line. He also raised a larger musky to the boat side on a football jig, it followed a few figure 8’s before getting spooked.
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