Fish Lake (46)
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CrappieTechniqueVertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock PileChased schools of crappie throughout the lake. Seemed to be moving with the baitfish in 8-15 feet of water. Tried to find ambush points and/or areas of warmth (rock mixed with emerging vegetation).
- SpeciesCrappieTechniqueCrappie Sniping (Casting/Single Poling)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureOpen Water/Basin
Caught some nice males staging off the rocks on a small basin in 4’ of water. Clarity is only about 18” bobbers with crawlers didn’t get much action. Casting and letting the Boot tail Jig on slack line and hopping it back on a slow retrieve was key.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLedges - SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Weeds were starting to grow and sparse once you were away from the bank. Casting a chatterbait among the sparse grass was producing in the general area where there is an inflow of water.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLily Pads
2nd Weekend in May. Water teamps 58-60F. Some fish likely spawning, but water clarity does not facilitate sight fishing. Definitely a population of fish still staging to spawn as well. Green Pumpkin or Bluegill colored Chatterbaits / Bladed Jigs were the key. Covering water and grass & any visible cover from 1-4' produced high numbers of catches along with several quality 3lb plus fish. Was difficult to get bit on any other lures.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureMatted Grass
I didn't get any bites running a chatter sit over the submerged weeds or flipping a Texas rigged bait among the weeds. However as the sun started setting they started hitting frogs among the weeds.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Early in the morning, I was catching fish using a frog among the weeds. As that bite slowed down, I switched to a small Texas rigged creature bait and when possible a chatterbait among the weeds. All other structure on the lake wasn't producing any bites.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Fish lake can be super fun, and Tuesday evening July 5th, it was just that. So many frog bites so little time! It was mostly calm and lightly raining. Storms and lightning were around but miles away. Some bites came near openings in the lily pads or near wood, but the key to the better size and numbers of bass was to keep the frog quickly walking over the submerged vegetation that was just touching the surface of the water. This was deeper than the pads, more like 4' of water. Only pausing the frog for a half second every half dozen twitches was enough to give them time to crush it. I usually fish the frog with much longer pauses and work more slowly, but the bass apparently weren't on board with that program. They wanted it moving!
