Folsom Lake (3)
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Spotted BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonSummerStructureBouldersI shouldn't be sharing this... On Folsom right now there is a very hot bite that has been going on for a few weeks. If you are fishing in the heat and not getting bit..... STOP. Launch in the evening around 7 pm. Bring 3 rods. 1 for 10-15' small profile cranks, 1 for 15+ large-bodied crankbaits, 1 for 20+ cranks up to yes magnum cranks. Using Active Target start scanning spots for fish in that 10-30' zone. Keep moving spots until you find a better concentration of larger fish. Start cranking as deep as you can. You prob won't get bit until the evening starts to set in. Once it does, it's game on. There are a few spots that are key but I'll leave that up to you to find them. Should work just about anywhere you can graph fish. One key is to throw a variety of baits and keep switching to find out which they want more, tight, wide, loud, silent, small/large profile etc. Been wrecking the spots and smallmouth, doubling up many times when someone else is in the boat and often catching them one after another... The bite will get better as the light disappears. Start with natural smaller profile, or translucent baits and work your way to large and gaudy as the sun goes down. Hope this helps. I'll be sad if this bite gets blown out for sharing but is what it is. I'll go find another bite. Good luck.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSummerStructurePointsI was up on the North Fork for just a couple hours trying various techniques. Was surprised I wasn't hooking up on a ned or wacky rig. Was seeing fish, but they weren't interested in any of the soft plastics I was offering. Ended up catching a nice smallie on a shad pattern crankbait.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSummerStructureStanding Timber
Anyone that says they have Folsom Lake figured out is exaggerating... On this day, all of the things that worked so well last weekend were fruitless. It came down to experimentation and a very active technique change up approach until I landed on a Whopper Plopper that got me some results.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Snuck out for a couple hours after work today. Ned Rig is still doing the trick, with lots of action casting up to rock ledges and submerged boulders. We even had a surprise Bluegill hit us up. For some reason, no activity to be found in submerged cover? It could be the water temp just isn't warm enough to move them to cover? That's bound to change as things keep heating up here for the summer.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
I was up on the North Fork, above Rattlesnake Bar. Took me a minute to figure it out....but on this day, a Ned Rig using a Z-Man Finesse TRD was the answer. And dark blue, with a white/silver belly was the pattern. At this point, I'm staying away from all the submerged brush. As juicy as they look, the fish just haven't moved there yet and it's not producing. They were all concentrated on the rocky shore lines and submerged boulders just off-shore. It was super windy and super crowded (Translation: Too many wakeboarders about) which made it difficult to lock into position. But if I approached from upwind and let the wind push me into place, I had time for a couple of good casts into my target zones. I caught some nice ones today!
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Just had a couple hours Saturday afternoon. Launched at Browns Ravine and headed up the South fork. I was above Salmon Falls Bridge, just Flipping around submerged rock piles. This was the best one of the day...2 1/2 lbs.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
This lake! It's different every time I go out. What a grind. The one constant is the KVD Blue Craw Red Flake color. KVD has it for just about every soft bait they offer. So if you're going to Folsom, I strongly recommend stocking up on whatever your favorite finesse techniques are with this pattern. The lake level is down a bit. And as I continue to pull myself away from fishing the shoreline (where I'm most confident) to learn more offshore techniques, I was able to go off shore and easily find submerged boulders. I wasn't getting any action with a Texas rig, so I switched to a shop shot, and things lit up from there. I went from grumpy to happy, pretty quick!
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureLedgesWith the water dropping so fast the bite slowed a lot from 2 weeks ago. Managed a limit with a full day of fishing. Launched at Granite Bay and fished 1/2 day on the East side of the lake with only 2 bites. Moved to the West side near Dotson's point and found several spots with fish. With the warm water the fish are hanging out in the 20-25' depth near ledges. Only 1 fish on a deep running crankbait and the rest all came on wacky rig drop-shot. Half the fish were on the Zoom green pumpkin worm and the other half on the Missile Bait Ned Bomb Green Pumpkin. good luck!
