Folsom Lake (3)
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Spotted BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureFlooded BrushFolsom Lake living up to my nickname for it (Torture Lake) cuz it was a grind this day. I normally stick to the North Fork, but ventured to the South Fork for a change. I fished hard all day for a total of 4 bites. And it was 104 Degrees out....The Z-Man Original Chatterbait came through for me. I love the Sexy Shad pattern with a white Strike King Grub. That's such a strong combo. I also got a couple with a tried and true Strike King Cut-R Worm on a Texas Rig. Because of the heat, the fish were hunkered down and I think you had to pretty much drop a lure right on their nose to get a bite. The spottie in the picture was long and skinny. Had a frame for a 4+ pounder but only 2lb 10oz on the scale.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueLarge Hair Jigs (Preacher)SeasonSummerStructureBouldersWell...it happened again. I was out on Folsom the week before and got into a smallie at about 40 feet with a senko. So this last Saturday, I was near that same spot and I had this Outkast Chicken Jig near the shoreline hitting submerged boulders and ledges and crushing Spotties. So I peeled out to where I caught the smallie the week before, sent that Chicken Jig to the bottom at about 40 feet, popped it up and down a couple times and WHAM....hooked into another nice small mouth. 2lb 10oz of pure muscle. Two pretty good weeks in a row at Torture Lake....Most other people call it Folsom Lake....I'm kind of surprised.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Anyone familiar with Folsom Lake, knows it can be tough this time of year. The rapidly changing water levels and the increase in wake boarder activity just seems to mess with the bass. But I went out for just a couple hours on Monday, Sept 5 and got into a nice 1.5 pounder using the Yamamoto 5" Kut Tail on a Texas rig. That bait has a crazy good action. Along with the one I landed, I enticed a couple more to come out of their holes showing some serious interest. Looking forward to getting out to some better areas and using this technique.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureBouldersRough day at Folsom. Fished from 10:00am -> 6:30pm. Fished depths from 35' to shoreline. Worked my Folsom trustees, Shad Color Crankbait, Z-Man Ned TRD, Drop-shot 6" wacky rig. Also ran a Whopper Plopper (black) quite a bit. 1 bite and 1 fish (10") all day. Caught a nice limit 2 weeks back including a 20" spot. Water level is dropping gradually but hasn't affected my normal spots. Only thing I could think was the full moon possibly affected their eating habits. Good Luck!
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonFallStructureBoulders
Working big boulders in ten feet of water on a fast retreave
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonFallStructureMatted Grass
I went out for more Folsom Lake punishment last Saturday. :) I was committed to using Jerk Baits trying to expand my knowledge of when to use certain types of baits. But the bass just didn't respond. Just as I was planning to call it a day, I boated up a stream outlet about 50 yards and found some grass lines. I tied on Rapala X-Rap in the yellow perch pattern, and on my 4th cast, got blown up by a 2lb 9oz spottie. Man, she put up a great fight. And turned what could have been a bad outing into a decent outcome. I caught one more, not as large, before the area went silent. Wish I would have taken a better picture! But I was in too much of a hurry to get that X-Rap back out there!
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureLedges
With 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!
- 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!
