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Largemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructurePointsbought the rod to use on small jigs and Neds instead of a spinning rod. works well with a Shimano 70MGL with 15lbs braid and a leader. can replace a spinning rod easily.
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Yellow PerchTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBouldersToday was a pretty tough fishing day for perch in a small derby. With that being said, I believe that the lake Trout are really disturbing the perch and their behavior. I launched out of the Penn Yan branch, and the channel was about 46-48 degrees. The main body of the lake is still at about 36-38 degrees. When I did find a school of perch, it was really tough to get a bite and it was sporadic between perch and lake trout being caught. Seems like everything is relating to a piece of off-shore structure, whether it be a boulder or otherwise.
- SpeciesYellow PerchTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
The water is still very cold 36-37 degrees, and the perch are still very deep. I was able to see some very big female perch starting to pull up a little shallower about 20-25 foot on the Aqua Vu camera. Fishing was still pretty tough, but its getting better. The drop shot for sure seems to the most productive presentation.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueBlade BaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLedgesWater temp dropped from 45 to 41, but i almost seemed to make the smallmouth bite better. They were stacked in a few small areas, but 30-35 feet of water seemed to be the key.
- SpeciesYellow PerchTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
The perch are still mega deep (25'-45') on very isolated rocks and sunken structure.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueBlade BaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLedgesAfter striking out on Silver Lake, I headed home to Keuka Lake. Water temps today were 42-44 degrees with almost crystal clear clarity. My baits of the day were a Reef Runner Cicada and a Silver Buddy blade bait. The fish still seem to be deep, but becoming more active. They are definitely keying in on schools of Perch - because if I was around schools of Perch I would catch a smallmouth. Two of the smallmouth I caught had perch tails sticking out of their throats!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBoulders
Caught most near either grass or rock.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Water Temps are on the rise and the big largemouth are moving up. Its not easy, but if you can trick a largemouth into biting they are big. I beat my Personal best today by a 1/2oz. 7 lbs 1/2oz
