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Moose
Bronze Ambassador
5/10/25
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crappie Dock Shooting
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
60°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
67°
Largies are staging around laydowns and fast twitching a Jerkbait is a very cool visual bite and will put quality in the boat.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
64°
Smallies are up shallow spawning around brush caught this keeper on the wacky around stumps.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
75°
15-20 ft deep. Let it sink all the way down and the hop it several times. The bite was very slow.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Largemouth are beginning to move back out of the creeks on the north end around Burnside. The quality fish I caught were about 2/3 of the way back in the creek just bouncing from secondary point to secondary point on a Swimbait. I did catch a couple flipping a 1/2oz jig on some steeper banks that had some wood.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
75°
Caught majority of the fish in 20-35 ft of water on a jighead minnow around stumps with bait on live scope. The big one came on a Spinnerbait around a marina
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
72°
Bites can be hard to come by, but when you get bit it will typically be a keeper or better. Search for shade lines, and focus on the wood and trash mats in the backs of pockets. Tons of floating debri on the main lake areas, so allow plenty of time getting from creek to creek.
Zoom Baby Brush Hog Green Pumpkin Blue / 4"
Out of Stock
Shimano Metanium MGL Casting Reel Right / 8.1:1
Out of Stock
Species
Striped BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Points
Forage
Alewife
Stripers biting topwater at night during shad spawn. Bite is better later in to the night.
HotbaitBerkley Cane Walker 5" / Bone
Out of Stock
DodgerDogFishing
Bronze Ambassador
4/29/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Stumps
Water Temperature
65°
Several boats patterned out the Kentucky and Largemouth bite in isolated stump fields
