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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
53°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
56°
Fishing rip rap breaks near spawning flats. Targeting areas that the smallmouth would likely stage waiting to spawn. We have a full moon right now, so finding the fish was the tricky part because they were constantly moving. Once you found them you could really beat on them with a steady jerking cadence. 40-80 fish days aren’t uncommon. This day I did about 45 in 3 hours. When it was low light and cloudy I used Mat Skeleton vision 110. When the clouds went away and became bright sunny I switched between the Mavrik, and vision 110 in GG deadly black shad.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
52°
Fish rock piles with jerk baits and slow down with a jig. Fish are chewing and getting ready to spawn.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
55°
Find baitfish, toss around the z-too in 4-38 foot of water. Smallmouth can’t resist.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
68°
Smallmouth are still up extremely shallow. Senkos and the occasional tube were the ticket. The larger females were directly at the drop offs of the rock.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Livescoping isolated boulders for postspawn smallmouth in 6-12 foot of water has been producing solid smallmouth.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Trolling 20'+
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
40 foot of water in front of vermilion with size 40 jet diver with mixed vegetable spoon 40 back, trolling 2.0 mph.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
They were nose up to the rip rap. You had to cast right to the bank. Sometimes they would hit it before you even twitched the bait.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
64°
Slow rolling over rocks In 15'-20' of water worked the best
