Lake Erie
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Current)
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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
- Drop Shot17
- Ned Rigs14
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)13
- Hard Jerkbaits8
- Tubes6
Total Fishing Reports
254
Top Species Reported for Spring
- Smallmouth Bass74 Reports
Walleye18 Reports
Largemouth Bass15 Reports
Northern Pike3 Reports
Crappie1 Report
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Underspins
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
53°
Drifting with drop shots across rock piles and open basin
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.
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