Lake Fayette
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Species
Largemouth Bass6Season
Lake Fayette Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Summer
- Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)2
- Shakey Heads2
- Grass Jigs1
- Soft Jerkbaits1
- Largemouth Bass6 Reports
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Most Reported Baits for Largemouth Bass + Summer
Lures Spot Remover Pro Model Jig Head 5/16 oz / Green Pumpkin
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Reported for Grass Jigs
Ultrahead Shakey Football Head Green Pumpkin / 1/2 oz / 5/0
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Reported for Shakey Heads
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Lake Fayette Fishing Reports
31 Reports on Lake Fayette
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Crawfish
The spawn seems to be running late this year. By this time, we're usually in post-spawn, but some bass were still on beds or staging points. The most effective method of the day was pitching jigs into brush and reeds. Craws seemed to get the most aggressive bites. Also had a chance to test out the new Shimano Mastiff line in 16lb. I had one setup spooled for lipless cranks and one setup with a braid to fluoro leader. The line casts very smoothly and I did not have any issues with line twist, even when casting directly into the wind. The abrasion resistance was very good, even after a few catches the line was fully intact with no kinks or fraying.
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5/13/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
84°
While a lot of folks are still chasing the shallow bite and mid-depth bite on Fayette I have recently been finding better schools of fish related to the upwind side of main lake points, in the 15-20ft depth zone. On our most recent outing, my wife and I boated 50+ fish with our best 5 going for just over 21lbs on my digital scale. Recently I have been finding large groups of smaller size class fish in these areas. The key has been moving around to find the larger class groups usually somewhere nearby. The Strike King 6XD bite has been fantastic on a medium retrieve with the Lew's BB1 Pro and 12lb Strike King Contra Fluorocarbon. I love throwing a 6XD on a Lew's KVD 7'10 GC, and my wife prefers the Lew's KVD GC 7'4" MH. Having a large selection of 6XD's to throw in varying colors and sound profiles is an absolute necessity to keep the bite going this time of year.
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