Lake Gogebic
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Species
Smallmouth Bass1Season
Lake Gogebic Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)1
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Most Reported Baits for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
Easy Shiner 4" / Smallmouth Magic
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Dominator Marabou Jig 1/8 oz / Black
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
KVD Perfect Plastics Dream Shot Moon Juice / 4"
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
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Lake Gogebic Fishing Reports
3 Reports on Lake Gogebic
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
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Bronze Ambassador
10/22/23
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
50°
Fishing in 8-15 Feet of water targeting schools of baitfish to find the bass. Once the bass are found they are typically stacked in groups of 4-6. They were on rocky weed edges and any outlying structures.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
I was fortunate to get a couple nice fall days to fish in the UP with my Dad. Gogebic is well known for its walleyes and jumbo perch so the smallmouths are not just overlooked but shunned by many of the locals. With the mild fall temps, water temps were still in the low 60's. We started looking in the 15-20' depths around extended rocky points, and old fish crib structures. After covering a lot of water, we had only a few nice crappies for our efforts. We moved shallower as the sun got higher and fancasted swimbaits and rattle baits over the weed cover. We found a mix of pike and all sizes of smallmouths in and around the thickest weed patches we could find. Most productive depth proved to be about 6-8' but the biggest smallies were closest to the sharpest weed dropoffs. Smallies ranged from about 12 inches up to several in the 18-20" range. While you are on this beautiful water body, take a few minutes and grab some of the sea salt chicken wings from The Hoop!
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