Lake Irene
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer (Current)
Lake Irene Overview
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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Summer
- Ned Rigs2
- Shakey Heads2
- Blade Baits1
- Drop Shot1
- Grass Jigs1
Total Fishing Reports
12
Top Species Reported for Summer
- Largemouth Bass9 Reports
Panfish / Bluegill1 Report
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7/31/25
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
67°
Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Summer
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Insects
Spent several days with the family on Lake Irene in early August. Caught bluegill and pumpkinseeds one after another while bobber fishing anywhere in the lake. They were in weeds, on weed lines, and as shallow as a foot of water. Bigger gills 8-9" could be found here and there but they were all over in the thick weeds on the mid-lake hump. It's the obvious spot so there were always boats on it. A small white jig head or hair jig tipped with a wax worm fished 2-3 feet off the bottom under a slip bobber was the preferred bait for the bigger fish. Irene has zebra mussels and the water clarity was around 10' with weed lines around 12-15'. Weeds are thick all around the lake, lots of coon tail... bullrushes are along most of the shoreline as well. Fun times!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Sunny day with 7mph steady breeze. Fishing midday, bass were piled up under docks and found some schools chasing bluegill/pumpkinseeds around the bullrush transition/inside weed line on the windy side of the lake. There's patchy weed clumps, some lily pads, and edges along the vallisneria just outside the reeds that bass were holding to. Texas rig here was the ticket. Wacky rig under docks got a ton of bites. Wasn't uncommon to catch 3 or more bass on each dock. Topwater baits did well during lowlight times... buzzbait or sprinker frog in reeds, whopper plopper in open water. Outside weed edge was productive but lower in numbers. Not much vegetation deeper than 6ft, which is uncommon on this lake in my experience. Ned rigs worked well on top of breaks and the mid-lake reef.
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