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Lake James Fishing Reports
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Largemouth BassTechniqueUmbrella RigsSeasonWinterStructurePilingsWent out mid day after a cold front of 32 degrees the night before, very windy day that changed directions often with clear skies, picked up more than a handful of large mouth in a couple hours around open water cover on the umbrella rig with 1/8oz jig heads slow rolling it with occasional rod bumps.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonFallStructureLedgesWas hitting some ledges around some deeper water, picked this guy up off a rock ledge in about 25 feet that dropped off into 50 feet, overcast day with almost no wind and high biometric pressure, and a lot of boat traffic.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonFallStructureDocks - SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonFallStructureDocksSlow fishing ned rigs around deep docks
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Large)SeasonFallStructureDocks
Skip all the way under dock and slow roll out
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonFallStructureLaydowns
Run tight up to cover slowly
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureDocks
Cast around docks on the wind blown side
