Kabetogama Lake
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Humps
Forage
Minnows
Rapala X-Rap Pop Topwater Clown / 2 3/4"
Out of Stock
Rapala X-Rap Pop Topwater Silver / 2 3/4"
Out of Stock
Rapala X-Rap Pop Topwater Yellow Perch / 2 3/4"
Out of Stock
Berkley Fireline - EOL 10lb / Crystal
Out of Stock
Berkley Trilene XT 8lb / Clear
Out of Stock
Plano EDGE 3700 Box 3700
$28.99
WOO! Tungsten Lure Wrap - EOL Black
Out of Stock
Rapala Superline Scissors White
Out of Stock
Rapala Stainless Steel Forceps - EOL 5-1/2"
Out of Stock
Rapala Hook File 4"
Out of Stock
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Fish just moved up on beds, some monsters are being caught! Dropshotting has been on fire!
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
June is a great time to pull spinners along the wind blown shorelines, troll at .75 - 1.25 mph. get out away from the boat start with a 1/8 oz sinker. use your electronics to locate the fish, they are normally in 5' - 15' of water. Use a crawler or cut the back hook off and use a leach or minnow. The fish are normally feeding on minnows or bugs. when you feel the fish hit wait a second or two and set the hook, it will give them a chance to suck the bait into there mouth. I like to use a braid as my mainline but mono works just as good. Good Luck!
VMC Duolock Snap Swivel #8 / Black Nickel
Out of Stock
Berkley Fireline - EOL 10lb / Crystal
Out of Stock
Owner Walleye Bait Hook - EOL #6 / Chartreuse
Out of Stock
Rapala Superline Scissors White
Out of Stock
Rapala Stainless Steel Forceps - EOL 5-1/2"
Out of Stock
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Insects
Water Temperature
52°
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
70°
Fished Kab from 6/7 through 6/11. Water temps ranged from 65 to 74 degrees. Walleyes were everywhere from 2' out to 30'+. Finding biting fish was tough. Mayflies and leeches were plentiful so getting them to chase/bite your presenation was difficult. Loud & vibrant crankbaits worked best, with bobber & leeches also catching some fish.
Rapala DT 10 Crankbait Rootbeer Crawdad / 2 1/4"
Out of Stock
Daiwa Tatula SV Casting Reel - EOL Right / 6.3:1
Out of Stock
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
70°
Tough smallmouth bite. Fished Kabetogama from 6/7 through 6/11. Water temps started out at 70 degrees, creeped up to 74 degrees, then a cold front moved in and knocked the water temps down to 65 degrees. The most successful technique was cranking squarebills over shallow rocks near islands. Topwater poppers worked well at times. I believe the key was to make noise, vibration or use bright colors due to low water clarity.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
60°
Look for wind blown shorelines with weeds coming up, this time of year they are just starting. Use your electronics, if you have side imaging that works the best to cover a lot of area and to see the fish and weeds. Look for areas that are 10-15' deep with a slow break. put out 20' of line behind the boat a start at about 1 mph and depending on the day go a little slower or faster see what works the best. I use a crawler but leaches work well also. If you use a each just cut off the extra hook.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
After a hot bite all spring, a stable high pressure fair weather front moved in the first week of June 2022. Little wind and bright sunny days all week made walleye fishing tough. Still, we caught several keeper walleye and sauger targeting the base of reef and shoreline breaks in 30-35 ft of water. 1/4 oz round jig and minnow were the ticket and also a drop shot with a #3 Gamakatsu octopus hook. The walleye and sauger turned their nose at leeches but a leech bite should start soon. Water was still 5ft high with tons of water in the woods. Traditional smallmouth spawning grounds were likely out of commission and thus the smallmouth were in a funky pre-spawn phase likely searching for new spawning areas. As such the smallmouth bite was non-existent for me last week.
Wade Watson
Bronze Ambassador
5/13/24
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
53°
Pitching jigs and plastics and the VMC hair jigs to trigger post spawn walleyes.
