Lake Leelanau

Silver Ambassador

9/27/22

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Crawfish

I was getting nothing working the ledges with crank baits and drop shotting. In an effort to get some fish in the kayak I switched to the Ned rig and went shallow. After getting some monster perch around the reeds, I got a few small smallies. I ended up working some of the stumps with a coppertuese Ned rig with a chartreuse head and got a fair amount of smallmouth in the boat. I should point out the weather was consistent over a few days. It was pretty sunny and fairly windy the entire time. The lake was new to me but I only worked the middle of the lake on the west shore. I think I would’ve had better luck on the south end of the lake but pedaling down there wasn’t in the cards for me this time.

Hotbait

Z-Man Finesse TRD Coppertreuse / 2 3/4"

$5.49

Rob Spohr

Silver Ambassador

9/6/25

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
62°

Spent about seven hours on the lake. Massive cold front was coming through and we got rained on a lot. Ended up with one fish, a 3 1/2 pound smallie. Spinner seemed to be the only thing that was getting reaction strikes.

Hotbait

Bassman Spinnerbaits Compact Mag Willow 1/2 oz / Kill Gill

$12.99

Dominik Delgado

Bronze Ambassador

10/4/24

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°

Smallies were cruising the flats in the morning till around 10am then they would push out a roam the 16-18 foot drop. That’s when the live scope with umbrella rig and drop shot really shined