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Lake Minnewaska Fishing Reports
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureBouldersSandy flats, anything black with blue fleck. Packs of 4-5 largemouth and smallmouth cruisers, catch one and the smallmouth will eat anything behind it.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSummerStructureReedsLow lake level, find the clear reeds with no slime that have deeper water on them
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Fished the last stop of the MinnYak Bass Fishing League and caught so many fish on a Jigworm that I lost count. Picked up a couple stragglers on a spinnerbait and DT 8 and also picked off a couple throwing a swimjig through the pencil reeds.
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WalleyeTechniqueTrolling Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationFound fish in scattered weeds pulling bottom bouncers with slow death and bullet weights with crawler harnesses. Trolling speeds varied from 1.2-1.5 mpg. Gold and perch colored blades seemed to be the ticket. Found a variety of species such as large pike and even small mouth.
DFMWaska12Bronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructurePointsFishing near points and drop offs. The smallmouth were either right on the edge of the weeds/drop off or under overhanging trees. They went for the bladed lure to start, then I switched over to a slower presentation, which seemed to work reasonably well.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureLedges
caught great numbers of fish drop shot on ledges- many small mouth suspended on deep side.
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Northern PikeTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureLedgesFishing weed lines and 9-12' deep holes in the weeds, 3/8 or 1/2 chartreuse/white or bright green/white with white
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSummerStructureDocks
Caught lots of smallmouth on walking baits on rocky shorlines with docks. They were tucked right up tight to the dock and would come out to eat the bait.
