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MuskieTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationMid spring to early summer the muskie were in about 6-10 foot of water. They really were coasting the deep weed lines and ambushing out swim b aits and chatter baits. The southwest shoreline and south shore line were the best at this time. Water temps were around 69-72 degrees.
Dylan SprainBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Smallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonFallStructurePointsAlso mixed in small soft body swim baits.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged VegetationFished the weed edges around the lake targeting 6-12 feet of water. Caught a lot of fish in the 2-3 pound range , fun method to put a lot of fish in the boat. Also good method to catch Muskie
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonFallStructureDocks
Overall it was a tough outing, but some areas of grass held some fish. We caught them frogging and punching grass, but the best bait was a swim jig around the docks in the morning. The wind was blowing pretty hard during the outing, and I got most of my bites in the dirty, windblown water around dock posts.
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonFallStructureLaydowns
Caught from the shore near the Yahara River inlet. Water level has dropped over the last few weeks.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonFallStructureLily Pads
I had a tournament out on the Madison Chain of lakes on October 8th. We spent most of our time on menona since the lock to Mendota was out of service. The bite was really tough for us, and could not find fish off shore so resorted to fishing shallow. We found our best luck throwing buzz Baits and chatter baits over submitted vegetation and had some luck doing that. Our best bite came from a dying Lilly pad patch the we fished throwing buzz baits and we had a handful of nice blowups and caught some good fish doing that.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSummerStructureLily Pads
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSummerStructureDocks
Largemouth are still heavily relating to bluegill beds. There are a lot of them up shallow in 2-4" with large numbers of bass around. Targeting these fish with wacky rigs is money. The average size isn't huge but you can catch TONS of fish. For better quality bass target the bluegill beds on the weed edges (easy to find with side imaging). I have been fishing these with texas rigged craws and having good success.
