Lake Moraine
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Species
Largemouth Bass2Season
Lake Moraine Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Spring
- Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')1
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)1
- Largemouth Bass2 Reports
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Most Reported Baits for Largemouth Bass + Spring
5" Senko Worm Green Pumpkin Magic / 5"
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Fat Swing Impact 3.8" Bluegill Flash / 3.8"
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Matt Allen Tactical Bassin' Swimbait Jig Head 3/8 oz / Tennessee Shad / 4/0
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
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Lake Moraine Fishing Reports
7 Reports on Lake Moraine
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
59°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Fishing the deepest new grass as it emerges after ice out. The ecosystem and bait will start to move to the grass once it gets warm enough and the bass follow. Slow rolling a swimbait along the bottom worked best. Drop Shotting a senko with a long leader also produced fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
79°
Month: August Weather: Partly cloudy, light wind (less than 5 mph), 80s Water Temp: 78-80 Depths: Deep weed edges 8-16'. I fished in the late afternoon/evening after launching from the state launch around 4:40 PM. The Eurasian milfoil around the launch area has covered most of the flat at the northernmost shallow bay, making the area almost unfishable and much warmer than the rest of the lake. Just outside of the milfoil, as the water level increases, there are some excellent submerged weeds that hold nice bass, crappie, perch and pickerel, and countless schools of baitfish. Fishing the deeper side of these weeds, I found some nice bass with the drop shot slowly twitched back to the boat during a very slow drift. The Poor Boys Erie Darter in Smoke Purple was the best bait, but the ZMan Trick Shotz in The Deal also produced. Moving much shallower than 10' produced more perch short hits and small pickerel than bass interest, so I hugged the deep weed edge and followed that for the duration of the evening. The ned rig found a couple small fish, but the drop shot in lighter colors was much more effective on this day.
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