Lake Norman
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Species
Spotted BassSeason
Summer (Current)
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Top Techniques Reported for Spotted Bass + Summer
- Hard Topwater (Walking)7
- Shakey Heads5
- Drop Shot3
- Hard Body Swimbaits3
- Hard Jerkbaits3
Total Fishing Reports
231
Top Species Reported for Summer
- Spotted Bass37 Reports
Largemouth Bass15 Reports
Catfish6 Reports
Panfish / Bluegill1 Report
Striped Bass1 Report
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Species
Spotted BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Swimbaits
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
88°
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
84°
Cloudy summer morning fishing a rip rap where deep water is close by. These fish would feed against the rip rap early summer mornings and move out deep as it get hotter in the day. This rip rap drops down to about 15ft of water. I was throwing a megabass vision 110 jerkbait on a st croix mojo bass spinning 7’1 mh with a stradic 4000. I chose the pro blue color because the water was pretty clear. In clear water, you want more natural and translucent colors. I was throwing this on 15lb braid with 12lb mono leader. On Jerkbaits, I also like using a snap swivel for easy color change and gives bait better action. I was mainly casting perpendicular to the rip rap to catch most of my fish. I would say when fishing rip rap, they best way is to fast along the rip rap perpendicularly. These bass were destroying the jerkbait on fast twitches.
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Species
Spotted BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
The water temps are now into the upper 80’s and fishing conditions have gotten tough. However, schools of spotted bass can be found along the main river channel but they are going to be suspended over deep water just above the thermocline. Once found they can be caught with several baitfish presentations as: try dropping down to them and twitching a soft plastic jerk bait in a very transparent color, or suspending a dropshot at their depth, or counting down the sink of a smimbait and slow rolling it through the school. Also an umbrella rig is an excellent choice. They’re some schools mixed in with hybrid striped bass so the bite could get interesting for those who seek after the hybrids. Catfish are feeding heavy right now along points and humps especially if you locate some muscle beds you can bet the blue cats will be there feeding on them so throw some kind of live bait rig near bottom for them. But please remember to make yourself and others to stay hydrated while out in these humid hot summer conditions, it will be the determining factor for a good day on the water!
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