Lake of the Isles
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
Let it naturally falls with an occasional pop or 2
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Pilings
The fall was tough, not many bites but you still can catch em. The most productive tactic was flipping a jig. Found most of the fish flipping around hard cover, concrete, laydowns, pilings etc. I paired these jigs with a craw trailer, and a beaver the colder the water gets. Keeping the trailers simple seemed to help, nothing with any crazy kicking action. Mainly dragging and hopping the jig worked best swimming it did not generate any bites.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
During the pre spawn try running a chatter bait under the bridges connecting Isles to the Chain of Lakes. Early in the morning can be good middle of the day is good to. Try and stick to the bridges because there is much less vegetation/sun.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
64°
Fishing emergent pad stems has been a great way to catch good numbers. Bites have come either paralleling the outside stems or casting into them, but keeping your swim jig in the middle of the water column is key. The only real pattern with this bite has been the sun. The higher, warmer sun later in the morning and early afternoon has seemed to create a more consistent bite as these fish start to pull up into warmer, shallower water with the sun.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
During the early morning bass were very aggressive along the Eastern arm of the lake. Had a couple swipes and a strike at a topwater frog, otherwise had luck with a pegged Texas Rigged Senko along the edges of the weed lines
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Grass on the northeast finger is already extremely thick. The hollow body frog was about the only lure I had with that could make it through cover. It was a day of covering a lot of water. Best spots were grass close to deep water and patches of open water in the middle of mats.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
78°
Fished from 11am-3pm. The milfoil trawler was out, so it was hard to tell what it had gone through vs left untouched since there was still a lot of vegetation(submerged and floating clumps). Started shallow but decided to fish the submerged weedlines instead(8-15ft of water). Most consistent bite was on the Yamatanuki, letting it sink, popping it and slowly retrieving/repeating. I also threw a chatterbait and dropshot, but was much less successful with those.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Finding submerged grass and shade-lines was key. Fish were pushed up into the grass and all the bites came in and close to shaded grass. Flipping a creature bait like the Big Bite Craw Tube worked, senko style baits worked as well. Weight size ranged anywhere from 1/4-3/8 oz usually un-pegged. Wind seemed to kill the bite, so looking for protected areas or calm days was important. Working the bait just consisted of a couple of pops then letting the bait fall back to the bottom.
