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Northern PikeTechniqueIce Fishing SpoonsSeasonIceStructureSubmerged VegetationWent out Thursday and Friday for a few hours, and ice was barely holding on. Fished the weed line(~6-10ft) leading into a basin(~18ft). I generally setup in that ~10ft zone and panfish were definitely all over the place, as I would mark some coming from shallow(3-4ft) and others from deeper(+10ft). I did fish the basin a little bit(15-18ft), catching one baby walleye and marking another good fish but it wasn't as hot a bite as the shallow/dropoffs. Was able to get 2 pike to bite, one on the tipup and one on a Frostbite Dinner bell.
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Panfish / BluegillTechniqueIce Fishing SpoonsSeasonIceStructureSubmerged VegetationDecided to try the lake out before the season ended. I assumed they would be in the basins(20-30ft) but didn't mark anything after checking 2. I did find some good weeds and thats where they all seemed to be(<10ft). Had a good day catching sunfish, crappies, bass. Also saw a bullhead and pike/musky but no bites. The 1/32 or 1/8 Pinhead Pro tipped with minnows/wax worms were the best baits!
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Largemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged VegetationWith the grass dying back on Isles treble hooks are finally an option. I have had great success catching numbers and a couple of decent ones mixed in throwing a shallow jerkbait. Work the bait of over the dying grass with a fairly fast cadence. The fish will either hit in the middle of a pop or on the pause. Otherwise, keep colors natural, perch colors, minnow silvers, etc. Good luck!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonFallStructureLily Pads
Got on a bit of an unexpected frog bite this weekend. The pad fields that were too thick to fish a frog through this summer are now very sparse. These pads were perfect for a popping frog. The fish were concentrated on the pads and if you can find pads with laydowns nearby that was even better. Besides location, fish the frog just like you would during the summer. For more info on how I do that check out my other Lake of the Isles fishing report on summer frogging. Take advantage of this bite while you can it will be gone quick!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonFallStructurePilings
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.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Focus on the Texas rig, you are going to want to fish it around submerged vegetation as well as a couple of feet away from the lines of pads running along the bank. When picking a weight you are going to want to run smaller, because the slow fall is usually when you get bit. Try different plastics, senkos, creature baits, anything in the ballpark of 4-6 inches long.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Fishing a frog on the edges of thick mats and over vegetation that has just topped out has been extremely productive. It has caught numbers and really good size, with a 4lb 5ounce kicker fish last week. Both walking and popping style frogs have worked well. All bites have come during typical topwater scenarios. Early morning or dusk, with low wind has been the ticket. Work the frog slow with long pauses in between twitches thats usually when they eat it.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
This here is my current pb largemouth and it was a dream to catch one of these at my age. Now imma talk about what I used and how I use it. I was using my Googan bait green series with Kastking megajaws, and had a 1/4 Googan bait grass hero swim jig green pumpkin with a 3.8 inch keitech white swim bait as a trailer. How I use it was punch or let my jig glide on those weeds and let that paddle tail do the work and make noise on those grasses and they would come up and ambush my lure.
