Pool 7 Lake Onalaska
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Pool 7 Lake Onalaska Fishing Reports
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Largemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationThe water has been super warm. Warmer than I can ever remember so the fishing has been a little slow but they will bite when you get around them. This week most of the action came on a Cast Again Tackle Hammer swim jig in black/blue with a Little Dipper trailer. Some fish were also caught on a spook. The key to finding fish was finding bait in the grass and fishing the grass until you found the pack of large mouth. Fish are very scooped up and still relatively shallow in 3-5’. Good luck out there!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Day 2 of Hobie Bos no wind and temp in the 90's for shed the submerged weeds with a buzzbait. White and black were the colors. Lots of 13 and 14's today but again got a limit biggest was 16" also caught some on a donkey rig with flukes. Even doubled up on the donkey rig!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSummerStructureReeds
Fantastic day on pool 7 windy and got but tons of fish. 40+ fish mostly 8" to 12" but ended up with some 16" to 17" limit for the Hobie Bos. Water was clear to stained and visability was 4' to 2'. Fish we'd edges and Reed edges.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSummerStructureMatted Grass
Water levels are low, making for excellent fishing along deep cut bank, sand bar drops and main river current breaks and wing dams. Fish are loaded in those deeper holes in some of the backwater chutes.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSummerStructureLaydownsFishing lay downs and undercut banks. Tossing a jackhammer around structure to find the fish. Once you got the first bite. Slowing down and flipping a jig in and around the laydowns and nearby stumps produced the best. Lots of 2.5 and 3lbers in the 4 to 6 ft of water in the back of the laydowns
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonFallStructureOpen Water/Basin
Day 1 of the Badger State Kayak Championship. Fish out of Fred Funk landing and went up into the grass fields .fished finesse jigs on the weed edges and open water basins. Also fished wacky with green pumpkin. Caught several fish. Weather was sunny and water was stained. Also water level was lower than normal.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSummerStructureLaydowns
Fished last weekend for the mlf college series event and struggled with no sunlight. Both large mouth and smallmouth are sitting on laydowns(Fallen trees) throughout 7-8-9. I had a lot of luck throwing a 4' inch tube and current dictated if I went with a 3/8th or 1/2 oz tungsten flipping weight. The key to this strategy is to not peg the weight and let the tube do the work !
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructurePointsLate summer, low flow and low-70's water temps. Look for current areas contacting points near the main river. Most productive areas have clearer water, drop-offs to 6+ ft and wood cover. Swimbaits and ned rigs the most productive for multi-species fun including smallmouths, walleyes and crappies.
