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Lake Osakis Fishing Reports
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Largemouth Bass
TechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructureReedsCast the lure in openings in the reeds look for spots that you can cast up to shore. Work the bait in and pop and pause retrieve.
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Northern Pike
TechniqueLipless CrankbaitsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationDrifting across submerged, vegetation, in 8 to 15 feet of water. Casting out and letting the lure fall to the bottom and snapping it back.
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Panfish / Bluegill
TechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureReedsIn and around the pencil weeds and bull rush. Cast and drag the drop shot through weed shallow water. In clear water, you could Sight fishing them.
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Panfish / Bluegill
TechniqueFinesse Hair JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureReedsLook for warmest water near reeds in bays. Cast in the reeds and slowly reel back the lure. Small fish were mixed in with the big ones.
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Smallmouth Bass
TechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSummerStructureRock PileSmallmouth are on hard bottom and large rocks. They are mixed in with some walleye as well. Slow rolling has been key with cranks.
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Panfish / Bluegill
TechniqueBobbersSeasonSummerStructureRock PileLocated rocks and fish with electronics . Fish were around 15 to 20 feet of water and near the bottom. Using a small leach or a chunk of warm as bait. Have the bait just above the fish.
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Northern Pike
TechniqueTrolling Shallow (0-9')SeasonSummerStructureHumpsTrolling in bay around 8 to 12feet of water just after the weed line stops. The best spots where we found holes and humps. Make sure the lure is near the bottom let out about 80 to 100feet of line.
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Northern Pike
TechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationEarly morning casting spinnerbaits in submerged vegetation in 4-12 foot depths worked well on northerns.northern,, some reaching 28 inches.