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Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Smallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonFallStructureBaitfishLong lining small swim baits through bait clouds in 25 ft. Caught 8 fish including a giant.
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Fish off a public dock
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonFallStructureBoulders
Tuff time of the year, but having some success.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Chris HockleyBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Yellow PerchTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureOpen Water/BasinThe perch right now are feeding on everything from Gobies to perch to even bluegill. They’re scattered and not grouped together as they normally are but it’s also colder than it normally is at this time of year. There seem to be schools of good size fish that are swimming freely and if you position yourself correctly, you can get loads of 6 to 10 inch perch then the big ones will come through and who knows what size you’ll catch then. We’ve got them up to almost 15 inches today. we’re generally 26 to 28 feet deep and when the fish come through a jigging rap over the side is ideal and as they move away dragging that VMC, swinging Ned jig and a crush BLT is ideal. The key to that jig is the fact that you can throw heavier jigs to battle the wind but when you stop the bait the tail will lift off the bottom tantalizingly no matter how heavy the weight. Drag the jig only. Don’t hop it or impart any action. Just a slow, constant drag. 
- Chris HockleyBronze AmbassadorSpeciesYellow PerchTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureOpen Water/Basin
The lake laid down pretty good this day. Was a beautiful day to be out but the calm water and high skies made the fish wary despite their numbers. The lake ranged from 38-47°. The fish have been deep but we noticed anglers catching good fish from shore so kept that in our back pocket. We tried 22-28’ of water. Small ones only. We tried moving shallower but the big fish didn’t seem to be willing there either. We did a lot of scoping in an attempt to find some schools. We could see bottom in 35’ of water. We decided to head back to the launch area. We were in 3-5’ here and the water was murky. It was also very warm… 47°. We proceeded to catch a ton of perch here. Big ones. The VMC finesse football jig helped walk Crush City Ned BLT’s and Suspects (Canadian shape) around rocks and wood. What a day!!!!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureBaitfish
Caught several nice smallies with my personal best weighing 5lbs 9oz.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRip Rap
A small finesse swimbait killed it for me a while back in a kayak tournament on Lake Nipissing, ON. A massive cold front came through and shut the bite down. Others struggled and I did okay by casting around a spark shad on a 1/4 oz swimbait head. As well the GLF 5/16 oz sneaky Underspin paired with the GLF drop kick shad did just as good too.
