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Lake Umatilla

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Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Winter (Current)
13 Fishing Reports
29 Followers

Lake Umatilla Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Winter

    Total Fishing Reports
    13
    Top Species Reported for Winter

    0 reports for Winter

    Other Species Reported for Lake Umatilla

    1. Smallmouth Bass11 Reports
    2. Walleye2 Reports

    Fishing Reports

    13 Reports on Lake Umatilla

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    • JRfishing

      Silver Ambassador

      9/23/21

      • Species

        Smallmouth Bass

      • Season

        Summer

      • Technique

        Topwater Walking

      • Structure

        Boulders

      • Forage

        Shad

      Fast walking and then long pause drive these smallies crazy in the early morning. The earlier the better for the top water bite, soon as the sun is fully up the top water bite shuts down
    • 18 Wheels of Steel

      Gold Ambassador

      9/19/21

      • Species

        Smallmouth Bass

      • Season

        Fall

      • Technique

        Hard Jerkbaits

      • Structure

        Ledges

      • Forage

        Minnows

      More fun with the fluke today, probably ended up with 15+ fish in about an hour and a half, best fish probably went 2lb but I didn't bring my scale, great cheap fun, drop offs from shallow feeding areas near the shore to deeper water were clockwork level predictable, right at the transition is where you get bit.
    • 18 Wheels of Steel

      Gold Ambassador

      9/19/21

      • Species

        Smallmouth Bass

      • Season

        Fall

      • Technique

        Hard Jerkbaits

      • Structure

        Rip Rap

      • Forage

        Shad

      Baitfish season is upon us, despite my pig headed attempts to force the fish to eat my jig this week (just bought some new ones and I'm dying to put them to use) they were having none of it, rip rap and the few remaining patches of live grass are holding the fish, a relatively slowly worked fluke in either White Ice or Sexy Shad got all the attention rigged weightless on a 4/0 Offset Roundbend worm hook, just below the surface, no need for a super sensitive rod or anything, this time of year these fish aren't shy and they won't leave any doubt when they hit a fluke, just remember to hang on so they don't rip the rod out of your hands. A medium fast spinning rod with a 2000-2500 size reel will do it, 15 lb braid to an 8lb leader (I like Maxima Ultragreen but Stren and Trilene XCARET other solid alternatives) this is one of the best and most cost effective ways for folks looking to jump in to fishing or for those on a budget to get some solid numbers
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