Lake Vermilion

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Jul 26, 2024

Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Summer (Current)

109 Fishing Reports

438 Followers

Lake Vermilion Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Summer

Tubes
9
Hard Topwater (Prop)
4
Finesse Hair Jigs
3
Ned Rigs
2
Drop Shot
1

Total Fishing Reports

109

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Fishing Reports

109 Reports on Lake Vermilion

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Daniel Sidle
Blue Ambassador
7/18/24
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Topwater Prop
- Structure
  Boulders
- Forage
  Crawfish
- Water Temperature
  72°
Spent 4 days fishing Lake Vermilion for the first time this past week (mid-july). What an unbelievable fishery! I was fishing mainly mornings and evenings. I ended up dialing in a very simple pattern. Topwater early morning and dusk, and hair jigs the rest of the time. I was working shorelines with large boulders/laydowns next to deeper water with the whopper plopper. Mid/day and early evenings the hair jig bite was awesome. I had noticed my fish spitting up bright orange crayfish, so I went with the brown/orange color. The lake is full of 12-15" fish, bigger fish seemed to be in very specific areas. Extended spines of rock off points or deeper edges of mid lake rock piles. When I really wanted to slow down I would throw the Juvy Craw around those boulders, and there was typically more than one. If you ever get a chance to visit Vermilion take it!
Hays Baldwin Fishing
Blue Ambassador
7/12/24
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Topwater Popping
- Structure
  Boulders
- Forage
  Crawfish
- Water Temperature
  73°
The mid summer popper bite is in full swing, fishing 45 degree bank adjacent to deep water has been key, boulders, laydowns and docks are great pieces of structure that hold multiple fish! Follow up with the ned rig if they are missing the popper! 20-30 fish days are average, hot bite in the morning 6-8am and evening 7-9pm! Take advantage of one of the best bites of the year!
Steve Johnson
Bronze Ambassador
6/27/24
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Wacky Rigs
- Structure
  Boulders
- Forage
  Crawfish
- Water Temperature
  64°
Bite was tough. High winds all week, air temp changed from 80 to low 60s, and a mayfly hatch. Only caught a few small bass. 1 to 3 lbers.