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Lake Vermilion Fishing Reports
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBouldersSmall tubes and neds around areas with sandy gravel areas with rock, boulder, log mix, finding smallies preparing to spawn near these objects.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBouldersHad best luck on dig boulder stretching out off points with a jerk bait and caught walleyes in the entrance into pikes bay throwing 1/4 once under spin with a swim bait in 4-7 feet of water every evening . Great time for first trip to this body of water .
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Largemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureLily PadsFished the west end of Vermillion. Most consistent bite was finding the warmer water. Black Bay and river in under 5 foot produced good numbers on the swim jig, followed up by slowing down with senkos and pitching jigs.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Boulder flats and mid depth rock 4-10 FOW. Cover water until you connect with a few fish then slow down with a ned rig or tube! Bite should only get better in the coming weeks.
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WalleyeTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePoints- Blake TollefsonBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructurePoints
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureDocks
Just fished a kayak tournament on Vermillion and although I didn’t find the quality as some of the anglers there were plenty of fish to be caught shallow. Caught many fish on a variety of baits. Walking bait, Ned rig, drop shot, swim baits, and wacky rigs. I had the best success using a wacky rig and a 4” pink stick bait skipping docks and targeting big boulders. Those who finished at the top had success with poppers and hair jigs also targeting big boulders and docks in the areas they had found their fish. There are a lot of pike hanging out in many of the shallower bays where the weed growth is starting to grow. Was even able catch a bonus musky on a walking bait (picture/release).
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBoulders
