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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)StructurePoints
We found a good Smallmouth bite during the mornings of 6/5 and 6/6. We got out early to beat the heat and fished until about 10:30am. The water temps in the main lake had gone up by over 10 degrees from 5/31 to 6/5. Main Lake was 68-69 to start the day and was up to 72 in the afternoon. Bays were reading 72-73 in the morning. This quick warmup seemed to put a wrap on the spawning activity as the fish we caught seemed post spawn (we found one fish holding to a bed but weren't actively looking either). My damage was done almost equal parts Popper and Hair but the nod goes to the Popper. Basically fishing topwater on the shallow shorelines or the ones with laydown structure and then slow retrieving the hair on the deeper shorelines.
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WalleyeTechniqueBobbersSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock PileFishing first break from 7-15 feet of water. Look for gravel and rock piles.
- SpeciesWalleyeTechniqueBobbersSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBoulders
The walleyes continue to push up on the shallow boulders, 8-12 foot arouns the perimeter of the rock humps have been best, cork a leech or jig a half crawler! Afternoons have been best as the water reaches its highest temperature! Get out there and catch em up!! See ya on the water!
- SpeciesWalleyeTechniqueBobbersSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Fishing boulder piles and mid lake gravel and rock humps in 12-15 feet of water! The summer transition is beginning!!!
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLaydownsThe fish are pushing up shallow with some fish on beds. Fish seemed to be relating to trees overhanging the water or by lay downs. Skipping a ned rig under the trees produced a lot of qual fish.
