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Smallmouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonFallStructureDocks 
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WalleyeTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonSummerStructureBouldersAwesome day with dad using a 1/4oz pink jighead and large fathead or a bucktail jig !
- SpeciesWalleyeTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Once the MN fishing opener happens 5-15-21, most walleyes in Vermilion will be done spawning. Look to rocky shorelines with a gradual drop to deeper water in the morning or evening. The classic jig and rainbow chub is hard to beat on Vermilion. Don't rule out slow trolling cranks in low light along the areas. If the fish aren't eating shallow, head to the deeper mud in 20'-30' and try a jigging rap. This technique is particularly effective on the bright days.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesWalleyeTechniqueVertical Jigging Deep (20'+)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLedgesSlow trolling jigs, anchoring where they concentrated along steep shoreline breaks (17 - 27 feet of water). 7 of us caught 227 walleye and 6 jumbo perch in 12 hours of fishing
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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 BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
As of fishing opener weekend, water temps were in the mid to upper 50s in most of Vermilion with a few smaller bays peaking into low 60s. Water is about a foot low & water color is as clear as I have ever seen it. Vast majority of both bass species are in Pre Spawn mode, but lake is warming fast & so are the bass. For the most part smallmouth are on shallow boulder areas leading into spawning pockets. Jerkbaits in natural patterns with some chartreuse & perch imitating chatterbaits both produced well. We found largemouth hanging around emerging pads & old reed beds. Black & Blue Swim jigs were the most productive for finding & catching chunky largemouth
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
SnflgusBronze AmbassadorSpeciesWalleyeTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBouldersDusk fishing from rocky shore. Slow retrieve with a Northland Tackle Mimic Minnow perch swim jig. Let it sink, slow reel, stop and sink, slow reel. VERY subtle bite. Caught and released.
