Lake Waconia
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Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureMatted GrassFun night on waconia, we caught fish flipping in 8-12 feet. Targeting topped out grass produced bites. Our biggest 5 went 16-10, our club had 4 bags over 16
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureLedges
Bass can be found schooled up on the edge most reefs on where weeds are adjacent to hard bottom. Most fish were caught on a ned jig with a senko or 6th sense ned fry 4.6 and there's no such thing as fishing this bait too slow. Bass were also feeding on bluegills that were eating gnats and flies. Throwing a weightless soft jerkbait in 12+ fow was a fun way to catch bass imitating bait fish
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBaitfishThe bass have definitely remained somewhat scattered throughout the lake this year, but thats not to say that you won't find clusters of them hanging out near weedlines and breaks. Many of the spots I usually fish on Waconia were nowhere near as productive as i expected them to be, but any of the spots you roll up on and can mark a school of smaller forage fish will be productive. A drop shot rigged with an Xzone Hot Shot minnow being constantly dragged had them absolutely fired up, might have to sift through a bunch of small ones, but the bigs will absolutely slam it too.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonSummerStructureHumps
Fishing deep cranks on the outside of weedy points produced many fish in the 2.5-3.5lb range
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Panfish / BluegillTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationWe caught well over 50 fish near the island, tons of small bluegills, but some decent size pumpkin seed, the largest was a bit over 8” in length, also a few small largemouth bass.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueGrass JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationI looked for outside weed edges with healthy green vegetation with lots of bluegill activity. I slowly dragged a 1/2oz stealth feider with a kage 7'1 heavy jig rod through the weeds to get bites and then would downsize to a ned or dropshot to pull additional fish from the school. Better fish were buried deep in the vegetation so having a heavy rod was key to landing fish.
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WalleyeTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationWe targeted wind-blown weed lines. Even with a substantial wind, keeping the jig light allowed us to work the bait through the weed edges and connect with some nice walleyes. The fish seemed to follow the bait almost to the boat at times.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureMatted Grass
Lots of bait (sunfish) in the lake. Go slow and cast to specific clumps of grass…wait and check for fish. Second line with moving baits provided additional bites.
