Lake Wausau
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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Fall
- Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')1
- Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')1
Smallmouth Bass2 Reports
Panfish / Bluegill1 Report
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Panfish / Bluegill
Season
Fall
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Boulders
Smallies are starting to feed up for the winter here in Central Wisconsin. You'll be able to find them sitting on top and near rock piles. Football jigs, Texas Rigged, Neg Rigged, anything small. Throw it pass the rock piles and slowly retrieve it back towards you. If you're hitting the Wisconsin River, red, black and yellow crank are working good. Find any deep holes and slowly work that area.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Fished the wisconsin river from Merrill to Brokaw. Water temp 70F Water was shallow. Caught several, smallmouth on red, craw and bone colored square ills. Also on 1/8oz. White under spin with a white paddle tail, swim bait tail dipped with chartreuse.
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