Lake Zumbra
Published: Updated:
Lake Zumbra Fishing Reports
Stay up to date with the latest fishing reports from Lake Zumbra. Reports are submitted by local anglers, fishing guides, and our team of fishing experts.
Filter by
All Species
All Seasons
Sort by
Reports from all past years within a 60-day time frame
supfishingmnBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Largemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonFallStructureLedgesNot a lot of luck running "typical" fall patterns. Even on a nice sunny day. Sat outside the the lily's and threw a drop shot with a 4" paddletail and slowly worked it back up the ledges. Ran into some nice ones in maybe 8'-12' ft. of water.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructurePoints
Water clarity is about 3 foot or so in the summer. My biggest bites came from fishing the point on the northern part of the lake. Fish are stacked up. You will catch plenty of bass here, but nothing bigger than a two pounder
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSummerStructureLily Pads
Deep lily pad edges with offshore structure near dark kicked up the baitfish and made the jerkbait deadly. Quick 2-3 twitches with a 1-2 sec pause caused suspended fish to destroy the stunna. Fished it on a Dobyns DC 685 cb with 12lb mono.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
The jig worm and drop shot bite was going on the deep weed edge, just a basic 7" Power Worm on the jig worm and a Roboworm 6" straight tail worm on the drop shot. Key was locating the schools of sunfish, the bass were hanging just underneath them.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Large)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
On Zumbra again, another slow day. Was able to get a few to commit on the Magdraft. Fishing 6-10 feet of water targeting pockets with less submerged grass. Also got a few bites on the chicken as well. Fishing the half ounce full white chicken popping it over the grass. Caught 2 up shallow on a buzzbait late in the evening as well. Not sure what stage the fish are in, most likely have fish in all 3 stages of the spawn.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationHad to skip opener this year due to graduating from college, but got out on Monday to my favorite local lake west of the cities. I was expecting spawn/post spawn conditions due to 60 degree water, but I did not catch a single fish up shallow or out deep. All fish came out of 6-10 feet of water throwing a drop shot with a scented jerk shad or other fluke style baits. Using mega 360 to cast at spots in the grass flats that had less amounts of vegetation was the key to my success today. Never thought I would be throwing a drop shot during prespawn. Caught a few on the 6 inch magdraft but those fish were few and far between. Not sure if they are having a slow year with spawning, but I feel like last year at this time they were already done with the spawn.
Mark GoudreaultBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureReedsFlip reed edges and any newer growth weed patches or lilypad patches. Use a 3/8 oz bullet tungsten weight with a 4/0 offset hook, and a black and blue craw trailer. Tokyo rig also works for these areas and helps keep lure off bottom. Keep your eye open for spawning beds.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLily Pads
Found most fish on the outer edge of the lilly pads. Visuallly saw many larger fish, but they were not interested in anything i had to offer them. fish caught were in the smaller side 13"- 15".
