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Largemouth Bass
TechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationJune 17-19 Water temps in the small bays were in the low 70s. I was able to get some good bites slow fishing a swim jig over the top of some submerged grass. The fish seemed to be in the back of pockets but not far from some deeper water, they were mostly post spawn fish feeding on bluegill.
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Smallmouth Bass
TechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBouldersJune 17-19 Main lake water temps were 65-67. I found smallmouth pulled up on beds next to isolated boulders just off of main rock piles in 8-12ft of water. Slow dragging a Ned rig past these boulders was a good way to get bit.
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Largemouth Bass
TechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSummerStructureReedsFished the MN Bass Nation Team Trail event. Big cold front and strong winds changed things up a bit for tournament day. During practice water temps were over 70 but had dropped quite a bit on Sunday. Still the largemouth were active in the rice and pencil reeds in the northern bays. Bays like Steamboat, Sucker, Boy were producing fish on frogs and texas rigged crawfish baits. Fish a texas rigged craw or bass jig on heavy tackle to rip those fish out of the thick stuff. For the rice, fish the edges of the rice beds with a frog or a swim bait right along the edges and around any pockets (be careful not to put your boat in the rice beds). We managed a 4.80lb largemouth out of an area with mixed rice and lilly pads on a top water.
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Smallmouth Bass
TechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureBouldersCovering water on Leech seems to be the key for me this time of year. So much of the stuff looks good it's almost overwhelming. Look for subtle differences in the rocs and fish SLOW with the hail mary ned. This head is perfect for leech lake rocks. The hook is the perfect size and the football shape prevents hanging up so much. Hit as many spots as you can and you're sure to run into some good ones.
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Smallmouth Bass
TechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBouldersUsing livescope to figure out which boulders have big smallmouth bass on them. Most of the fish came off of a drop shot bait to represent a little minnow or perch or crayfish
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Smallmouth Bass
TechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureBoulders - Samuel MooreBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Largemouth Bass
TechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSummerStructureLily PadsI had the opportunity to make a stop at Leech Lake right after the series of storms came through mid week. Safe to say I was in for a difficult bite. I figured out that any time you have some serious wind, some of the areas that only have a few feet of water but hold Fish can’t seem to be a barren desert. If there’s enough room for Fish to hunker down and stick around I think they can but for the most part Fish seem to dissipate those areas and or at least slide out to that 3-4 and deeper kind of water. My goal was to bring nothing but heavy gear and flip and frog my heart out and that’s exactly what I did. I would be lying to say if it wasn’t a difficult day on the water and definitely not a typical leech lake bite. We did find success however in targeting areas that had access to deep water or easy for these fish to pull up on once the system had cleared and the pressure got back to normal. In typical fashion, frog seem to be the go to in the evening but a few fish were pulled flipping. If you don’t find a mixture of vegetation, it seemed fish weren’t around. I’ve often said that Leech Lake is the Okeechobee of the north. So much area to fish, but it’s about I’ve often said that leech lake is the Okeechobee of the north. So much area fish, but it’s about capitalizing on small areas that hold groups of fish and identifying what they’re relating to within that area. If you can crack the code, chances are you’re going to crack a few big fish.
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Largemouth Bass
TechniqueGrass JigsSeasonSummerStructureReeds